For questions or additional information, please contact the Federal Program Compliance Division at ESSASupport@tea.texas.gov.
Division Resources
ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú's ESSA program compliance functions are provided primarily by the Federal Program Compliance Division (FPC), which administers most programs of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). FPC is a division of the Department of Grant Compliance and Administration (GCA).
Program Information
The links below lead to information for each of the programs that the Federal Program Compliance Division administers.
- Title I, Part A—Improving Basic Programs
- Title I, Part C—Education of Migratory Children
- Title I, Part D—Prevention and Intervention for Delinquent, Neglected, and At-Risk Youth
- Title II, Part A—Supporting Effective Instruction
- Title III, Part A—English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act
- Title IV, Part A—Student Support and Academic Enrichment
- Title V, Part A—Funding Transferability
- Title V, Part B—Rural Education Initiative, or REAP / Subpart 2 - Rural and Low-Income School Program
- ESSA Private School Equitable Services
- Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) Program
- Foster Care & Student Success
The following ESSA-related programs are administered in other divisions (click on each of the programs listed for program-specific information).
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Federal Program Compliance Division Program Contacts
Department of Grant Compliance and Administration
Division Email Addresses:
ESSAsupport@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov | PNPOmbudsman@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov | Migrant.ed@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
homelesseducation@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov | FosterCareLiaison@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Jaime Huerta, Division Director | Email: jaime.huerta@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov | Phone: (512) 463-9310
Programs
Program Contacts, Roles/Responsibilities, and Contact Information
Title I, Part A – Improving Basic Programs
Vivian Smyrl, Director
Email: vivian.smyrl@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 936-6216Lauren Hodge, Deputy Program Management Director
Email: lauren.hodge@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-9267Title I, Part C – Education of Migratory Children
Idalia Ibañez, Deputy Program Management Director
Email: idalia.ibanez@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-6911Edward Patterson, Program Coordinator
Email: edward.patterson@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 936-2235Title I, Part D – Prevention and Intervention for Delinquent, Neglected, and At-Risk Youth
Gerardo Ramirez, Deputy Program Management Director
Email: gerardo.ramirez@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-9390Title II, Part A – Supporting Effective Instruction
Lauren Hodge, Deputy Program Management Director
Email: lauren.hodge@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-9267Title III, Part A – ELA and Immigrant
Mara Betancourt Coker, Deputy Program Management Director
Email: mara.betancourtcoker@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-8918Title IV, Part A – Student Support and Academic Enrichment
Gerardo Ramirez, Deputy Program Management Director
Email: gerardo.ramirez@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-9390Title V, Part A – Funding Transferability
LaNetra Guess, Deputy Program Management Director, ESSA PNP Ombudsman
Email: lanetra.guess@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-6939Title V, Part B – Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP): Rural and Low-Income Schools (RLIS) and Small Rural School Achievement (SRSA)
LaNetra Guess, Deputy Program Management Director, ESSA PNP Ombudsman
Email: lanetra.guess@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-6939ESSA Private Nonprofit School Equitable Services (PNP)
LaNetra Guess, Deputy Program Management Director, ESSA PNP Ombudsman
Email: lanetra.guess@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-6939Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY)
John Dobbins, Deputy Program Management Director
Email: john.dobbins@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-9066Ann Lê, Deputy Program Management Director
Email: ann.le@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-9670Foster Care
Ann Lê, Deputy Program Management Director
Email: ann.le@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-9670Ed-Flex
Supplement, Not Supplant (SNS)
Jaime Huerta, Division Director
Email: jaime.huerta@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-9310Smartsheet WorkApp System
Victoria Rivera, Systems Automation Analyst
Email: victoria.rivera@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-9956Derek Hollingsworth, Systems Automation Analyst
Email: derek.hollingsworth@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-1980Title VIII – ESSA Unsafe School Choice Option; Gun-Free Schools Report; and Persistently Dangerous Schools
Guidance and Program Administration Responsibilities transitioned to the Office of School Safety and Security in November 2025. Please email questions related to the programs referenced to SafeSchools@ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú.Texas.gov.