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| Announcements: March 11, 2004 - May 25, 2004 |
| Tech Prep Ambassador Scholarships |
(posted May 2004)
Dr. S. Chuck McCarter, Director of the Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium, presented Mr. Dominic Miles, a graduating senior from Copperas Cove High School, with a $500 scholarship award from the Temple College Foundation for his service as a Tech Prep Ambassador for the year 2003-2004. The award was presented May 20, 2004, at Copperas Cove ISD Scholarship Night.
Scholarships of $500 each were awarded to career and technology students who have distinguished themselves as participants in the Tech Prep Ambassadors Program.
The Tech Prep Ambassador program is a "Best Practices" program aimed at getting career and technology students to become advocates for career and technology and Tech Prep on their respective high school campuses. The awards serve to identify career and technology students who are active with their local community based organizations and community groups such as the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, as well as local Economic Development Corporations.
Dominic will attend Temple College in the fall of 2004 and major in Dental Hygiene. The Dental Hygiene Program is designed to prepare individuals to become primary health care professionals who specialize as oral health educators and practitioners.
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| Committee Meets to Discuss Development of 8-Year Plans |
(posted April 2004)
A planning committee for Tech Prep/Transition and Transfer (TnT) met Wednesday, April 14, at Temple College's Health Sciences Center to discuss the development of a series of 8-year model plans that will facilitate students through seamless pathways beginning in high school and continuing through community college and on to a baccalaureate with a university with exit points along the way. Representatives from Belton, Killeen and Temple school districts, Central Texas College, Temple College, University of Texas at Arlington, and the Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium attended the meeting.
The group selected three writing teams representing the program areas of Business, CIS, and Health Sciences. Each writing team will consist of a CATE Director, counselor, content specialists, college faculty, and business advisor. Each team will meet and create 8-year plans bringing the suggested models back to the group for discussion/possible adoption. The focus group will reconvene on June 29 for discussion and adoption of the deliverables.
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| "Successful Transitions" Theme for Area Counselors' Network Workshop |
(posted April 2004)
"Successful Transitions" for students pursuing higher education was the central theme of a Counselor's Network workshop and luncheon April 23, 2004, at Central Texas College.
Sponsored by the Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium and the Central Texas Counselors' Network, the workshop provided valuable information about transitioning to college. Twenty-one college technical program faculty members from Central Texas College and Temple College provided the audience with pertinent information and requirements for their respective programs. About forty area counselors, advisors, teachers and students attended the workshop.
Welcoming the group to the campus was Mr. Ben Wickersham, Deputy Chancellor for Educational Program and Support Services at Central Texas College.
Retired Gen. Robert Shoemaker from Partners in Education spoke on the Central Texas Two-Step program. This program helps provide a seamless pathway for students from area high schools to community colleges to universities.
Dr. Andrew Wolf, Division Director of TRIO at Temple College, spoke on the importance of programs like TRIO to the success of students in college, particularly those whose parents did not attend college or who have other disadvantages. The TRIO program at Temple College has a high success rate but is limited in the number of students who can be served.
Keynote speaker was Dr. Karen Clos-Bleeker, Vice President of Educational Services at Temple College. In a light-hearted presentation, Dr. Bleeker's lessons in life inspired attendees to "learn from other's mistakes and to be true to themselves". She gave examples in her own life where she was able to succeed through perseverance and through others having faith in her.
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| Area Educators Attend Wilsonart International Workplace Skills Training |
(posted April 2004)
Four area educators attended a training session with Wilsonart staff members March 31, 2004, at the Temple South Plant. The course, "Influential Leadership", taught participants to apply influential strategies, package their ideas, read their audience, and use appropriate persistence to gain commitment to their ideas.
This is the fifth year Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium has partnered with Wilsonart International to present workplace skills training for area educators. The Wilsonart Training and Development workshops are designed to train Wilsonart's staff in vital workplace competencies. Educators are invited as participants so they can better understand the world of work and its demands and to help students better prepare for the workforce. Educators are expected to take workplace ideas and concepts experienced in the workshop and translate them into ideas for the classroom.
The final workshop in this series is "Dealing with Difficult People", scheduled for May 11, 2004.
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| Tech Prep Ambassador Program Presented at 2004 Seamless Transitions State Conference |
(posted March 2004)
The Central Texas Tech Prep "Best Practices" Tech Prep Ambassador Program was presented at the 2004 Seamless Transitions State Conference March 8-10, 2004, in Dallas, Texas.
The panel discussion format was led by Dr. S. Chuck McCarter, Director of the Consortium, who presented an overview of the program. Following Dr. McCarter, Kathy Hess-Reneau, consultant and motivational speaker, shared with the audience the many ways she coaches and motivates students to become leaders on their various campuses. Ms. Hess- Reneau also discussed with the audience the various techniques she uses to inspire students as they develop their leadership and presentation skills. Ms. Hess-Reneau's approach is to give students the appropriate tools to meet and speak with their peers, activity clubs and community organizations.
Ms. Sandra Kinabrew, Health Science teacher for Copperas Cove ISD, talked with the audience on the important role of the peer manager and the value of working directly with the student as they prepare for speaking and networking opportunities. Additionally, Ms. Kinabrew shared with the attendees the efforts that must be put forth in assisting the Tech Prep Ambassador with scheduling opportunities to speak.
But the star of the panel was Mr. Dominic Miles, a senior at Copperas Cove ISD. Dominic shared his excitement of being part of this program and how it has made a difference in his life by giving him the ability and confidence to speak to his peers, especially the younger students. He stressed how he was focusing on younger students in trying to get them to realize the importance of being prepared for their future. Dominic has become a true advocate for career and technology programs and about young people going to college.
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