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| Announcements: September 19, 2006 - October 24, 2006 |
| Tech Prep Tuesday - October 24, 2006 |
(posted October 2006)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
October 24, 2006
Subgrant Proposals Due
Just a reminder – subgrant proposals are due Wednesday, October 25, by 5:00 PM! Faxed proposals will not be accepted. The Tech Prep office is located upstairs in the Arnold Student Union building on the main Temple College campus. Please call Sherry Hollinger (254-298-8482) or Carol Lance (254-298-8480) if you have any questions.
Criminal Justice Articulation Meeting Scheduled
Teachers interested in the possibility of updating or adding an articulation agreement in Criminal Justice with Temple College should plan to attend a meeting with Lesley Keeling-Olson scheduled for Wednesday, November 1, at 2:30 PM. The meeting will be in Room 147 of the Instructional Services Center (ISC) on the main campus. If you have not already done so, please let Sherry Hollinger know if you plan to attend. Substitute reimbursement will be available for consortium members.
CTE PEIMS Coding
The Fall Snapshot date is approaching quickly. Remember, districts accepting Perkins funds must have students coded as 2 &/or 3 participation. Here is a quick reference:
0 – Not enrolled in CTE courses
1 – Enrolled as an elective taker (Grades 6-12)
2 – CTE coherent sequence participant
Grades 9-12 only
Four year plan
Two or more CTE courses for three or more credits
3 – Tech Prep participant
Grades 9-12 only
Four year plan
Two or more CTE courses for three or more credits
Must provide at least one option for articulated &/or dual credit
Upcoming Events
October 31, 2006 – Mid-Tex College Night – 7-9 PM - Bell County Expo Center, Belton
November 1-4, 2006 – National Tech Prep Network Conference (NTPN), Adam’s Mark Hotel, Dallas
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - October 17, 2006 |
(posted October 2006)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
October 17, 2006
Tech Prep Subgrants – Requests for Proposals
The Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium will be awarding a limited number of subgrants to participating institutions on a competitive basis, with a total of $50,000 in funds available for 2006-2007 (FY 2007). The awards will range from $500 to $5000 per high school/community college campus. Secondary and postsecondary institutions with an updated partnership agreement are eligible to apply.
An application package was mailed October 3 to the primary contact at each ISD and college. First round of applications must be received in the Consortium office by 5:00 PM, October 25, 2006. Faxed applications will not be accepted.
If you have questions about the subgrant process, please contact Consortium Director Sherry Hollinger at 254.298.8482 or shollin@templejc.edu.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - October 3, 2006 |
(posted October 2006)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
October 3, 2006
CATEMA (Career and Technology Education Management Application)
CATEMA is a web-based application designed to identify Career & Technology students who may have Tech Prep articulated credit in escrow. Those teachers participating in CATEMA have either received an Advance Technical Credit (ATC) certification or their district has a local agreement with an area college.
Students will create an account and register for the Career & Technology courses they are taking. Teachers enter their students’ grades and give their recommendation for college credit. In order to recommend college credit the student must have earned an 80 or better.
Students who attend either Central Texas College or Temple College have college accounts that allow college Advisors to see the Career & Technology courses the student took, as well as whether or not the student was recommended for college credit. CATEMA is a great way to identify students with articulated credit once they register for classes in college. Because the credit may be in escrow requiring the student to complete coursework with the college before the credit is articulated, many students often forget they have the credit and may end up repeating the course they will get articulated. CATEMA helps to identify these students to college Advisors who will make sure they are advised appropriately.
Our consortium provides each participating school district with several reports in which they can use to help in coding students.
Who is participating in CATEMA?
The 2006 – 2007 school year will be our third year using CATEMA. We are happy to report that several of our district partners are using CATEMA. It is a relatively simple program and there is no cost to your district. If your district is interested in participating in CATEMA, please contact Misty Harrell, Outreach Coordinator, at 254.298.8483 or via email at mharrell@templejc.edu.
Current CATEMA participants
I hope you all are starting your school year off on a good note! I wanted to send a reminder to those of you participating to let you know that CATEMA is ready for the 2006 – 2007 school year; so you can now begin entering classes. If you have any new teachers in your district or know of someone who could benefit from CATEMA, please pass this information along to them.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - September 26, 2006 |
(posted September 2006)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
September 26, 2006
Partnership Agreements and Fall Visits
Partnership Agreements for the 2006-2007 year were mailed to consortium partner contacts earlier this month. Please complete and return the agreements (if you haven’t already) to the consortium as soon as possible. Members are eligible to participate in consortium services and activities including professional development opportunities and funding for conferences and subgrants.
Staff members are currently scheduling appointments to visit all partners during the months of September, October and November. During the visits, opportunities for the current year will be discussed and new materials will be distributed.
Tech Prep Subgrants for 2006-2007
The time is approaching to begin the Tech Prep subgrant process for this year. Packets with information about the subgrant opportunities will be mailed the first week of October to the Tech Prep contact at each district or college. It will be up to the contacts to distribute the information to others in the district. The turn around time to submit applications will be very short this year with proposals due to the Tech Prep office by October 25.
National Tech Prep Network (NTPN) Annual Conference Scheduled for November
The fifteenth annual conference of the National Tech Prep Network will be November 1-4 at the Adams Mark Hotel in Dallas. A limited amount of funding is available for consortium partners to attend the conference. If you are interested in attending and would like to apply for funding, please send a letter of request to Consortium Director Sherry Hollinger by October 2. Funding will be on a reimbursement basis only and the amount will be determined by the number of applicants.
At this writing, it appears unlikely that there will be a state conference in the spring, so this would be a wonderful opportunity to attend a national conference right here in Texas.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - September 19, 2006 |
(posted September 2006)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
September 19, 2006
Register by Friday for Counselor and CTE Workshop!
Keynote speaker for this September 27th workshop/luncheon will be Greg Shipp, president of The Career and Technology Association of Texas (CTAT). Following lunch, Dr. Janet Duben-Engelkirk and Katie Burrows will discuss the Temple College Biotechnology Program and give an update on the Texas Bioscience Institute. Also, Billy Hazzard will discuss Central Texas College’s Industrial Technology programs. The workshop is scheduled for 10:00 AM – 2:45 PM in the Trinity Room at the Hilton Garden Inn in Temple. Cost will be $20 and include lunch.
To register, please call for a form if you did not receive one, or register through the consortium website at www.centraltexastechprep.com and Click on Teacher Training, Register online, complete the form and click on Sign me up. Please make check payable to Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium and mail to the consortium at 2600 South First Street, Temple, Texas, 76504. Registration deadline is September 21. For more information, please call 254.298.8480 or 254.298.8482.
Tech Prep Subgrants for 2006-2007
The time is approaching to begin the Tech Prep subgrant process for this year. Packets with information about the subgrant opportunities will be mailed the first week of October to the Tech Prep contact at each district or college. It will be up to the contacts to distribute the information to others in the district. The turn around time to submit applications will be very short this year with proposals due to the Tech Prep office by October 25.
National Tech Prep Network (NTPN) Annual Conference Scheduled for November
The fifteenth annual conference of the National Tech Prep Network will be November 1-4 at the Adams Mark Hotel in Dallas. A limited amount of funding is available for consortium partners to attend the conference. If you are interested in attending and would like to apply for funding, please send a letter of request to Consortium Director Sherry Hollinger by October 2. Funding will be on a reimbursement basis only and the amount will be determined by the number of applicants.
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