| Tech Prep Tuesday - October 12, 2004 |
(posted October 2004)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
October 12, 2004
Local Articulation Agreement Opportunity
One of the Consortium goals for this year is to assist partner schools in updating/adding local articulation agreements. The first opportunity has been scheduled for next week. Area school districts interested in updating or adding local articulation agreements with Central Texas College in the Agriculture and Industrial program areas are invited to attend a meeting at the college on Wednesday, October 20, 2004, beginning at 9:00 AM. The Industrial areas include Auto, Welding, Diesel, Building Trades, Graphics & Printing, Auto Collision and HVAC.
Don Donaldson will meet with those interested in one of the Industrial areas beginning at 9:00 AM. Zhan Aljoe will be available for Ag beginning at 10:15 AM. Both meetings will take place in Room 25 (Air Conditioning Lab) of Building 118 at Central Texas College.
High School teachers should bring a list of current courses – course numbers (TEKS), titles and descriptions. Those interested in Ag should also bring an outline of course objectives. A four/six year plan would be very helpful for Tech Prep articulations.
Please contact a Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium staff member if you plan to attend on October 20 or if you need further information.
Chuck McCarter – 254-298-8481
Sherry Hollinger – 254-298-8482
Misty Harrell – 254-298-8483
Trish Goodman – 254-298-8480
Counselors’ Network Workshop Scheduled for November 17, 2004
The Central Texas Counselors’ Network Workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, November 17, 2004, from 9:30 AM until 2:00 PM at Temple College. The workshop will be in the Leopard Room of the Arnold Student Union. Speakers include:
Linda McDonough, THECB, Texas Success Initiative – First Year Summary
Robyn Crawford - National Technical Honor Society
Becky Howard – GO Center Update
Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the Health Science Center at Temple College.
Cost for the workshop is $15 and includes lunch. You may register through the Consortium website at http://www.centraltexastechprep.com. Go to Teacher Training, Register Online, complete the form and click the “Sign me up!” button. Checks may be mailed to the Consortium office. Flyers for the workshop will be mailed in the next few days and will include a registration form if you prefer to register by mail. Deadline for registration is November 10, 2004.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - October 5, 2004 Edition |
(posted October 2004)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
October 5, 2004
Advanced Technology Middle College for East Bell County
In 1998, the Temple Chamber of Commerce Education Committee identified the need for an advanced technology center in east Bell County. The following year, Belton ISD, Temple College, and Temple ISD began a partnership to work on such a center. In 2000, a committee of these three institutions along with Tech Prep and Workforce Development began to identify opportunities and challenges. The different ISD daily schedules were identified as a major impediment to the project, so in 2002, the schedules were more closely aligned. Tech Prep commissioned a study to identify cost and strategies for the next step of the project in 2003. During the summer of 2004, an inter-local agreement between Temple College and Belton and Temple Independent Schools Districts was signed and a Project Champion determined.
Additional information about the history, goals and vision of the Advanced Technology Middle College for East Bell County is available on the Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium website at www.centraltexastechprep.com or you may link directly to the section at http://www.centraltexastechprep.com/atc/index.html. An online survey is available on the site for parents, students, faculty & administrators, workforce and business partners from the east Bell County area.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - September 28, 2004 Edition |
(posted October 2004)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
September 28, 2004
CATEMA System
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium has purchased the CATEMA (Career And Technology Education Management Application) system and is in the process of implementing the system with a pilot group of area school districts. Developed by STATco, the system is used for managing Tech Prep information relating to courses, classes, school districts, high schools, teachers, counselors, college registrars, college advisors, and students. Twenty three of the 26 Tech Prep consortia in Texas are currently using the system.
The web application is designed to provide a simple method to enter, update, display and report Tech Prep and Career and Technology Education related information. The web-based interface allows students, teachers, counselors, and school administrators to establish and maintain their own user accounts. Teacher recommendations for credit are available to college counselors and registrars. The CATEMA system will be available to all CTTPC partners in the next few weeks.
Tech Prep Ambassadors
Fifteen students from seven area high schools have been selected as Tech Prep Ambassadors for this year. The Tech Prep Ambassador program is a "Best Practice" program aimed at getting career and technology students to become advocates for career and technology and Tech Prep on their respective high school campuses. Training is scheduled for October 26 at Temple College. Jody Askins and Brenda Wilkerson from Wilsonart International will serve as trainers for the students this year.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - September 14, 2004 Edition |
(posted September 2004)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
September 14, 2004
Looking for a way to recognize outstanding career and technology students?
The National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) is a non-profit, educational organization established to honor excellence in career and technical education. Founded in 1984, NTHS encourages student excellence, higher achievement and is designed to support, enhance, and blend smoothly with local career and technical student organization programs and initiatives. Currently, there are over two thousand chapters in schools and colleges nationwide and well over a hundred chapters in Texas. A list of affiliated schools and colleges may be seen at www.nths.org. Consortium staff members will distribute more information about this organization as we visit your schools this fall.
Upcoming Events and Activities
September 17 – Bridges Workshop, 9:00 AM, Temple College
September 21 – Understanding CATE PEIMS & Coherent Sequence of Courses, 9:00 AM Region 12 ESC, Waco
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - September 7, 2004 Edition |
(posted September 2004)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
September 7, 2004
Website
The Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium website is a wonderful resource tool for parents, teachers, administrators and students. The site provides information about Tech Prep, articulation and labor market information as well as a listing of publications available to members. Current consortium news articles and back issues of this e-newsletter are featured in the News section. Training opportunities are listed on the site, and online registration is available for many consortium-sponsored workshops. One of the most useful features of the site is the Friends & Links button which links visitors to many Tech Prep and work related websites. http://www.centraltexastechprep.com
Looking for a speaker for your CATE faculty in-service or CATE students?
Consortium staff members S. Chuck McCarter and Sherry Hollinger are available to speak to your CATE faculty about Tech Prep and related issues. Misty Harrell, Outreach Coordinator, is available to talk to CATE students in the classroom about Tech Prep and preparation for college. Sherry is trained to present programs on women in trades, technology and science. To schedule a speaker for an in-service or classroom visit, contact the staff at:
S. Chuck McCarter – 254-298-8481
Sherry Hollinger – 254-298-8482
Misty Harrell – 254-298-8483
Advanced Technical Credit (ATC) Professional Development Opportunity in Waco
The Heart of Texas Tech Prep Consortium is sponsoring an Articulation Summit next week at the TSTC campus in Waco. As part of the Summit, professional development for the ATC program will be offered. If you are interested in attending, please call Heart of Texas at 254-867-3969 to find out specific courses offered and to let them know you plan to attend. Listed below are the areas scheduled to be covered on specific dates. The meeting will be from 8:30 AM until 4:00 PM each day.
Tuesday, September 14 – Business; Marketing; Computers
Wednesday, September 15 – Human Services: examples-Culinary Arts/ Food Service, Criminal Justice, Education/Child Care, Health Sciences/EMT/Pharmacy, Family & Consumer Sciences, and Hospitality
Thursday, September 16 – Trade and Industrial, Innovative Career & Tech, and Ag Sciences
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium will provide member districts substitute reimbursement up to $50 for each teacher attending the training in Waco. Contact Sherry Hollinger at 254-298-8482 for details and for a map to the training site.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - August 31, 2004 Edition |
(posted September 2004)
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Tech Prep Tuesday, a new e-newsletter from Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium! Most Tuesdays during the school year, you will receive important Consortium and Tech Prep information via email. Your time is valuable, so the newsletter will be brief and to the point.
Consortium Staff Changes Effective September 1, 2004
Dr. S. Chuck McCarter (mccarter@templejc.edu) is the new Executive Director for the Consortium. Chuck will continue to work with Tech Prep part time and will champion the proposed Advanced Technology Center Middle College for East Bell County.
Sherry Hollinger (shollin@templejc.edu) is the new Director for the Consortium. She is the former Assistant Director and will oversee the day to day activities of the Consortium.
Misty Harrell (mharrell@templejc.edu) who has worked with Tech Prep part time will become the full time Outreach Coordinator. Misty will visit Consortium schools promoting Tech Prep.
Patricia Goodman (patricia.goodman@templejc.edu) will continue in her role as part time Administrative Assistant for the Consortium.
The goal of the Tech Prep/Transition and Transfer (TnT) enterprise is to create and implement, market and manage a seamless educational pathway system that will facilitate advancement and lifelong learning for the continued growth and development of the student from high school to community college to university.
Upcoming Events and Activities
September 8 – Advisory Board Meeting, 10:00 AM, Temple College
September 8 – CATEMA Training, 1:30 PM, Temple College
September 10 – Counselors’ Network Advisory Committee Meeting, 9:00 AM, Temple College
September 14-16 – Advanced Technical Credit (ATC) Professional Development,TSTC, Waco
September 17 – Bridges Workshop, 9:00 AM, Temple College
September 21 – Understanding CATE PEIMS & Coherent Sequence of Courses, 9:00 AM Region 12 ESC, Waco
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| Tech Prep and Communities in Schools |
(posted June 2004)
About 60 students are getting a jump start on their futures during the 2004 Communities In Schools summer program being held in June at Temple College.
The students, all upcoming freshmen at Temple High, will spend three weeks earning high school credit in health and career exploration during the annual program which combines classroom study with guest speakers, special activities and field trips to enhance their high school years and beyond. To foster educational goals, the program activities are held at Temple College, giving students a preview of the daily routine on a college campus. The Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium made a presentation to the students and passed out Tech Prep materials. "We think it is very important for young people to start thinking about college and in particular Career and Technology programs," S. Chuck McCarter, Director of the Consortium said.
This program is a multi-purpose program. Not only do students receive credit for attending summer school, they also build relationships with other students and receive information that will help them make positive choices during their high school years. By having the program at Temple College, the students become familiar with a college campus and programs offered so that it does not seem threatening when they begin to make choices for after high school.
Twenty students from each of the three Temple Middle Schools, Bonham, Lamar and Travis, were selected to participate in the program based on recommendations from teachers. The students spend the morning in health class and career class and afternoons are devoted to presentations on such teen issues as alcohol awareness, tobacco use, self-respect, dating issues, and sexually transmitted diseases. Other presentations will include tips on success as a high school students, internet safety, and employment.
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| 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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