College-Career Readiness @ ESC-20
All students are world ready: college, career, military.
College, Career, Military Readiness Around the State and Region
TACAC Drive In - April 12, 2018 - Session#45238 - Admissions, FAFSA/TAFSA, College Essays, College Panel, College Fair
Destination College Week - April 16-20 - College TSHIRT day & Toolkit
Division of College, Career, and Military Preparation Survey - Give TEA feedback on CTE Career Clusters and Work-Based Learning by April 27, 2018.
TEA Feedback on Foundation High School Program Survey - closes May 4. Link comes from American Institutes for Research to your ISD.
GENTX Day - May 4, 2018 - #GenTXDay Student Video Challenge - Click GENTX Day for more information.
Destination
Texas Internship Challenge - Texas’ Tri-Agency partners, a joint partnership between the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), who are promoting the challenge for industry and employer partners to offer paid internships; universities and colleges to promote the campaign and grant academic credit for internship opportunities; and to students to apply for and accept these internships.
AP/IB Updates from TEA:
Upcoming Deadlines for AP Exam Ordering
April 13- Extension deadline. Each order after this date incurs a $55 late fee.
May 7-18- AP Exam Administration See Exam Dates for the complete schedule.
May 18- Deadline for schools to order alternate exams for late testing.
May 23-25- Alternate Exam Administration See the late-testing schedule for complete details.
For additional information, please see the College Board’s 2017-2018 School Year Annual Calendar and Deadlines
Educator and Student Opportunities from the College Board
For educators: the College Board Fellowship Program is an initiative to identify, recognize, and reward rising leaders of color who are especially effective in closing the achievement and attainment gaps that separate African American, Latino, Asian Pacific and Native American students from their white peers. The Fellowship program will provide emerging leaders of color with a formal mentorship, fully funded travel to the College Board Forum and a one-time one-year $5,000 award to support the work that they are doing to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for students of color. We are seeking a diverse group of people ages 28-45 representing both K-12 and higher-ed; from the worlds of practice, policy, research, and advocacy; representing all regions of the country as well as rural, suburban, and urban areas. Applications are due May 18, 2018.
For students: the annual #Collegiance Campaign for students has launched. #Collegiance celebrates high school students making their college decision by encouraging them to pledge their #Collegiance on Instagram. Students who create an original and creative Instagram video, Boomerang, or photo will be entered for a chance to win one of 10 cash prizes. The winners will be selected by media and film professors from College Board member institutions. Student submissions are due on May 15, 2018. You can find more information about the competition here: https://pages.collegeboard.org/collegiance and there is also a digital toolkit for schools to help spread the word to students.
Lauren Dwiggins
College, Career, and Military Preparation, Texas Education Agency
512-463-8864
STEM
Save the Date: Texas STEM Coalition Conference in San Antonio - January 9-11, 2019 - Information is coming soon at txstem.org
T-STEM Designation Application is open and due April 13. If you would like assistance or feedback on your application, please call Ravae Shaeffer at 210-370-5280.
SA Smart: the Mayor’s Smart City Challenge
For teams of 4-6 students in Grades 7-12
Launch Clinic: Thursday, April 19, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Mayor’s Cup Presentations and Awards: Tuesday, May 22, 9:30 am to 3 pm
For more information, visit www.sa-smart.org
Join us for the last 2017-2018 College and Career Readiness Quarterly Forum at ESC-20
College and Career Readiness Cooperatives
College and Career Readiness College Preparatory Course Partnership
#ESC20CCR
Email: ravae.shaeffer@esc20.net
Website: www.esc20.net
Location: 1314 Hines Avenue, San Antonio, TX, United States
Phone: 210.370.5280
Twitter: @ESCRegion20