Project Link Update
Coordinator's Report to Oversight Committee - October 2015
Education. Workforce. Community. Success.
Mission
Vision
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RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE
Act Locally
KCEN News
NewsTalk 1230am
James Parker host of The James Show on NewTalk 1230am gave his opinion about Project Link on his October 2 morning show.
MIX 101.3
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UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
September Activities
How Can I Help You Reach Your Goals?
Student Responses
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How Do You Want To Be Treated By Me? How Do You Think I Want To Be Treated By You?
- Completed student welcome letter handouts and introductions.
- Prepare for first session with students (Have first session with seniors)
- Gather Technology needed for all sessions with students (We are using technology from librarian for now)
- Meet with LIT team & discuss guidelines (Liaisons Meet for Lit Team Guidelines)
- Collaborate with the cafeteria and administrators to confirm session times.
- Continue to fill out Project Managements and Grant Activities document.
- Prepare binder of curriculum for each session
- Attended College Board seminar @ Baylor
- Application drive
- Meet with students for 1:1 sessions
- Plan out group sessions
- Print out materials needed for use of sessions
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October Goals
- Coordinate and organize upcoming guests or trips for PL students
- Handout group session invites to Juniors - Freshmen.
- 1 : 1 Sessions
- Prepare for group sessions and plan activities
- Plan after school sessions for juniors and seniors
- Every student sign up for text reminders
- Meet with LIT team Wed. Oct 6th.
- Attend H.O.T college fair committee meeting
- Find Volunteers, Volunteer, and Attend H. O. T. College Fair
- Complete Marketing items
- Website
- Business Cards
- Social Media
- Project Link Posters
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LA VEGA HIGH SCHOOL
September Activities
ACT/SAT Session @ La Vega High School
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· Met with all Seniors for 1:1
· Met with majority of Juniors for 1:1
· Hosted group session after school with Seniors
· Purchased in-office snacks for students
· LVHS faculty meeting x 2
· Project Link Team Meeting x 2
· 1:1 Meeting with Natalie James
· TSTC Tour
· College Board Workshop
· Created Binders for each grade level (containing schedules)
· Created folders for each PL student
· Scheduled LIT meetings
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October Goals
- Complete 1:1 with Sophomores
- Begin Lunch Sessions
- LIT Monthly Meeting
- After school session for Juniors
- Document previous 1:1 in Access Database
- Contact all Project Link Parents
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MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
September Activities & Meetings
- September 2 – Purchase and Deliver H.S. Liaison’s Welcome bag supplies
- September 2 – One-on-one Meeting w/Brandon Chappell, TSTC Specialist
- September 2 – One-on-one Meeting w/Meghan Becker, MCC POC
- September 3 – Meeting w/Jenna Hoefer regarding MCC, La Vega CTE, and Project Link partnership opportunity
- September 3 – Business After Hours @ MCC
- September 8 – One-on-one Meeting w/Latisha Watson, La Vega Liaison
- September 8 & 24 – Project Link Team Meeting
- September 8 – Post-Secondary Success and Employment Working Group Meeting
- September 9 – Meeting w/Beth Holquin, TSTC POC
- September 10 – One-on-one Meeting w/Meghan Becker, MCC POC
- September 15 – Tour of TSTC & Team Lunch
- September 22 – One-on-one Meeting w/Meghan Becker, MCC POC
- September 22 – SmarterMeasures Meeting
- September 23 – One-on-one Meeting w/Angela Reiher, UHC POC
- September 24 – One-on-one Meeting w/Brittany Davis, University Liaison
- September 24 – One-on-one Meeting w/Marlayna Botello, University Liaison
- September 24 – College Board Counselor Workshop
- September 30 – Purchase and Deliver LVHS ACT/SAT Activity Food & Supplies
October Activities & Meetings
- October 1 – Planning Meeting, for Partnership between Project Link La Vega, La Vega CTE, and MCC Professor Jenna Hoefer for a College Student Lead Career Services Workshop for High School Students.
- October 2 – One-on-one Meeting w/Beth Holquin, TSTC POC
- October 2 – Meeting w/Matthew Polk & Brittany Fritz, Prosper Waco
- October 5 – Project Link Access Database Training w/Dr. Rhodes & Brittany Fitz
- October 6 – Monthly Meeting w/Rob Wolaver & Beth Holquin, TSTC
- October 7 – ApplyTexas Training for the Project Link Team, Counselors from LVHS, and Counselors from UHS w/Jenifer Janek, Region 12.
- October 8 & 20 – Project Link Team Meeting
- October 16 – Project Link Team Meeting
- October 20 – One-on-one Meeting w/Brittany Davis, University Liaison
- October 20 – One-on-one Meeting w/Marlayna Botello, University Liaison
- October 20 – Project Link Advisory Committee Meeting
- October 21 – Project Link Data Management Meeting
- October 22 – Career Services workshop, hosted by MCC & Ms. Hoefer’s Students for La Vega CTE & Project Link Students.
- October 23 – MCC Student Development Retreat
- October 28 – Monthly Meeting w/Rob Wolaver & Beth Holquin, TSTC
- October 28 – Meeting w/Beth Holquin, TSTC POC
Completed Goals
- Finalized the Project Link Master Calendar and Committee Members List
- Finalized LIT teams at both institutions
- Finalized and provide database/tracking system (ACCESS) for high school liaisons
- Picked-up and delivered Welcome supplies to liaisons
- Picked-up and delivered food and supplies for ACT/SAT Afterschool Session for LVHS Liaison
- Finalize and set date for ApplyTexas training
- Attended Tour of TSTC for Project Link team members
- Provided LVHS and UHS Liaisons with pre-survey link to go out to students and parents of Project Link
- Set monthly 1:1 meetings with liaisons
- Met with TSTC, UHS, and LVHS Point-of-Contacts for 1:1 meeting
- Collaborated with MCC’s Marketing and Communications office to create a Project Link business card template and a Project Link “Seal” Logo
- Obtained 2015-2016 Project Link college cohort and begin contacting students
- Created email templates in Pharos for Project Link (Invitation to Project Link, Additional Contact, Appointment Reminder, Missed Appointment, SmarterMeasures, Strong Interest Inventory, Myers Briggs, Midterm Email, End of Semester Email, etc.)
- Began meeting with MCC Project Link Students and logging meeting notes/data
October Goals
- Hire a permanent full-time Project Link Outreach Specialist @ TSTC
- Continue to collaborate on an evaluation survey for the PL program and services as a whole.
- Continue to work on and begin finalizing project link evaluation process and tools for staff
- Continued collaboration on data collection and coordination
- Continued to find and coordinate training, team-building, and professional development opportunities
- Continue to collaborate on what else needs to be included in the database/tracking system (ACCESS) for high school liaisons
- Send pre-survey link to students and parents of Project Link with deadline set for October 26, 2015
- Finalize all Project Link cohorts
- Continue meeting with MCC Project Link Students and log meeting notes/data
- Host two Project Link Meeting to try and get more involvement of qualifying PL students at MCC
- Continue to set-up Project Link Activities for MCC PL students
- Attend ApplyTexas Training
- 1:1 Meetings with PL team members and POCs
- Continue to Collaborate and Coordinate a Career Services workshop, hosted by MCC & Ms. Hoefer’s Students for La Vega CTE & Project Link Students.
- Work with Cindy Riley on updating the High School MOUs to include a small operational fund for the liaison’s at the schools for last minute/emergency purchases that can be reimbursed to the school as long as the purchase is pre-approved by the Coordinator.
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MEETING MINUTES
Team Meeting Minutes
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MORE TO COME
Data Reports
HERE'S WHAT WE CAN SHARE TO DATE:
UHS has meet with almost all their seniors for one-on-ones and for their first group session. UHS also began meeting with their juniors this week. The Liaisons stay after school on Mondays and Wednesdays to assist students campus wide with ACT/SAT registration.
MCC has made contact with all MCC Project Link students and has not received a large response to date, so information sessions will be held next week with refreshments and a chance to win door prizes. Currently, there are 10 students who have agreed to be apart of MCC's Project Link program.
TSTC has made contact with their Project Link cohort, but at this time have not met with any of the students.
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BUSINESS CARDS
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If you have any feedback or questions, we would love to hear them. You may call me at 254-299-8517 (office) or email me at njames@mclennan.edu.