Project Link Update
Coordinator's Report to Oversight Committee - March 2016
Mission
Vision
Our vision is to promote a culture of students who desire to graduate from high school and pursue college or workforce opportunities, preparing them to become effective contributors to society.
Education. Workforce. Community. Success.
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LA VEGA HIGH SCHOOL
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LVHS Project Link Students volunteering at the 29th Annual Really Big Fishing Event for Very Special People.
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LVHS February Meeting & Activities
February 3
- Faculty Meeting
February 11
- GWACA field trip
- Project Lead Leadership Meeting
February 12
- Elective Fair
February 15
- TSI Meeting with Tom Stanton
February 17
- Faculty Meeting
February 18
- Project Link Team Meeting
February 22
- One-on-One with Natalie
February 24
- LIT Monthly Meeting
February 29
- Career Cruising Meeting
Other Activities
- Scheduled Movie date for First Generation
- Scheduled Parent Engagement Night
- Communicated with Career Cruising and LVISD Technology
- Attend Student Athletic events
- Completed Mock interviews with students for First Generation Scholarship
- Created Project Link T-Shirt Flyers
- Created Project Link Flyers for Elective Fair
- Completed Minutes for LIT monthly meeting
- Edit Scholarship essays for seniors
- Partnered with Mrs. Rudd for TSTC Preview Day Field Trip in April
- Began working on La Vega Pirates Education Foundation Grant
- Updated Scholarship Board with local scholarships
Completed February Goals for LVHS
- 1:1 using new strategy for all grade levels
- Project Link T-Shirt Fundraiser
- Really Big Fishing Event – Community Service
- LIT Meeting
- Project Lead Leadership Meeting
- Career Cruising progress
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LVHS March Meeting & Activities
March 2
- Faculty Meeting
March 3
- La Vega Technical Conference Call
March 16
- Faculty Meeting
March 17
- LIT Monthly Meeting
- MCC Campus Tour
March 24
- Parent Engagement Night
March 30
- Faculty Meeting
LVHS March Goals
- Continue planning Parent Engagement Night
- Continue working with Career Cruising
- Continue 1:1 with students
- Obtain TSI data
- Post Office Event
- Monthly LIT Meeting
- Faculty Meeting x 2
- Project Link Team Meeting x 2
- Focus on getting majority of seniors to complete MAC, FAFSA, & Scholarships
- Complete Paperwork for MCC Field trip
- Discuss Car Wash/Bake Sale with Leadership Team and Ms. Glockner
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UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
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UHS Project Link Students volunteering at the 29th Annual Really Big Fishing Event for Very Special People.
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UHS February Meeting & Activities
Marlayna Botello & Brittany Davis
February 1
- 10-11am – Seniors Assembly/TSTC Visit – UHS Auditorium
February 2
- 8-9:30 am – Project Link Team Meeting – MCC
- 3:45-4:10 pm - TSTC Field Trip Request Meeting
- 4-5 pm – College Readiness Link Team Meeting – UHS PLC Room
February 3
- 7:45-8:25am – LIT Meeting
February 4
- 11am-12pm – PLATO Webinar
February 6
- 8:30am-2:30pm - Fishing Event (Community Services)
February 8
- Brittany's 1:1 w/Natalie
February 15
- 8-9:30 a.m. – TSI Meeting – Rapoport Foundation
- 10am-3pm - TSI Pre-Assessment Activity
February 16
- 4:00-5:30pm - TSI Workshop for 1st Generation Scholar Finalists
February 17
- 8:30am-4pm - TSI Proctoring for 1st Generation Scholar Finalists
February 18
- 8-9:30 a.m. – Project Link Team Meeting – LVHS
- 9:30-10 a.m. – Marlayna's 1:1 w/Natalie
- 10:30-? - Continue TSI Proctoring for 1st Generation Scholar Finalists
February 22
- 8:30am-4pm - Tarleton State University Site Visit
February 23
- 9 a.m. – Michael Hudson Corps Visit – AVID
February 25 & 26
- 8:30am-4pm - Data Tracking
Every Wednesday in February
- 9 a.m.-4 p.m. – MAC Program Visit – UHS Library
Other Activities Completed in February
- Remind 101 cleanup and reorganization
- Senior update flyer
- Junior update flyer
- Secure parent night date
- Send reminder for fishing trip
- Send reminder for SAT deadline
- Secure date for first generation movie night
- Secure date for Project Link Parent Night
- Received student match up for TSI from Ms. James
- TSTC field trip request forms
- Complete TSI for meeting with Mr. Stanton
- Meet with student/ parent to answer questions about FAFSA
- Creation of TSI Prep Materials for workshop
- Pulled students out of class to complete TSI Pre-Assessment
- Prepared an after school workshop for 1st Gen Scholar Finalists to prepare them for the TSI and interview
- Sent acceptance letters for students to be on UHS TV
- Contacted Advanced Academics for food order information
- Come up with Memorabilia Ideas for Induction
- Help Coordinate MCC 1st Gen Interviews with Gabriella from MCC
- Assist Students with preparing for 1st Gen Interviews
- Get administration input on having body image and confidence workshop for our students
- Help schedule 1:1s with UHS Project Link students and MCC or TSTC PL outreach
- Create new groups on remind 101
- Inquire about accommodations for SAT/ACT test with Dr. McClanahan, Isabel Lozano, and Shawntee Reed
- Create Flyer for Parent Night
- Create Flyer for First Gen Documentary Showing
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UHS March Meeting & Activities
Marlayna Botello & Brittany Davis
March 1
- Team Meeting
March 3
- Plato Training
March 7-March 11
- Spring Break
March 16
- First Generation Movie Premier
March 21-25
- MCC & TSTC Outreach 1:1 Meetings
March 31
- TSTC Field Trips
UHS March Goals
Marlayna Botello & Brittany Davis
- Send out invites for documentary
- Send out invites for Parent Night
- Get Permission Forms back from students attending TSTC Trip
- Communicate with UHS admin about body image and confidence workshop
- Continue 1:1 Sessions
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MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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MCC February Activities & Meetings
February 1
- Monthly One-on-Once meeting with Mr. Tanton
February 2
- Project Link Team Meeting
- QPR Suicide Prevention Presentation
February 3
- Project Link Monthly Meeting w/Rob Wolaver
February 4
- Data Meeting w/Brittany Fitz
February 6
- Community Service: 29th Really Big Fishing Event for Very Special People
February 8
- Monthly One-on-Once meeting with Brittany Davis
February 9
- Meeting with Fred Hills on P20 & Post-Secondary Working Group
- Month Meeting with Paul Holfman
February 11
- Meeting with Lisa Cain at UHS
- Monthly One-on-one meeting w/Matthew Polk
February 12
- Monthly MCC Departmental Meeting
- Meeting w/Representative from Greater Waco Chamber Young Professionals
- Meeting with Dr. Canham on Project Link
- Meeting with Dr. McKown on Project Link
February 15
- TSI Meeting w/Mr. Stanton
- Meeting w/Cindy Reily, TSTC
- Monthly One-on-one meeting w/Paul Hoffman (POC)
February 15-17
- Great College Seminar
February 18
- Project Link Team Meeting
- Monthly One-on-One with Marlayna Botello
- Monthly One-on-One with Brandon Chappell
February 19
- Meeting with Beth Holquin, College Readiness & Advancement
- MCC Project Link Workshop: Becoming Assertive in a Diverse World
February 22
- Monthly One-on-One with LaTishia Watson
- Meeting w/Destiny, Prosper Waco, regarding the Post-Secondary Success Working Group
February 23
- Meeting w/Baylor First In-Line Program regarding First Generation Movie Premier
February 24
- Post-Secondary Success Working Group Meeting
February 25
- Data Meeting w/Brittany Davis
- Meeting w/Christina, Prosper Waco, regarding Project Link Website
- MCC Project Link Workshop: Online Research: Tips for Finding Credible Websites
February 29
- Career Cruising Meeting with La Vega High School
Student meetings throughout the month.e month.
Completed February Goals for MCC
- Obtain evaluation tools from each institution and began team evaluation process.
- Scheduled recurring monthly meeting for the Post-Secondary Working Group
- Continued collaboration on data collection process
- Began looking into training, team-building, and professional development opportunities for team in the summer.
- Continued efforts to get more buy-in and participation at the College level by creating a monthly news board for Project Link students at MCC and sending event reminders. (February News Board)
- Continued to meet with MCC Project Link students and track interactions.
- 1:1 Meetings with PL team members and POCs
- Continued working out the details to finalize the purchase and training of Career Cruising for Project Link Team.
- Worked with Project Link team to schedule a Parent Engagement Night at LVHS and UHS
- Worked with Project Link team and Baylor First In-Line to schedule a premier of the First Generation movie at the Hippodrome, LVHS and UHS.
- Worked with Post-Secondary working group to develop strategies.
- Project Link Blog for Act Locally
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MCC March Activities & Meetings
March 1
- Project Link Team Meeting
- MCC Project Link Workshop - Find that JOB: Things You Should Know
March 2
- P-20 Council Meeting
- Monthly One-on-one w/Paul Hoffman (MCC POC)
- Data Management Meeting
March 3
- Liaison Observations at LVHS & UHS
- Career Cruising Meeting at LVHS
- Career Cruising Meeting w/Chris Holecek
March 4
- Project Link meeting w/Baylor First In-Line Program regarding First Generation Movie Premier
March 7-11
- Spring Break
March 14
- Monthly One-on-one meeting with Steve Tanton (TSTC POC)
- Monthly One-on-one with Brandon Chappell (Evaluation)
- Project Link Team Meeting
March 16
- MCC Project Link Workshop - Test-Taking & Concentration
- Monthly Meeting w/Fred Hills
- Monthly Meeting w/Matthew Polk
- UHS First Generation Movie Premier
March 17
- Monthly One-on-one meeting with Lisa Cain (UHS POC)
- Assist with LVHS Project Link Tour at MCC
- Monthly One-on-one meeting with Elicia Krumnow (LVHS POC)
- Monthly One-on-one meeting with LaTishia Watson (Evaluation)
March 18
- Monthly One-on-one meeting with Marlayna Botello (Evaluation)
- Monthly One-on-one meeting with Brittany Davis (Evaluation)
- Education Steering Committee Meeting
March 21
- One-on-ones with Project Link Students at UHS
March 22
- One-on-ones with Project Link Students at UHS
March 23
- One-on-ones with Project Link Students at UHS
- Project Link Oversight Committee Meeting
March 24
- One-on-ones with Project Link Students at UHS
- LVHS Project Link Parent Engagement Night
March 25
- MCC Holiday
March 28
- QPR Suicide Prevention Presentation
- Baylor First Generation Movie Premier (Hippodrome)
March 29
- Project Link Team Meeting
- MCC Project Link Workshop - Balancing Life: Productive Time Management
Student meetings throughout the month.
MCC February Goals
- Complete team evaluations
- Continue to collaboration on data collection and coordination
- Continue to coordinate training, team-building, and professional development opportunities for the team in the summer.
- Monthly MCC Project Link News Board & Event Reminders
- Continue to meet with MCC Project Link students and track interactions
- 1:1 Meetings with PL team members and POCs
- Continued collaborating with Mrs. Jenna Hoefer and University on providing the Workplace Communication Skills Workshop where MCC students from Mrs. Hoefer’s SPCH 1311 classes provide a variety of workplace communication skills presentations for Project Link students from University High School during Spring 2016.
- Career Cruising Training and Set-Up
- Continue working with Brittany Fitz to make sure all data needed is collected by the Project Link Team in Career Cruising
- Refreshments for Project Link First Generation Movie Premier at LVHS and UHS
- Recruit Students for Project Link First Generation Movie Premier Student Panel
- Process Purchase Request for bus to take UHS Project Link Students to TSTC for Tour
- Continue to collaborate with Post-Secondary Success Working Group and P-20 on strategies
- Provide a summary of Post-Secondary Success Working Group’s progress for Education Steering Committee Meeting
- Work with Matthew Polk on Prosper Waco Panel for the State of Education in the Heart of Texas
- Work with Project Link team to transition the Project Link Website to Prosper Waco and each institutional website.
- Work with Act Locally on monthly Project Link Blogs
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TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE
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TSTC February Meeting & Activities
February 1
- University High School Senior Assembly
February 3
- Success Coach Team Meeting
February 6
- Fishing with Special People Volunteer Event
February 9
- Outreach Training at TSTC with Sheryl Kattner Allen
February 10
- Success Coach Team Meeting
- Refocus Study Skills Seminar
- Volunteered for Student Appreciation Day
February 15
- TSI Meeting with Tom Stanton
February 16
- Work Waco Working Group Meeting
- Communities in Schools Open House
February 17
- Student Leadership Workshop at TSTC
February 18
- Project Link Team Meeting
- 1:1 meeting with Natalie James
February 23
- 29th Annual Black Heritage Banquet
February 24
- Post-Secondary Working Group Follow Up
Completed February Goals for TSTC
- Continue to reach out to TSTC Cohort
- Met with Anita Steele about Colleague Access
- Reached out to TSTC departments about making recruiting visits to UHS and LVHS
- Speak at University High School Senior assembly
- Special Needs Fishing Event
- Organize TSTC Instructional Visits for Spring Semester
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TSTC March Meeting & Activities
March 1
- Industry Career Day Luncheon at TSTC
March 2
- Success Coach Meeting
March 4
- Movie Premier Meeting with Baylor Vistas
March 16
- Success Coach Meeting
March 18
- 1:1 Meeting with Natalie James
Mach 23
- Success Coach Meeting
March 30
- Success Coach Meeting
TSTC March Goals
- Continue to reach out to TSTC Cohort
- Meet with Jana Polansky from TSTC Financial Aid about Grants
- Meet with Leah Williams from TSTC Financial aid about Scholarships
- Reach Out to TSTC Departments about making recruiting visits to UHS and La Vega
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Other News
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Project Link & Act Locally
Project Link has partnered with Act Locally to produce several blogs regarding our program. The first of our four blog series was published in February with the next three coming on a monthly bases.
February - What is Project Link? Can you tell me how it works again?
March - Make Sure you Student knows: TSTC offers a World of Opportunities!
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March 2016 Data Update
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Other Reports & Minutes
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Team Meeting Minutes
Advisory Committee Minutes
High School Student Lead Team Minutes
PREVIOUS COORDINATOR REPORTS
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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.