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PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE

COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS OPPORTUNITIES

2016-2017

INTRODUCTION

The Region One ESC Center for Excellence in College and Career Readiness (CECCR) is focused on supporting student pathways to postsecondary institutions. The CECCR provides numerous opportunities for students to develop leadership capacity and knowledge of the pathways needed to access higher education. Through a concerted effort, pertinent information regarding college and career readiness is shared with students, parents, teachers and the Region One community. Through these comprehensive efforts, the center focuses on providing on going events, information and activities that address the needs involved in creating and sustaining college and career going communities.

THE CENTER FOCUSES ON FOUR KEY AREAS OF IMPACT

Building Leaders at Every Level:

A Community of Learners

Creating a Culture of Learners:

Using Data and

Research to Create a Collegiate Culture

Developing a College Focus:

Direct Services for

Parents and Students

Creating College Going

Communities:

Support Structures for Student Success

BUILDING LEADERS AT EVERY LEVEL

A Community of Learners

Students empowering students! The Student Leadership Council (SLC) skills-building program is designed to empower students to positively transform their campus culture by fostering teambuilding skills and leadership development. Student advocates often originate from first-generation and low-income backgrounds, and are able to provide a unique perspective of their educational experiences with their community. SLC members positively impact the achievement, awareness, and aspirations of their peers during the school year and beyond. Offered in-district. Includes a two-day training for teacher leaders and two days of direct service to students.

Audience: Secondary Students

Cost: $4,500 for a maximum of 100 students. Dates: As per campus request

Student Leadership Cadre Training

Parents want to get involved, but sometimes it’s the question of “How?” that keeps them away! Family Empowerment trainings are designed to provide tools and resources for families to sup-port their children during their journey toward college and career readiness. Parents participate in two modules, designed to provide support to parents who may be unfamiliar with the college going process. Specifically, financing college, admission to college, and testing for college are major topics included. These sessions, offered regionally, are provided in English, Spanish, and bilingual formats.

Audience: Parents and Parent Educators (team of three to five parents and district/

campus parent liaison)

Cost: $1,500 per team Includes bilingual materials and continental breakfast and lunch at each of the three trainings. Dates: As per campus request

Regional Family Empowerment Training For Parents

CREATING A CULTURE OF LEARNERS

Using Data and Research to Create a Collegiate Culture

College and Career Readiness Profile Planning Guide Training

Ever wonder where your campus stands when it comes to college and career readiness?

Region One ESC has partnered with Region 13 ESC to offer the College and Career Readiness Profile Planning Guide to campuses. Developed by a statewide task force, the College and Career Readiness Profile Planning Guide is a tool designed to build a college and career ready culture in schools. Through a six step process delivered in two training days and online components, Region One ESC Specialists guide campus leadership teams through a process of clarifying, deepening, and operationalizing the district and campus understanding of college and career readiness. Offered at the regional level, with on-site technical support and assistance. Audience: School Leadership Team, to include: Campus Principal, Counselor, Core Area Teachers and CTE Teacher representatives

Cost: $2,000

Dates: As requested by school district

Preparing counselors to prepare students! The focus of this four day academy is to enhance counselors’ leadership skills in the areas of advo-cacy, collaboration, data utilization, and to provide the latest information on college and career read-iness resources. This academy is specifically designed for creating pathways to higher education for all students served. Topics addressed include: Dates Topics 9/29/16 HB 5 Graduation requirements

10/13/16 Financial Aid/ Scholarships 11/3/16 College Entrance Requirements 1/27/17 Addressing social emotional needs-Conflict Resolution/ Self-Esteem/ Bullying

Audience: Counselors, College Access Professionals

Cost for Academy: $250 per participant (available to the first 75 registrants)

Location: Region One ESC

Counselor Collegiate Academy

DEVELOPING A COLLEGE FOCUS

Services for Parents and Students

Financial Literacy Initiative

The money is out there - - do students know how to find it?

The Region One ESC Center for Excellence in College and Career Readiness partners with busi-

nesses, higher education and community organizations to provide direct financial literacy and finan-

cial aid knowledge to hundreds of students and their families. With the cost of a higher education

skyrocketing and financial aid not always enough to fill the gap, students have to find ways to meet

that disparity.

Research from the Corporation for Enterprise Development indicates that low-income students’ un-

met needs are anywhere between $5,000 and $7,000 annually. Sadly, when faced with the burden

of having to find ways to cover these costs, many students do not enroll in college or even finish

college.

Equipped with this data, Region One ESC structures services for students and their parents in an

effort to increase their financial literacy awareness through fun and engaging activities.

“Research indicates that a student with a college savings account is four times more likely to go to

college, and six times more likely if the account is under their name.”

-Corporation for Enterprise Development

Financial Literacy Summit

A great meeting of the financial minds!

Join Region One ESC and the Deep South Texas Financial Literacy Alliance as they host the

Annual Financial Literacy Summit. The Summit (one day offering) is an event which provides

students and parents with an array of interactive breakout sessions focused on various financial

literacy topics such as:

money and banking

credit and credit card management

financial aid

future financial planning

college financing options

earning power

Sessions at this conference are offered in English, Spanish, and bilingual formats. A breakout

room for students and parents is also dedicated for personal appointments with financial aid ex-

perts.

*Audience: Parents, Students, Counselors, Financial Literacy Teachers (Available to the first 50 registrants) Cost: $65 per participant, includes breakfast, and lunch for all participants Date: 11/9/16 Location: McAllen Convention Center “Attending the Financial Literacy Summit was an eye-opening experience for me and my mother. I am well on my way to saving money for college!” -Karen Gracia, Hidalgo ECHS

Financial Literacy Summit Educator Day

A one-stop shop toward financial literacy!

Looking for financial literacy resources to incorporate into day-to-day lessons? This one day symposium

provides educators, administrators and counselors with a one-stop shop for their financial literacy curricu-

lum needs. Financial, educational, government and community agencies will showcase their financial lit-

eracy resources through interactive breakout sessions and booth networking opportunities. Best of all,

most of the educational resources are free!

Audience: Librarians, Administrators, Educators responsible for teaching financial literacy

through math, social studies, CTE or stand alone classes

Cost: $65 per participant, includes breakfast and lunch (Available to the first 20 registrants)

Date: 11/09/16

Location: McAllen Convention Center

Deep South Texas Financial

Literacy Alliance

BBVA Compass Bank

Capital One Bank

Chase Bank

COSTEP

Doris Teague (Educational Consultant)

FDIC

International Bank of Commerce

Lone Star National Bank,

Navy Army Community Credit Union

Security First Credit Union

South Texas College

South Texas Literacy Coalition

Stars Scholarship Fund

Texas Regional Bank

Texas A& M Agrilife Extension Center

Texas Tech University

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

The Office of Congressman Rúben Hinojosa

The South Texas Literacy Coalition

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

VAMOS Scholarship

Wells Fargo Bank

College For All Conferences

We’re in this together!

The College For All Conferences are designed as high energy, structured opportunities for sec-ondary students and their parents to receive the instrumental knowledge to help them navigate through the college going process. Participants engage in learning through hands-on activities and discussions through a series of breakout sessions led by Region One ESC staff, health sci-ence leaders, and university/college personnel.

College for All Conference: Careers in Health Science and Medical Fields

Areas of focus for this one day conference includes: college admissions, financing college, early academic preparation and career awareness.

*Audience: Secondary students and their parent (s) (Available to the first 25 registrants) Cost: $60 per participant, includes breakfast and lunch for all

Date: 2/2/17

Location: Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance

T.I.E.S. (Together in Education Success) Initiative

The Region One ESC T.I.E.S. initiative provides an opportunity for young men and their fathers/mentors to investigate college pathways in a highly interactive, engaging format. Facilitated by Region One ESC staff, this series of mentoring services provides opportunities for fathers/mentors and students to discuss and find solutions to the challenges Latino males face as they navigate toward higher education. Through the T.I.E.S. initiative, fathers/mentors and students investigate the college admissions process, financial aid, test preparation and career awareness. As a symbol for this experience, students are provided and learn to tie a necktie during a special session

Offered at the regional level *Audience: Male students and their fathers or mentors (Available to the first 75 registrants) Cost: $60 per participant, includes lunch for all participants Date: 12/9/16 in Laredo and 2/21/17 South Padre Island Location: TAMIU in Laredo and South Padre Island Convention Center

I AM 2017 Conference

Girls run the world! The Region One ESC I AM 2017 Conference is designed for young women to recognize they are “Intelligent, Capable, and Strong” and that they can successfully pursue any academic and career goal. The conference connects students with college and career guidance through partnerships with leading female professionals in the community and local IHE representatives. Mothers or female mentors are invited to attend with their student to support the conference goals. *Audience: Female students and their mothers or female mentors (Available to the first 30 registrants)

Cost: $60 per participant, includes breakfast and lunch for all participants Location: South Padre Island Convention Center

Dates: 2/14/17

CREATING COLLEGE GOING COMMUNITIES

Support Structures for Student Success

MyRegionOne Guiding Students Through College and Career Readiness Region One ESC is pleased to offer comprehensive services to our area districts with the goal of yielding positive outcomes on students with regard to HB5, HB2804, and HB18. MyRegionOne.org is a dynamic, online platform that enables school districts to collaborate more effectively with students, parents, and higher education partners while meeting the important challenge of ensuring clear college pathways for Texas students. The software is being used by over 20,000 students in grades 6-12 in the Region One area to: Complete interest and skills inventories Research the latest employment projections by labor market and career paths Generate and monitor graduation plans, virtual and downloadable résumés, and e-portfolios Explore post-secondary institutions and scholarship opportunities Through use of this tool, each student maintains an individualized profile that will serve as an e-portfolio and résumé to apply for college, internships, jobs, and other opportunities. Students have access to a career interest inventory that will match them with over 1,200 occupations, pathways, and career clusters. Further, students may explore beyond their 4-year high school graduation plan into a 6-year plan with college courses aligned to area higher education institutions and career options after completion, and review real time Occupational Outlook information showing emerging trends in job markets. MyRegionX.org, a version of the platform that is now being used in Region 2 and Region 18, is available outside of the region to respond to college and career readiness on a state-level. Audience: Students, Parents, Districts, IHEs and Community Members Cost: Contact Nicole Saenz at [email protected] to request a proposal for your district

Dates Event/Workshop Location/Room Fee Slots Total

Building Leaders at Every Level: a Community of Learners

9/2916, 10/13/16, 11/3/16, 1/27/16

Collegiate Counselor Academy Region One ESC $250 per participant

12/9/16 T.I.E.S. Conference Laredo $60 per participant

2/22/17 T.I.E.S. Conference South Padre Island Convention Center

$60 per participant

2/14/17 I AM 2017 Conference South Padre Island Convention Center

$60 per participant

TSI Training

Creating a Culture of Learners: Using Data and Research to Create a Collegiate Culture

Schedule as needed

College and Career Readiness Profile Toolkit

Districts $2,000 per leadership team

Developing a College Focus: Direct Services for Parents and Students

Schedule as needed

Student Leadership Council Convening

Campus $4,500 (maximum of 100 students)

11/9/16 5th Annual Financial Literacy Summit

McAllen Convention Center

$60 per participant

2/2/17 College for All Conference for Health Science Professions

Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance

$60 per participant

Creating College Going Communities: Support Structures for Student Success

HB 5 ELA College Prep Course Region One ESC

HB 5 Math College Prep Course Region One ESC

Scheduled as needed

MyRegionOne.org

REGION ONE EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER Center For Excellence in College, Career, and Life Readiness

2016-2017 Order Form

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Date PO Received at Region One ESC:

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Board of Directors

2016-2017

Dr. Manuel Gomez, Jr., Vice, Chairperson

Place 6 – Cameron County

Alicia E. Requenez,, Vice-Chairperson

Place 1 – Hidalgo County

Ricardo Gutierrez, Secretary

Place 2 – Jim Hogg County, Starr County & Zapata County

Raul R. Chapa Place 7—Willacy County

Ruben Cortez, Jr.

Place 5 – Cameron County

Pete Garcia

Place 4 – Hidalgo County

Laura A. McCoy

Place 3 – Webb County

George Banda

Charter Schools Representative

Administration

Dr. Cornelio Gonzalez Executive Director

Dr. Eduardo Cancino Deputy Director- Instructional, School Improvement, & College Readiness Support

Dr. Marco Antonio Lara, Jr. Deputy Director- Administrative Leadership, School & Community Support

Frances Guzman

Deputy Director- Business, Operations & Finance Support SC

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