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PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE
COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS OPPORTUNITIES
2016-2017
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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DEVELOPING A COLLEGE FOCUS
Services for Parents and Students
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 nsaenz@esc1.net to request a proposal for your district
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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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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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