July 28 - Cedar Valley College Meeting In attendance: Audra Barrett, Vice President of Instruction Olivia Guerra, College Readiness Director Dr. Kelly Black, Coordinator, Distance Learning, Vet Tech Program Eddy Rawlinson, Dean of Math Science & Allied Health Mitzy Guerrero, USE Specialist Kim Alexander, Superintendent Jacob Tiemann, ECHS/STEM Director Marsha Alexander, Dean of Academic Affairs Alfonso Islas, STEM/Biomedical instructor Roxanna Reyna, AgriLife Extension/4-H Purpose of Meeting: Hi Mr. Tiemann and Dr. Alexander, I’m hoping to be able to schedule a meeting with you and 4 of our CedarValley College administrators to discuss Vet Tech Dual Credit Classes. We hope to be able to come to you on a date and time most convenient for all. Mitzy D. Guerrero Cedar Valley College Administrative Suite A115 mdguerrero@dcccd.edu 972-860-8147 Outcomes/Takeaways Cedar Valley College has Veterinary Technician program which is offered through Distance Education for CVC degrees. Students can complete the Vet Technician program in 2 years and can continue their education for a 4 year degree at Tarleton. Next steps: Look at articulation agreements between Cedar Valley and Western Texas College. Create degree plans coordinating their plans with our current plans. Follow up - End of September

August 29, 2016 - Open House and New Student Orientation Purpose: Presentation of Degree Plans/P-20 System Model In attendance: All faculty Speakers: Dr. Alexander Mr. Morales Tamara Alexander Approximately 150 parents were in attendance to receive information and meet teachers. Outcomes/Takeways Parental Involvement is difficult, but we feel that most parents want to be involved and just don't know how. We need to provide an opening and welcoming environment that makes parents feel safe to come and discus issues with us. What other opportunities can we make available for our parents? Parents like the elementary newsletter sent out monthly by Mr. Wilson.

October 13 - 14 - Raise Your Hand Texas Our Mission: Raise Your Hand Texas advances public education by igniting fiercely innovative leadership and advocacy for our state’s 5 million+ students. Charlotte Moore, Producer cmoore@ryht.org 512/662-9271 Anne Bannister, Digital Producer abannister@ryht.org 785/259-3010 Purpose: Coming to Roscoe to interview and film to get information about our Model out to the public.

Raise Your Hand Texas District of Innovation Story on Roscoe Collegiate ISD

Monday October 24 & Tuesday, October 25

Monday October 24 (rolling schedule beginning at 1 pm)

(*) Denotes District of Innovation

Interview with RCISD Superintendent (* Dr. Kim Alexander)

Interview RCISD senior students who will earn the Associate Degree (Jonathan Cuellar, Caleb Ward, Braden Moore)

Interview RCISD biomedical student (Jovanah Guzman)

Interview RCISD engineering student (Braxton Parrott)

Interview RCISD instructional coaches (* Crystal Althof, *Cynthia Black)

Interview New Amsterdam Global adjunct faculty for business & marketing (* Greg Wortham)

Interview WTC adjunct faculty for invitro fertilization (Alfonso Islas)

Interview Strat Aero International adjunct faculty for UAV pilot training (James McDanolds)

Interview Texas A&M University Advisor (Dr. Gary Briers)

Interview Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Advisor (Dr. Darrell Dromgoole)

Take a tour of the RCISD Agricultural Research Center (students)

Video Fall 2016 RCISD STEM Advisory Committee Meeting

Interview RCISD State 4-H Ambassador (Francisco Garcia)

Interview Hoofstock Genetics business partner (Todd Stroud)

Interview with RCISD Board President (* Steve Anthony)

Interview INOVA Veterinary Practice Management business partner (Kirk Eddleman)

Interview RA Brown Ranch business partner (Donnell Brown)

Interview Central Rolling Plains Cooperative Manager (Larry Black)

Tuesday October 25 (rolling schedule beginning at 8 am)

Take a tour of RCISD Main Campus

Interview RCISD Dean of Academic Affairs (* Marsha Alexander0

Interview WTC adjunct faculty for chiropractic (Dr. Nick Anthony)

Interview RCISD parents of Associate Degree student (Meribel Cuellar, * Heather Ward)

Interview Texas Tech University Harvard Rounds participant (Dr. Fred Hartmeister)

Video Harvard Instructional Rounds Training (ESC 14)

Interview RCISD AVID instructor (* Kellie Seals)

Interview RCISD robotics instructors (Dan Boren, John Cox)

Interview Roscoe City Councilman (Dr. Edwin Duncan)

Video RCISD classrooms during Rounds

Video Harvard Instructional Rounds debrief Outcomes/Takeaways Creation of video placed on our website. Being in the trenches, we sometimes forget where we came from, how very far we have come and what has been achieved along the way. This video provides a synopsis of a culmination of our efforts. However far we have come, there is still so much more to accomplish!

October follow up on July Cedar Valley meeting: On Oct 10, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Fann, Monica <mfann@dcccd.edu> wrote:

Dr. Alexander,

Hello. Below you will find some information pertaining to the discussion items during our visit to your facility. Please accept my apology for the delay in getting this information to you.

I. Requirements for off-campus clinical instruction sites.Appendix C contains information from the AVMA CVTEA policy. This is basically what we require for our online students. It will require your program to employ a veterinarian or licensed veterinary technician to serve as an instructor. In order to complete all tasks for the CVTEA you will need a veterinarian available in at least some capacity.

Appendix C - CAMPUS CLINICAL INSTRUCTION -- CVTEA believes that off-campus sites may be used to meet some or all of an accredited program’s requirements for clinical instruction. The following information is provided for clarification of accreditation requirements:

1.The parent institution must have clearly defined and appropriate educational goals for off-campus clinical instruction, the resources and structure necessary to accomplish these objectives and a contingency plan to replace resources that become unavailable.

2.Off-campus instructors must be identified. A licensed veterinarian or a credentialed veterinary technician must supervise the instruction.

3.A course syllabus must be in place, including clearly identified course objectives and an Essential Skills List.

4.Student knowledge and/or skill must be evaluated at the completion of each course by faculty employed by the parent institution.

5.Special emphasis must be placed on outcomes assessment to ensure that students achieve the established educational objectives. Provisions for monitoring student progress must exist.

6.Memoranda of understanding (MOUs) must be established with all clinical sites that provide instruction of required specific skills. Specific criteria must be used to assist site supervisors in appropriately monitoring student progress. Clinical sites must meet objective requirements regarding practice quality, staff, and equipment. Student liability must be formally addressed by the parent institution and a policy implemented. If an off-campus clinical site is a primary source of clinical instruction, the MOU must have appropriate exit strategies and the Program should have a continuity of operations plan.

7.Academic and student support services must be available.

8.Clinical sites must be sufficiently diverse to ensure that students receive the variety of experience necessary to meet the requirements of the CVTEA.

II. Tuition rate. The tuition rate for out-of-District, in-state students who are taking dual credit courses online or in-person would be the in-District rate (currently $59 per credit hour).

Please let us know how you would like to proceed. We will be happy to discuss any further questions you may have and look forward to developing this program with you and helping your students succeed in the veterinary field. Monica Fann, DVM Director Veterinary Technology Department Cedar Valley College 3030 North Dallas Avenue Lancaster, TX 75134

October 24, 2016 - STEM Advisory Meeting There were approximately 60 people in attendance from the community, higher education, our faculty, students, outside businesses, and parents.

Outcomes/Takeaways: There is a lot of interest in changing education to make it a more rigorous, relevant experience for all students. IVF is quickly growing area that will provide jobs for our students. Students are more capable than what we give them credit for. In the spring, have students present during the meal to have better use of time.

October 25 - External Instructional Rounds There were approximately 40 people in attendance to participate in Rounds including students from ACU, higher education faculty and area educators. Purpose: To develop a shared understanding of what high-Quality instruction looks like and to provide us feedback to support and improve upon our practice. Outcomes/Takeaways: As and Early College High School, we implement the Rounds Process to determine areas of strength and weakness and next steps so that we can achieve our goal of 90% of our students receiving the Associate's Degree. We need to get the work out sooner so Region 14 can disseminate information to increase our number of participants, especially in our immediate area.

Roscoe Collegiate ISD

Harvard Instructional Rounds

Instructional Rounds – a practice adapted to education from the field of medicine – embodies a specific set of ideas about how practitioners can work together to solve common problems to improve their practice. In the education context, it is designed to help schools and districts support high-quality teaching and learning for all students. (www.gse.harvard.edu)

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Please join us for Instructional Rounds to help us improve our practice. When: October 25, 2016 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. To sign up please return this form to one of the following by October 15:

Rose Burks, Region 14 - rburks@esc14.net Cody Carson, Region 14 – ccarson@esc14.net Jacob Tiemann, RCISD – jtiemann@roscoe.esc14.net

Please indicate your preference: Elementary Secondary No preference

Name: District: Number of people you are bringing:

October 27-28 - West Virginia Visit In attendance: Dr. Emily Purdue - Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Agriculture West Virginia Extension service Dr. Dan Robinson Dean, Davis College of Agriculture West Virginia University Dr. Steve Bonanno Dean, West Virginia University Extension Service West Virginia University Dr. Cindy Fitch Associate Dean of Programming and Research West Virginia University Extension Service Mr. Jason Hughes Lead Coordinator of Career and Technical Education West Virginia Department of Education Dr. Gary Brers Texas A&M University Dr. Darrell Dromgoole Texas AgriLife Extension Greg Wortham Business Partner/ New Amsterdam Global Brett Young Entrepreneur Dr. Nick Anthony Chiropractor/Local Business Partner Purpose of Visit: West Virginia has a large rural population and has a huge need for a model similar to ours for expanding education opportunities to their rural areas. In particular they interested in looking at: Early College High School including the following - student engagement, implementation of process, student advancement, involvement of external organizations, matriculation of students, phases of implementation, budgetary concerns, current sources of funding, articulation agreements, curricular integration, research implementation, partnership with industry, partnership with university, partnership with extension)

Outcomes/Takeaways: Many thanks from WVU DanielRobison <Dan.Robison@mail.wvu.edu>

10/30/16

to kda, roxanna.reyna, g-briers, steven.fraze, david.doerfert, scott.burris, strategy, d-dromgoole, jtiemann, me, talexander, Emily, Jason, Cindy, jehughes, Steven, Judith, Harry

Hello friends from Roscoe ISD, TAMU, and TTU! Kim, Roxanna, Gary, Steven , David, Scott, Greg, Darrell, Jacob, Marsha, Tamara, and others I've missed. The WVU team had a truly great and frankly inspirational visit with you all, and we are tremendously appreciative of the time you gave us. We are charged up now with the ideas you shared, from the whole school approach, to breaking cycles of poverty and disfunction, to technology and business in the schools, to linkages in message and expectation from elementary to high school, to making college signs and notions prominent in the school buildings, to integration of 4H and FFA into the whole , to prioritizing school use of resources, to facilitative and enabling coordination between WTC and Roscoe ISD, and between TTU - TAMU and Roscoe, and more. Great stuff, important work, compelling ideas. Thanks for all of it. (And the great meals too !) We are already plotting our next steps and are certain to be back to you for more sharing of ideas. I have already ordered a WVU flag and couple pennants for your school! watch for those in the mail before too long. All the very best and look forward to crossing paths again and moving forward. Dan Daniel J. Robison, Ph.D. Dean and Professor Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design West Virginia University

Tentative Agenda made by West Virginia personnel THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016 Morning: Travel Fly from Pittsburgh to Lubbock. Depart PIT 7:45 am Arrive in LBB at 11:56 am Afternoon: Meet with faculty in the Department of Agricultural Education & Communications at Texas Tech University- (Tentative Topics: University involvement in the P20 project, time commitments of faculty, benefits to the university, pitfalls, “issues” that have arisen, changes that could benefit the university, etc...) Evening: Dinner and Travel to Roscoe (approximately a 2 hour drive) Overnight in Roscoe FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2016 8 am- 4 pm Tour Roscoe Campus. Meet with faculty from Texas A&M University (Tentative topics: See above from Tech) Meet with private partners: (benefit of involvement, selling features to industry, potential growth expectations and potential) Meet with Roscoe faculty and staff: (Tentative topics: student engagement, implementation of process, student advancement, involvement of external organizations, matriculation of students, phases of implementation, budgetary concerns, current sources of funding, articulation agreements, curricular integration, research implementation, partnership with industry, partnership with university, partnership with extension) Travel to Lubbock (2 hour drive) Overnight in Lubbock SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2016 Morning: Fly from Lubbock to Pittsburgh Depart LBB 8:00 am Arrive in PIT at 1:59 pm

Final Agenda: 8:00 - 9:45 - Campus Tours 9:45 - 10:00 - Break 10:00 - 11:00 - Meet with Texas A&M faculty (Dr. Briers and Dr. Dromgoole) 11:00 - 12:00 Meet with private partners (Greg Wortham, Brett Young, Dr. Nick Anthony) 12:00-1:00 - Lunch and Program Discussion 1:00 - 4:00 (rolling schedule) Meet with Roscoe Faculty and Staff

Student Engagement - (Morales, Tiemann, M. Alexander) Implementation - (K. Alexander) Student Advancement - (Morales, M. Alexander) Involvement external organizations - (Wortham, K. Alexander) Matriculation of students (M. Alexander) Phases of implementation (K. Alexander) Budgetary concerns (K. Alexander) Current sources of funding (Tiemann) Articulation agreements (Tiemann) Curricular integration (Morales, M. Alexander) Research Implementation - (Reyna, Wilcox, Tiemann) Partnership with industry - (Wortham, K. Alexander) Partnership with University (Briers, K. Alexander) Partnership with Extension (Dromgoole, K. Alexander)

November 3 - Dilley ISD visit In attendance: Administrators Purpose of Visit: Interest in replication of our model including Early College and/or portions of STEM and certifications. Outcomes/Takeaways: Dilley is an ISD with approximately 1,000 students located in Frio County off of IH 35 south of San Antonio. They are 90% Hispanic and 68% Economically Disadvantaged and are looking for ways to incorporate STEM certifications and ECHS into their district. November 10 - Timpson ISD visit In attendance: Administrators and teachers Kristan Solomon 6th grade Charlotte Metcalf, Counselor Billy Carrington, Elementary Principal James Granberry, 3rd grade Hannah Ramsey, 1st Grade Stephanie Jamar, 5th grade Stephanie Behrens, Director of Academic Services Purpose of Visit: ECHS and STEM opportunities Outcomes/Takeaways: Timpson is a small town located in Shelby County in Deep East Texas on U.S. Hwy 59 thirty-one miles north of Nacogdoches. They have approximately 630 students made up as follows: 25% African American, 13% Hispanic, 59% White and 70% Economically Disadvantaged. They are constructing a new collegiate and career center and are a new ECHS. They are going to follow up by attending Instructional Rounds. November 30 - ECHS Demonstration Site Grant Filming Interviewed principal, Dean of Academic Affairs, middle school student, high school student and Physics Adjunct Professor. They were looking to capture the best practices Roscoe ECHS implements to create and sustain a strong school design, especially in a rural setting. Timpson is a new Early College High School.

December 5 - Clint ISD In attendance: Administrators and teachers Purpose of visit: School wide Early college/District of Innovation Outcomes/Takeaways: The Clint Independent School District encompasses a diverse, geographically large area (379.9 square miles) within the Upper Rio Grande border region, 25 miles east of El Paso. They have approximately 12,000 students which are as follows: 95% Hispanic, 4% White and 73% Economically Disadvantaged. Because they are a farming and ranching area they are interested in our rural model. They also have an Early College Academy and are interested in incorporating school-wide early college. They also were interested in receiving information on being a District of Innovation and are planning to submit the application for that in the Spring of 2017. January 9 - Coahoma ISD In attendance: Amy Jacobs, Superintendent Assistant Superintendent for Business Charlotte Stovall, High School Principal Purpose of visit: I would like to visit your campuses and visit with you or your admin, specifically about the great things you have going on related to CTE. We have been working for the past several years to advance our CTE program and are now ready to make a larger commitment in this area and are looking at all of our possibilities for expansion. They are also completing the application process to become a District of Innovation and are considering Early College. Outcomes/Takeaways Coahoma ISD is located in Howard County on IH20 10 miles northeast of Big Spring. They have approximately 900 students as follows: 34% Hispanic, 64% White and are 32% Economically Disadvantaged. They toured the campus and we gave then information about our CTE programs in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering.

February 21 - Wilson ISD In attendance: Administrators Purpose of Visit: They are a collegiate high school and are interested in how we do early college and incorporate STEM. Outcomes/Takeaways: Wilson is a small rural community in the northeastern quadrant of Lynn County located 13 miles northeast of Tahoka on Farm Road 400. They have approximately 115 students made up as follows: 81% Hispanic, 17% white, 1.8% African American and 82% Economically Disadvantaged. They are a new early college high school and are a small rural district declining in population. They toured the campuses and received information on ECHS and STEM programs. February 24 - Sealy ISD In attendance: Sheryl Moore, Superintendent Nicole Poenitzsch, Assistant Superintendent Administrative Team Purpose of Visit: On Nov 14, 2016, at 10:04 AM, Nicole Poenitzsch <npoenitzsch@sealyisd.com> wrote:

Good Morning Dr. Alexander,

It was a pleasure getting to learn more about Roscoe ISD at the recent Districts of Innovation conference in Mansfield. You shared some incredibly innovative ways the district has found to provide post-secondary preparedness and opportunities to your students. The purpose of this email is to inquire into the possibility of having a few members of our team visit Roscoe ISD to learn more about the CTE, STEM, and Early-College opportunities you provide to students. Our superintendent, board members, and lead teachers are very eager to observe and learn more about the work and research your students are doing with your Agricultural emphasis in STEM. If is it possible for us to come visit Roscoe, please just let me know how you would prefer to communicate further regarding the opportunity. I can give you a call or email works for me as well. We do not want to intrude or disrupt but are very impressed by what your district is doing and would like to learn more. Thank you for your time and consideration,

Nicole Poenitzsch, Ed.D. Assistant Superintendent, Sealy Independent School District On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 2:07 PM, Nicole Poenitzsch <npoenitzsch@sealyisd.com> wrote: Thank you very much for allowing us the opportunity to visit. I apologize for the delay in responding back to schedule a chance for a few from our team to come see the amazing opportunities Roscoe is providing to its students. After coordinating with those from Sealy who would like to make the trip, the week of February 22-24 lends the most available for our team. Is there a day that week that a few members of our team can come see some of the STEM, CTE, career prep opportunities, dual-credit opportunities, etc. that you have taking place in your district? Thank you again for your hospitality. Outcomes/Takeaways: The Sealy Independent School District is located in the southern portion of Austin County, approximately 35 miles from the city of Houston. It is intersected by Interstate Highway 10 and State Highway 36. The district covers 217.64 square miles. Historically, this is an agricultural area based on farming, ranching, and related businesses. Cattle, cotton, maize, peanuts, rice, other grains and hay are among the principal crops. Petroleum production and oil related businesses are also important parts of the economy. The district is made up of approximately 2800 students as follows: 10% African American, 48% Hispanic, 40% White and 54% Economically Disadvantaged. They toured the facilities and visited with key people in each of the areas of STEM. Counselors provided them with the master schedule and dual credit pairings. February 28 - Parkland HS

In attendance: Nelda Howton - T-STEM Marlene R. Gallegos, Teacher Sci/C&T STEM Coordinator, Parkland T-STEM Leah Wayne, Parkland T-STEM Daryl Henson, Principal, Parkland T-STEM, Richard Ortiz, Teacher, Bsines C&T, Parkland T-STEM Purpose of Visit: The Research Center and Biomedical and Engineering opportunities. Outcomes/Takeaways: Parkland is one high school campus within the Ysleta school district in El Paso. They toured the Research Center and visited with Biomedical staff and Engineering staff about our programs and classes and how they are incorporated into the system and scheduled. Parkland High School has approximately 2400 students as follows: 6% African American, 81% Hispanic, 10% White. We are always amazed when outstanding

urban schools come to visit us for insight into our model. We always gain as much or more from their visit through collaboration about programs and opportunities. February 28 - Brady High School In attendance: Teresa Smith, Career Technology Purpose of Visit: CTE programs Outcomes/Takeaways Brady High School is located in the Heart of Texas at 2301 Hwy 190, Brady, Texas. BHS contains grades 9-12. The district has approximately 1300 students as follows: 2% African American, 47% Hispanic, 48% White and 65% Economically Disadvantaged. As the only visitor from the district and CTE teacher, she was primarily interested in CTE/STEM programs and certifications and how we were incorporating those into HB 5 with endorsements.

March 6 - Christoval ISD In attendance: David Walker, Superintendent and a team of 23 people including board members, principals, elementary teachers, high school teachers, CTE program directors. Purpose of Visit: David Walker <david.walker@christovalisd.org>

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Dear Roscoe Principals and Mrs. Alexander, Good morning, I would like to see if some of my staff members can come out for a visit. Ideally, my high school, elementary, and I could all come on the same day for better vertical communication. If not, I understand as I know it is tough coordinating between primary and secondary levels. I would like the High School to visit with your drones instructor and possibly robotics. I would like for my Robotics teacher to partner up with our marketing, ag., and computer programming teachers to see if they can do a joint venture with one another. It sounds like you are already doing that with the drones program in the fields of real estate and agriculture. I had the pleasure of visiting with Dusty at TASA Midwinter last month. For my Elementary, I would like for the Elementary Principal and staff members to visit your Montessori School and check out what you are doing in robotics, career, and STEM preparation.

I understand that you have Spring Break during the week of March 13th. I would like to try and do this during the week of March 6th or the week before. Can you let me know what dates work best for you? If it doesn't happen before Spring Break, I would still love to visit with you sometime during the springtime. Your district has been leading the way. I appreciate the opportunity to learn from all of you. Outcomes/Takeaways: Christoval is approximately 20 miles south of San Angelo in southern Tom Green County. Christoval ISD has approximately 500 students as follows: 20% Hispanic, 76% White and 26% Economically Disadvantaged. While Christoval is very different from the make-up of our district in ethnicity and SES, we found that we can still learn a great deal from one another. They toured the campus and split up in groups according to grade and interest to get the "big" picture of the whole district. They were extremely interested in the Drone curriculum and the Montessori school we are beginning. March 9 - Coleman ISD In attendance: Ed Pryor Deana Dobbins, Coleman High School Principal Joy Thompson, Coleman Elementary Principal Amy Flippin, Junior High Principal Paul Marth, Technology Purpose of visit: STEM and Dual Credit Outcomes/Takeaways: Coleman is located in Coleman County 30 miles southeast of Brownwood and 52 miles northwest of Abilene. Coleman ISD is made up of approximately 900 students as follows: 3% African American, 27% Hispanic, 68% White and 63% Economically Disadvantaged. March 10 - Elgin ISD In attendance: Stephanie Oyler, CCR Coordinator Rick Reyes, Assistant Principal Amanda Brantley, CTE Coordinator Purpose of Visit Early College Outcomes/Takeaways:

Elgin is a suburb of Austin and part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area located 19 miles east of Austin and 15 miles north of Bastrop. Elgin High School is made up of approximately 1300 students as follows: 14% African American, 55% Hispanic, 29% White and 68% Economically Disadvantaged. Is a fairly new early college high school and are interested in our model. March 10 - Angelo State University

In attendance: Lexi Carroll Savannah Clay Macye L. Beyel

General Takeways: Innovation is everywhere; We found out that for the most part we are on the right track with our Associate's Degrees plus the workforce certificates. Everybody is at a different point in their planning and execution process. Different schools of different sizes have unique problems, but we all have the common desire to provide a better education for the students of Texas. Visiting other places and hosting people here reinforces our practices. We share the information with teachers during PTC that is held on every Friday with all faculty. Preparation- Lodging if needed; Lunch; Packets created and put together; Tours planned; Moving of classes is sometimes needed; Subs are sometimes needed; April 11 - Instructional Rounds

Purpose of Visit

Instructional Rounds – a practice adapted to education from the field of medicine – embodies a specific set of ideas about how practitioners can work together to solve common problems to improve their practice. In the education context, it is designed to help schools and districts support high-quality teaching and learning for all students.

(www.gse.harvard.edu) In attendance were 50 individuals representing the following: Throckmorton ISD; Timpson ISD, Abilene Christian University, Duncanville ISD, Texas Tech University, Clyde CISD, Western Texas College, Eula ISD, Region 14, Office Depot/Business Partner, Northside, San Antonio, Region 18, community members

April 17 - 18 - Learning Lab Tour

Hosting individuals from the following schools:

Normangee ISD, Burkburnett, El Paso, Fruitvale, New Deal, Thrall, Harmony Science Academy - El Paso, Abilene ISD, Miami ISD, Kelton STEM Academy, Wharton ISD, Moody ISD, Rogers ISD, Snyder ISD, Clint ISD, Rapoport Academy, Royal ISD, O'Donnell ISD. Purpose of Visit Coming together to tour facilities, get an inside look at Early College High School and STEM, and share best practices and lessons learned on our journey.

May 9, 2017 - Texarkana Purpose of Visit STEM - They were interested in seeing each of our programs including, Biomedical, IVF, Drones, Robotics, Welding. Our high school principal and ECHS director visited Texarkana for the Learning Lab and they wanted to see our programs and they were working in comparison to theirs. Outcomes/Takeaways: Each school has unique programs relative to their own community. There are similarities, but never "one size fits all." We can always learn from others. They were most impressed with our facilities, robotics, IVF, Vet Med and the drone program. May 11, 2017 - Throckmorton Purpose of Visit There were 5 people in attendance including, a parent, business owner, county extension agent, retired teacher and a board member. They are wanting to know where and how to begin to start a program to revitalize their school and community. May 15, 2017 - Throckmorton Superintendent and faculty - continuation of above visit. May 30 - Ballinger Purpose of visit How we got to where we are and the steps to get there. They see that they have to make some changes in their school system. They have had declining academic performance over the last few years. They also have some lucrative, influential businesses in town that they want to incorporate into their plan as business partners for student apprenticeships and career pathways. Superintendent, Jeff Butts and HS Principal, Roger Webb (Roger had previously visited us when he was employed at Snyder ISD and has participated in Instructional Rounds.