Texas High School Completion and Success Grant Program

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Background Information..

• STEM - (Science, Technology, Engineering and
  Mathematics)
• Start Date September 1, 2006
• Funded through Texas High School Project
• 5 Centers (2 more added this year)
• 17 Academies (Funding for up to 35)
• T-STEM Network Acceleration Grants

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Design Team Planning Year

• Region One ESC
• UT Dana Center
• UTPA
• Develop a 5 Year Strategic Business Plan

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Program Purpose

• Support schools by designing innovative science,
  technology, engineering, and math curricula,
  delivering teacher professional development, and
  creating strategic partnerships among businesses,
  higher education entities, and school districts
  to support the effective implementation of the
  T-STEM Initiative.
• The T-STEM Centers will ensure national best
  practices are utilized in Texas and will identify
  and document best practices at a local and state
  level.
• Broadly disseminate information on T-STEM
  programs to teachers, schools, education service
  centers, district leadership, and other key
  partners.

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T-STEM Initiative Goals

• Align high school, postsecondary education, and
  economic development activities across the areas
  of STEM and the broader high school curriculum.
• Lead the transformation of teaching methods,
  teacher preparation, and instruction in science,
  technology, engineering, and math in areas of
  high need across the state.
• Train administrators, principals, and teachers in
  effective leadership strategies for supporting
  T-STEM instruction in secondary schools.
• Demonstrate how the implementation of T-STEM
  teaching and learning increases the number Texas
  high school students from diverse backgrounds
  graduating prepared to succeed in postsecondary
  study and careers in STEM-related fields.
• Disseminate promising practices and
  research-based strategies for integrated STEM
  teaching and learning to all high schools.

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Program Activities

• Create project based learning activities that
  include appropriate technology for math and
  science classrooms in grades 6 - 12
• Train administrators, principals, and teachers in
  effective leadership strategies for supporting
  T-STEM instruction in secondary schools
• Disseminate promising practices and
  research-based strategies for integrated STEM
  teaching and learning to all high schools