Pre-Conference, Wednesday, November 13, 2019

9:00 AM – 2:30 PM - Site Visits

Day 1- Thursday, November 14, 2019

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM - Registration (Coffee & Sweets)

8:30 AM – 9:40 AM - Welcome & Opening Remarks

9:40 AM – 9:50 AM- BREAK                 

9:50 AM – 10:50 AM- Breakout Sessions

• VIP Superintendent Session
• FAFSA Completion Door Locked? Data is the Key!
• College Advising: A High School Counselors Ever Changing Role
• Bridging Partnerships Through Professional Development
• Increasing Access to College Thru Community Mentoring by Developing a Robust College and Career Pipeline Thru the PSJA Institutes
• Let's Talk College, Career Readiness, Equity & Equality In Education
• Creating Opportunities and Providing Literacy Support in Our Parental Engagement Centers
• Jurassic World STEM Kingdom

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM - BREAK

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Breakout Sessions

• A Love & Marriage Relationship in the Scheduling Process World
• Engaging Families & Communities in Financial Aid for College
• Prepaying College Tuition Info - Texas Tuition Promise Fund®
• 21st Century/Sustainability Learning Through Project Based Application
• "Paving Pathways to College and Beyond Via Effective Grant Writing"
• Delivering Opportunities with the SAT
• Understanding PTECH Through the Eye of Implementers
• Student Voices from an Alternative “Special Purpose” Campus

12:00 PM – 1:10 PM Lunch

1:10 PM – 2:10 PM Breakout Sessions

• Automation: A Hard Pill to Swallow
• Biliterate and College Ready: An Elementary Perspective
• Overcoming the TSIA Via Collaboration
• Keeping Students on Track for College, Career and Life
• Parent Literacy Centers and Early College High School Model: Transforming Parent Engagement in Your School District (Parent/ Student Panel)
• Developing Independence and Job Readiness Skills for adult Students with Special Needs: Pathways Toward Independence & LIFE (Learning In Functional Environment)
• Counseling for All: Implementing and Providing Counseling for Every Student
• Dream It! Complete It! Gaining the Edge thru PSJA Academies

2:10 PM – 2:20 PM - BREAK

2:20 PM – 3:20 PM Breakout Sessions

• Counselor Café: Coffee in One Hand and Confidence in the Other….
• Biliterate and College Ready: A Middle School and High School Perspective
• Advising Model: This Is How We Do It
• Why Do Students Become Disengaged from School and Eventually Dropout?
• The Deep East Texas College & Career Alliance-"Partnerships with Purpose"
• Engaging Industry Partners in Education
• College Access, Readiness and Success - A Community Engagement Approach
• Roads to Success in the Health Sciences: The Pathfinders Experience

3:20 PM – 4:30 PM – Meeting Rooms

Interested in meeting with your team? Stop by the information table to reserve a room.

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM – McAllen Chamber of Commerce Border Buttermilk/Social Mixer (Embassy Suites)

Day 2- Friday, November 15, 2019

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM - Registration (Coffee & Sweets)

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Breakout Sessions

• Strengthening the Connection Between Education & Employment
• Texas Regional Pathways Network
• Supporting ALL Students for Post-Secondary Success
• Dual Credit Matriculation - Supporting Students from Entry to Completion Through an Effective Service Model
• SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECT: Guiding Students Through Successful Project Based Learning
• The Student Early College Committee: Developing a College-Going Culture Through Student Leadership and Empowerment

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM – BREAK

9:40 AM – 10:40 AM Breakout Sessions

• Program Specific Fast Tracks
• Academic Achievement, College/Career Advancement All Begins with Data
• You Can’t Do It Alone. Each One Teach One!
• Social Emotional Learning Strategies Leading to College and Career Success
• Building a Community of Leaders: A Systematic Approach
• College Transition: From College Access to College Completion
• Progress Towards Equity: A Community's Data Narrative of Change
• The Voice of Biliteracy

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