[VPAAEtal] Texas Governor's School - Summer 2008 and other RFPs

[Academic Affairs]

Please read the following notice from the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board. The specific link for the Texas Governor's School is
located at:

 

http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Board/rfp_TxGovSchool.pdf
<http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Board/rfp_TxGovSchool.pdf> 

 

 

Please keep in mind we now have Dr. Debbie Porter who can assist us with
grant proposals.  If any of you have any ideas, please send me an email.

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Mary

 

Mary W. Hendrix, Ph.D.

Interim Provost and Vice-President for Academic & Student Affairs

Texas A&M University-Commerce

P.O. Box 3011

Commerce, TX 75429

903.886.5018

We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give others. 

  _____  

The following memo is sent on behalf of Dr. Glenda O. Barron, Associate
Commissioner, Participation and Success, Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board:

 

MEMORANDUM

 

November 9, 2007

 

TO:                    Chancellors, Presidents, and Provosts of Public
Universities

 

FROM:              Glenda O. Barron

 

SUBJECT:       Texas Governor's School - Summer 2008

 

The Coordinating Board received funding under House Bill 1 (Special Called
Session, 79th Texas Legislature) to implement a number of College Readiness
initiatives.  Today we are providing information to Texas public
universities regarding the Texas Governor's School program for summer 2008.
The Request for Proposals for the Texas Governor's School is available on
the Coordinating Board's website at http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Board/.
<http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Board/>  

 

There will be additional RFPs issued during the fall for several College
Readiness initiatives for FY 2008.  While somewhat tentative, we plan to
issue the following RFPs:

 

* High School Summer Bridge Programs

* Institutional Redesign Initiative

* Intensive Summer Programs

* Math, Science, Technology (MST) Teacher Prep Academies

* Professional Development on College Readiness Standards (Faculty)

* Professional Development Modules (Faculty)

* Test Alignment (College Readiness Study)

* Texas Course Redesign Phase IV

* Vertical Alignment Pilot (Local)

 

 

 

cc:       Chief Academic Officer

 

 

 

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