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REGION ONE ESC

A Region One Education Service Center Partnership Funded by the U.S. Department of Education Revised 9/3/07

August 2007 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 GU Facilitator

Meeting

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Students Parents Teachers GU Facilitators Counselors Tutors Administrators

Event_______________________Date______________Audience___________Site________

Math Initiative Training July 30 – August 3, 2007 Teachers Region One ESC

Science Initiative Training August 6 – 10, 2007 Teachers Region One ESC

Ford PAS Training August 6-8, 2007 Teachers UTPA

GU Facilitator Meeting August 21, 2007 GU Facilitators Region One ESC

First Week of School August 27-31, 2007 All Various

Planner Ship Dates August 27-30, 2007 GU Facilitators Various

Upcoming Events:

Math Initiative Training

Science Initiative Training

Ford PAS Training

Planner Ship Date for GEAR UP Campuses

First Week of School

Revised 9/3/07

September 2007 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 GU Newsletter

Ship Date

4 5 6 7 8 Agilemind Train-ing @ Region One ESC

9 10 11 Navigator Training

for GU Facilitators

(1:30—4:00p) and

Campus IT Staf

(11a-2p)

12

13

14 15

16 17 18 19 20

21 22 Agilemind Train-ing @ Region One ESC

23 24 HESTEC

Educator Day

25 HESTEC

Leadership Day

26 HESTEC

Latinas in Sci-ence Day

27 HESTEC Robotics Expo

28 29

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GU Newsletter V2, N1 September 3, 2007 Various Various

School Improvement Conference September 6-7, 2007 Various McAllen

Agilemind Math Training September 8, 2007 Math Teachers Region One ESC

Navigator Training September 11, 2007 Inst. Tech Staff Region One ESC Café Navigator Training September 11, 2007 GU Facilitators Region One ESC Computer Lab A GU Facilitator Meeting September 12, 2007 GU Facilitators Region One ESC Cameron Room GU Facilitator Data Work Session September 13, 2007 GU Facilitators Region One ESC Webb Room Surescore MARS Training September 13, 2007 9th Math Teachers Region One ESC Counselor Academy Overview September 18, 2007 Counselors/GUFs Region One ESC Cameron Room Counselor Academy Day 1 September 19, 2007 Counselors/GUFs Region One ESC Starr Room Cybermentoring Session September 20, 2007 Students Various (Topic: Education) Via Video Surescore STAR Training September 20, 2007 9th Reading Teachers UTPA Agilemind Math Training September 22, 2007 Math Teacher Region One ESC

HESTEC Educator Day September 24, 2007 Teachers UTPA

HESTEC Hispanic Leadership Day September 25, 2007 Students UTPA

HESTEC Latinas in Science Day September 26, 2007 Students/Parents UTPA

HESTEC Robotics Expo September 27, 2007 Students UTPA

Web-Plus Tutor Training September (TBA) Tutors Online

Academic Tutor Training September (TBA) Tutors Region One ESC

Upcoming Events:

GU Facilitator Meeting & Data Session

Counselors Academy

School Improvement Conference @

McAllen Convention Center

Cybermentoring Session (Topic: Education)

STAR Trng.

MARS Trng.

Revised 9/3/07

October 2007 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 Leadership

Team

Meetings

(Laredo)

11 Leadership

Team

Meetings

(Brownsville)

12 13

14 15 Leadership

Team

Meetings

(McAllen Con-

vention Ctr.

16 Leadership

Team

Meetings

(McAllen Con-

vention Ctr.

17 18 Abriendo

Puertas

Meetings

(Edinburg)

19 20

21 22 Abriendo Puertas Meetings (Weslaco)

23 Abriendo Puertas Meeting (Region One)

24 GU Facilitators

Meeting (Brownsville)

25 Cybermentoring Session (Topic: Health Science)

26 27

28 29

30 SpringBoard Teacher Video-conference

31



Math Initiative Training October 5, 6 2007 Teachers Region One ESC

Leadership Team Meeting October 10, 2007 Superintendents, Laredo Student (Cluster 1—LBJ HS-United ISD) HS/MS Principals, Activity Center Core Teachers, GUFs Leadership Team Meeting October 11, 2007 Superintendents Brownsville (Cluster 2—Port Isabel HS, Rio Hondo HS, HS/MS Principals, UTB/TSC 9th Gr. Academy, San Benito, Lyford HS) Core Teachers, GUFs UTPA Fall Camp October 12-14, 2007 GU Students UTPA, Edinburg Leadership Team Meeting October 15, 2007 Superintendents McAllen (Cluster 3—PSJA North HS, Weslaco HS, HS/MS Principals, Convention Ctr. Zapata HS) Core Teachers, GUFs Leadership Team Meeting October 16, 2007 Superintendents McAllen (Cluster 4 & 5—Hidalgo HS, Santa Maria HS, HS/MS Principals, Convention Ctr. Mission Veterans HS, Mission HS, McAllen HS, Core Teachers, GUFs La Villa HS, Edcouch-Elsa HS, Edinburg North HS, Roma HS, Rio Grande City HS, Mercedes HS, Valley View HS, Todd 9th-Donna, IDEA College Prep) Counselor’s Academy, Day 2 October 17, 2007 Counselors/GUFs Region One ESC Hidalgo Room

Abriendo Puertas-Group A October 18, 2007 Parents S. Tx. Museum Edinburg

Abriendo Puertas-Group B October 22, 2007 Parents Texas A&M Ctr. Weslaco Abriendo Puertas-Group C October 23, 2007 Parents Region One ESC Cameron Room Science Initiative Training October 19, 20, 2007 Teachers Region One ESC Starr & Willacy Facilitator Data Work Session October 24, 2007 GU Facilitators UTB/TSC (Brownsville)

Cybermentoring Session October 25, 2007 GU Students Various (Topic: Health Science) Abriendo Puertas-Group D October 29, 2007 Parents Zapata HS

SpringBoard Administrator October 29, 2007 Administrators Various Videoconference SpringBoard Teacher October 30, 2007 ELA Teachers, GUFs Various Videoconference 1 of 2 Upcoming Events:


Counselor’s

Academy Day 2 Science Initiative Training

UTPA Fall Camp

UTPA Fall

Camp

SpringBoard Administrators Videoconference

Abriendo Puertas Meetings (Zapata)

Revised 9/3/07

November 2007 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Cybermentor-ing Session (Topic: Engineering/STEM)

2 3

4 5 6 Counselor’s Academy Day 3

7 GU Facilitator Meeting @ Texas A&M Extension, Weslaco

8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 GU Newsletter Ship Date

27 28 29 Leadership

Team

Meetings

(Laredo)

30 Leadership

Team

Meetings

(Brownsville)



Cybermentoring Session November 1, 2007 GU Students Various (Topic: Engineering/STEM) CEPAL Conference November 2-3, 2007 Various San Antonio, TX (College Board) Counselor’s Academy, Day 3 November 6, 2007 Counselors/GUFs Region One ESC Starr Room GU Facilitator Meeting November 7, 2007 GU Facilitators Weslaco Texas A&M Ext. SpringBoard ELA Training November 9-10, 2007 ELA Teachers Region One ESC

Abriendo Puertas-Group A November 13, 2007 Parents IMAS (McAllen)

College Board Data Review November 13, 2007 Administrators, Various Videoconference GU Facilitators Abriendo Puertas Group B November 14, 2007 Parents Quinta Mztln. (McAllen) Abriendo Puertas Group C November 15, 2007 Parents S. Tx. Museum (Edinburg) Abriendo Puertas Group D November 16, 2007 Parents Fine Arts Museum (Laredo) GU Newsletter V2, N2 November 26, 2007 Various Various

Leadership Team Meeting November 28, 2007 Superintendents, Holiday Inn (Cluster 1—LBJ HS, United ISD) HS/MS Principals, Civic Center Core Teachers, GUFs (Laredo) Leadership Team Meeting November 29, 2007 Superintendents Brownsville (Cluster 2—Port Isabel HS, Rio Hondo HS, HS/MS Principals, (UTB/TSC) 9th Gr. Academy, San Benito, Lyford HS) Core Teachers, GUFs Upcoming Events:

College Board/CEPAL Conference

SpringBoard ELA Teacher Training

Abriendo Puertas Meetings

CollegeBoard Data Review

Thanksgiving

Revised 9/3/07

December 2007 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 STC-GEAR UP THEA Camps

2 3 4 Leadership Team Meetings (McAllen)

5 Leadership Team Meetings (McAllen)

6 Counselor’s

Academy Day 4

7 SpringBoard Conference @ Austin, TX

8 STC-GEAR UP THEA Camps

9 10 11 Cybermentoring

Session (Topic:

Business)

12 13 14 15 STC-GEAR UP THEA Camps

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31



STC-GEAR UP THEA Camps December 1, 8, 15, 2007 GU Students STC (Starr Cty.) Leadership Team Meeting December 4, 2007 Superintendents, Mcallen (Cluster 3—PSJA North HS, Weslaco HS, HS/MS Principals, Convention Ctr. Zapata HS) Core Teachers, GUFs Leadership Team Meeting December 5, 2007 Superintendents, McAllen (Cluster 4 & 5—Hidalgo HS, Santa Maria HS, HS/MS Principals, Convention Ctr. Mission Veterans HS, Mission HS, McAllen HS, Core Teachers, GUFs La Villa HS, Edcouch-Elsa HS, Edinburg North HS, Roma HS, Rio Grande City HS, Mercedes HS, Valley View HS, Todd 9th-Donna, IDEA College Prep) Counselor’s Academy Day 4 December 6, 2007 Counselors/GUFs Region One ESC Hidalgo Room SpringBoard Conference December 7, 2007 ELA Teachers Austin, TX

Cybermentoring Session December 11, 2007 GU Students Various (Topic: Business) GU Facilitator Meeting December 12, 2007 GU Facilitators Region One ESC Cameron Room GU Facilitator Data Work Session December 13, 2007 GU Facilitators Region One ESC Cameron Room Upcoming Events: GU Facilitator Meeting &

Data Session

Winter Break

Revised 9/3/07

January 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 GU Facilitator Meeting @ STC (RGC Campus)

10 Cybermentor-ing Session (Topic: Law)

11 12

13 14 Academic Tutor Training

15 16 GU Facilitator Data Session @ Designated Cadre Campus

17 18 19

20 21 22 Abriendo

Puertas

Meetings

(McAllen)

23 Abriendo

Puertas

Meetings

(Weslaco)

24 Abriendo

Puertas

Meetings

(McAllen)

25 26

27 28 29 30 6 Counselor’s Academy Day 5



Facilitator Meeting January 9, 2008 GU Facilitators STC (RGC Campus)

Cybermentoring Session January 10, 2008 GU Students Various (Topic: Law) Academic Tutor Training January 14, 2008 Tutors Region One ESC

GU Facilitator Data Session January 16, 2008 GU Facilitators TBA (Cadre Campus)

Math Initiative Training January 18, 19, 2008 Teachers Region One ESC

Abriendo Puertas-Group A January 22, 2008 Parents STC (McAllen)

Abriendo Puertas-Group B January 23, 2008 Parents STC (Weslaco)

Abriendo Puertas-Group C January 24, 2008 Parents STC (McAllen)

Science Initiative Training January 25, 26, 2008 Teachers Region One ESC

Abriendo Puertas-Group D January 29, 2008 Parents Texas A&M Intl. (Laredo)

Counselor’s Academy, Day 5 January 31, 2008 Counselors/GUFs Region One ESC Starr Room

Upcoming Events:


Science Initiative Training

Abriendo

Puertas

Meeting

(Laredo)

Winter Break

Revised 9/3/07

February 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 STC-GEAR UP THEA Camps (McAllen)

3 4 5 6 GU Facilitator

Meeting @ Region One

ESC

7

Cybermentor-ing Session

(Topic: Infor-mation Tech.)

8 9 STC-GEAR UP THEA Camps (McAllen)

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 STC-GEAR UP THEA Camps (McAllen)

17 18 19 SpringBoard Spring Meeting

20 21 22 23 STC-GEAR UP THEA Camps (Weslaco)

24 25 26 27 Abriendo

Puertas

Meetings

(McAllen)

28 Abriendo

Puertas

Meetings

(Weslaco)

29 Abriendo

Puertas

Meetings

(Zapata)



STC-GEAR UP THEA Camps February 2, 9, 16 GU Students STC-Tech Center

Facilitator Meeting February 6, 2008 GU Facilitators Region One ESC Cameron Room Cybermentoring Session February 7, 2009 GU Students Various (Topic: Information Technology) SpringBoard Spring Meeting February 19, 2008 Supertintendents TBA

STC-GEAR UP THEA Camps February 23, 2008 GU Students STC-Weslaco

Abriendo Puertas-Group A February 27, 2008 Parents Quinta Mztln. McAllen Abriendo Puertas-Groups B& C February 28, 2008 Parents Texas A&M Ext. Weslaco Abriendo Puertas-Group D February 29, 2008 Parents Zapata HS

Upcoming Events:

Revised 9/3/07

March 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 STC-GEAR UP THEA Camp (Weslaco)

2 3 GU Newsletter

Ship Date

4

5 GU Facilitator Meeting @ STC Weslaco

6 7 8 STC-GEAR UP THEA Camp (Weslaco)

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18

19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31



STC-GEAR UP THEA Camps March 1, 8, 2008 GU Students STC—Weslaco

GU Newsletter V2, N3 March 3, 2008 Various Various

Facilitator Meeting March 5, 2008 GU Facilitators STC-Weslaco

Festiva Art & Literature Fair March 11-15, 2008 Various UTPA

Cybermentoring Session TBA GU Students Various (Topic: Government/Public Administration) SpringBoard Teacher TBA ELA Teachers Various

Videoconference 2 of 2

Upcoming Events:

Festiva Art & Literature Fair @ UTPA

Spring Break (Upper Valley)

Spring Break (Lower Valley)

Easter

Easter

Revised 9/3/07

April 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 GU Facilitator


ESC

3 4 5

6 7 Leadership

Team

Meetings

(Laredo)

8 Leadership

Team

Meetings

(Brownsville)

9 Leadership

Team

Meetings

(McAllen)

10 Leadership

Team

Meetings

(McAllen)

11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30



Facilitator Meeting April 2, 2008 GU Facilitators Region One ESC Cameron Room Leadership Team Meeting April 7, 2008 Superintendents, Holiday Inn (Cluster 1-LBJ HS-United ISD) HS/MS Principals, (Laredo) Core Teachers, GUFs

Leadership Team Meeting April 8, 2008 Superintendents, Brownsville (Cluster 2—Port Isabel HS, Rio Hondo HS, HS/MS Principals, 9th Gr. Academy, San Benito, Lyford HS) Core Teachers, GUFs Leadership Team Meeting April 9, 2008 Superintendents, McAllen (Cluster 4 & 5—Hidalgo HS, Santa Maria HS, HS/MS Principals, Convention Ctr. Mission Veterans HS, Mission HS, McAllen HS, Core Teachers, GUFs La Villa HS, Edcouch-Elsa HS, Edinburg North HS, Roma HS, Rio Grande City HS, Mercedes HS, Valley View HS, Todd 9th-Donna, IDEA College Prep) Leadership Team Meeting April 10, 2008 Superintendents, McAllen (Cluster 3—PSJA North HS, Weslaco HS, HS/MS Principals, Convention Ctr. Zapata HS) Core Teachers, GUFs Abriendo Puertas Campus Visits April 28-30, 2008 Parents Various

Cybermentoring Session April 30, 2008 GU Students Various

(Topic: Human Services)

Upcoming Events:

Abriendo Puertas Campus Visits

Cybermentoring

Session

Revised 9/3/07

May 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Abriendo Puertas

Campus Visits

2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15

16 17

18 19 20 21 GU Facilitator


ESC

22 23 24

25 26 GU Newsletter

Ship Date

27 28 29 30 31



Abriendo Puertas Campus Visits May 1, 2008 Parents Various

GEAR UP State Conference May 5 – 7, 2007 Various TBA

Cybermentoring Session May 15, 2008 GU Students Various (Topic: Marketing) Abriendo Puertas May 15, 2008 Parents TBA Certification Meeting Facilitator Meeting May 21, 2008 GU Facilitators Region One ESC

GU Newsletter V2, N4 May 26, 2008 Various Various

Upcoming Events:

GEAR UP State Conference

Cybermentoring Session (Topic:

Marketing)

Abriendo Puertas

Certification Meeting

Revised 9/3/07

June 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30



UTB Summer Camp (Leadership) June 9-13, 2008 GU Students Brownsville

UTB Summer Camp (THEA Prep) June 9-13, 2008 GU Students Brownsville

UTPA Summer Camp June (TBA) GU Students Edinburg

TSTC Summer Camp June (TBA) GU Students Harlingen

Leadership Team Meetings June 18-19, 2008 Superintendents, TBA

HS/ MS Principal,

Core Teachers

Upcoming Events:

UTB Summer Camps (Leadership/THEA Prep)

Leadership Team Meetings

Revised 9/3/07

July 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 4th of July

5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31



GEAR UP National Conference July 20-23, 2008 Various Washington D.C.

Upcoming Events:

GEAR UP National Conference @ Washington D.C.

Revised 9/3/07

Region One ESC Board of Directors

Richard R. Cantu, Chairman Place 4 - Hidalgo County

Alicia E. Requenez, Vice-Chairman

Place 1 - Hidalgo County

Linda La Mantia, Secretary Place 3 - Webb County

Noe R. Sanchez

Place 2 - Jim Hogg County, Starr County & Zapata County

Dora Ruiz

Place 5 - Cameron County

Dr. Manuel Gomez, Jr. Place 6 - Cameron County

Abel Cavazos

Place 7 - Willacy County

Crissy Urias Charter Schools Representative

Tina Atkins

GEAR UP Director

Sylvia Leal

GEAR UP Coordinator

Amanda Galvan

GEAR UP Accountant

Sonia Arce

GEAR UP ESL Specialist

Rosie Lozano

GEAR UP ESL Specialist

David W. Hernandez

GEAR UP Specialist

Melissa Lopez

GEAR UP Specialist

Region One ESC GEAR UP Staff

Norma O. McCormick

GEAR UP Specialist

Christina Salas

GEAR UP Specialist

Ellie Torres

GEAR UP Specialist

Jessie Doria

GEAR UP Lead Program

Assistant

Ana Vasquez

GEAR UP Program Assistant

Elizabeth Garcia

GEAR UP Program Assistant

Region One ESC Administration

Jack C. Damron Executive Director

Dr. Janice Wiley

Deputy Director-Instructional Support Services

Marco Antonio Lara, Jr. Deputy Director-Administrative & School Support

Frances Guzman

Chief Financial Officer

Claudia Rodriguez Administrator-Innovation, Research & Development

GEAR UP Contact Information

GEAR UP Office……..…(956) 984-6221

Fax………………………….(956) 984-6170

Sonia Arce……………….(956) 984-6128

Tina Atkins………………(956) 984-4220

Jesse Doria……………..(956) 984-6237

Amanda Galvan……….(956) 984-6204

Elizabeth Garcia………(956) 984-6127

David Hernandez……..(956) 984-6115

Sylvia Leal……………….(956) 984-6048

Melissa Lopez………….(956) 984-6046

Rosario Lozano………..(956) 984-6110

Norma McCormick…..(956) 984-6034

Christina Salas………..(956) 984-6111

Ellie Torres………………(956) 984-6116

Ana Vasquez……………(956) 984-6221

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