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Revised 4/12/09
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
of THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
BOARD OF REGENTS
April 13, 2009 Austin, Texas
Page
A. CONVENE THE BOARD IN OPEN SESSION
10:30 a.m.
B. CONSIDER AGENDA ITEMS
1. U. T. System Board of Regents: Election of Chairman and Vice Chairmen of the Board
10:31 a.m. 1
2. U. T. System Board of Regents: Update on the 81st Legislative Session
10:40 a.m. Report Mr. McBee
1
3. U. T. System: Report on the impact and results of the Institute for Public School Initiatives
10:55 a.m. Report Dr. Walne
1
C. RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551 (working lunch)
11:20 a.m.
1. Deliberations Regarding the Purchase, Exchange, Lease,
Sale, or Value of Real Property – Section 551.072
U. T. Permian Basin: Discussion and appropriate action regarding the marketing and sale of the real property and improvements located at 2540 Palo Verde Drive, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, with the net sale proceeds to be used to help fund construction of The Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
Ms. Mayne
2. Negotiated Contracts for Prospective Gifts or Donations – Section 551.073
a. U. T. Austin: Discussion and appropriate action regarding potential negotiated gift of real property
Dr. Safady Mr. Burgdorf
ii
b. U. T. Austin: Discussion and appropriate action regarding proposed negotiated gifts with potential naming features
Dr. Safady
c. U. T. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center: Discussion and appropriate action regarding a proposed negotiated gift with a potential naming feature
Dr. Safady
3. Consultation with Attorney Regarding Legal Matters or Pending and/or Contemplated Litigation or Settlement Offers – Section 551.071
a. U. T. System: Discussion regarding legal issues concerning Open Meetings Act compliance and confidentiality of Executive Session deliberations
b. U. T. System Board of Regents/U. T. Medical
Branch – Galveston: Discussion of legal issues related to lawsuit titled Sandor, Puccetti, Lecornu, the Texas Faculty Association vs. The University of Texas System et al.
c. U. T. System Board of Regents: Discussion with
Counsel on pending legal issues d. U. T. Austin: Discussion of legal issues regarding
potential negotiated gift of real property to benefit U. T. Austin
Ms. Frederick Mr. Burgdorf Mr. Burgdorf
4. Personnel Matters Relating to Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Assignment, Duties, Discipline, or Dismissal of Officers or Employees – Section 551.074
a. U. T. Health Science Center – San Antonio: Discussion and appropriate action concerning individual personnel matters related to the appointment of a president including discussion of individual candidates invited to interview
b. U. T. System: Discussion and appropriate action regarding individual personnel matters relating to appointment, employment, evaluation, compensation, assignment, and duties of presidents (academic and health institutions), U. T. System Administration officers (Executive Vice Chancellors and Vice Chancellors), other officers reporting directly to the Board (Chancellor, General Counsel to the Board, and Chief Audit Executive), and U. T. System and institutional employees
D. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION TO CONSIDER ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS, IF ANY
12:55 p.m.
E. ADJOURN 1:00 p.m.
1
1. U. T. System Board of Regents: Election of Chairman and Vice Chairmen of the Board
2. U. T. System Board of Regents: Update on the 81st Legislative Session
REPORT Vice Chancellor McBee will provide an update on the 81st Legislative Session. 3. U. T. System: Report on the impact and results of the Institute for Public
School Initiatives
REPORT Dr. Marina Ballantyne Walne, Executive Director for the U. T. System Institute for Public School Initiatives (IPSI), will provide an overview of the impact and results of IPSI's initiatives. The IPSI Impact Matrix – January 2003 through September 2008 is on Page 32 of the Agenda Book. The IPSI brochure Birth to Baccalaureate and an issue brief titled College and Career Readiness for All Texas High School Graduates are placed in the back pocket of the Agenda Book.
Itit
tf
Pbl
iS
hlI
ititi
Inst
itute
for P
ublic
Sch
ool I
nitia
tives
:Im
pact
and
Res
ults
Dr.
Mar
ina
Wal
ne, E
xecu
tive
Dire
ctor
Bd
fRt
Boa
rd o
f Reg
ents
Apr
il 13
, 200
9
2
The
Cha
lleng
eg
•Te
xas
mus
t gra
duat
e an
add
ition
al 2
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0 co
llege
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d un
iver
sity
stu
dent
s ea
ch y
ear j
ust t
o re
ach
thti
lth
e na
tiona
l ave
rage
•17
% o
f cur
rent
tent
h gr
ader
s ar
e on
targ
et to
be
colle
gere
ady*
colle
ge-r
eady
*•
8% o
f eig
hth
grad
ers
are
on c
ours
e to
reac
h co
llege
read
ybe
nchm
arks
*co
llege
-rea
dy b
ench
mar
ks•
63%
of H
ispa
nic
stud
ents
and
71%
of A
frica
n-A
mer
ican
stud
ents
requ
irere
med
ials
ervi
ces*
Am
eric
an s
tude
nts
requ
ire re
med
ial s
ervi
ces
* The
Rep
ort o
f the
Com
mis
sion
for a
Col
lege
Rea
dy T
exas
, Nov
embe
r 200
7
3
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lleng
e (c
ont.)
g(
)
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ical
Gap
sin
the
Par
ticip
atio
n/S
ucce
ssP
ipel
ine
Crit
ical
Gap
s in
the
Par
ticip
atio
n/S
ucce
ss P
ipel
ine
4
Stra
tegy
to M
eet
the
Cha
lleng
eth
e C
halle
nge
IPS
IStra
tegi
cM
issi
onIP
SI S
trate
gic
Mis
sion
5
Stra
tegy
to M
eet
the
Cha
lleng
e(c
ont)
the
Cha
lleng
e (c
ont.)
6
Stra
tegy
to M
eet
the
Cha
lleng
e(c
ont)
the
Cha
lleng
e (c
ont.)
IPS
I has
a u
niqu
e ca
paci
ty to
brin
g rig
orou
s re
sear
ch
from
U. T
. ins
titut
ions
into
pra
ctic
e, o
ften
with
in
stat
ewid
ein
itiat
ives
that
can
impa
ctS
tate
polic
yst
atew
ide
initi
ativ
es, t
hat c
an im
pact
Sta
te p
olic
y.
7
Stra
tegy
to M
eet
the
Cha
lleng
e(c
ont)
the
Cha
lleng
e (c
ont.)
IPS
Irec
ogni
zes
the
need
tode
velo
pth
eca
paci
tyfo
rIP
SI r
ecog
nize
s th
e ne
ed to
dev
elop
the
capa
city
for
rigor
ous
scie
ntifi
c re
sear
ch in
edu
catio
n an
d ha
s su
ppor
ted
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f the
follo
win
g re
sear
ch c
ente
rs a
t U. T
. in
stitu
tions
:
Mea
dow
s C
ente
r for
Pre
vent
ing
Edu
catio
nal R
isk,
U
. T. A
ustin
E
duca
tion
Res
earc
h C
ente
rs, U
. T. A
ustin
and
UT
Dll
U. T
. Dal
las
STE
M R
esea
rch
Cen
ter,
U. T
. Tyl
erLI
BR
Ead
oles
cent
and
adul
tlite
racy
rese
arch
cent
erLI
BR
E, a
dole
scen
t and
adu
lt lit
erac
y re
sear
ch c
ente
r,
U. T
. Bro
wns
ville
8
Key
Foc
us A
reas
y
9
Impa
ctp
IPS
Ihas
had
anim
pact
onan
IPS
I has
had
an
impa
ct o
n an
es
timat
ed 1
,592
,508
stu
dent
s an
d 19
520
teac
hers
with
itspr
oduc
ts19
,520
teac
hers
with
its
prod
ucts
, se
rvic
es, a
nd s
tate
wid
e in
itiat
ives
si
nce
2003
.
10
Impa
ct (c
ont.)
p(
)
IPSI IM
PACT MATRIX –JANUARY 2003 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2008
INITIATIVE
Total $$
Rid
$$ for IPSI
Oti
$$ for
Pt
# Educators
Itd
# Students
ItdOther Impacts
Raised
Operations
Partners
Impacted
Impacted
Academic Foundation Initiatives
Read
ing First (yr 1 ‐y
r 6) 1
$51,998,853
$48,034,304
$3,964,549
11,500
424,237
Infusing re
search‐based re
ading instruction and curriculum in
to Texas
scho
ols. D
istricts/charters = 212; # Schools = 734
College Readiness Initiatives
Early College H
igh Scho
ol
$3,200,000
$801,955
$2,398,045
741,860
Blending th
e last tw
o years of high scho
ol and th
e first tw
o years of
college.
TRACK
$2,200,000
$2,200,000
$03,533
278,209
Prov
iding diagno
stic assessm
ents and learning m
odules to sup
port
stud
ent college re
adiness
CollegeAccessInitiaties
College Access Initiatives
NASU
LGC and AASC
U2
$51,000
$51,000
$0350,0003
Parents: app
roximately 80,000 ‐Financial A
id Estim
ator to
ol provide
d to
700 plus colleges and un
iversitie
s natio
nwide. N
ational m
odel to
increase transparency in financial aid awarding and encou
rage early
award no
tification from in
stitu
tions, state and federal sou
rces.
Café con Le
che/Café Y Colegio
(TG)
$436,502
$235,502
$201,000
1,100
Outreach and statew
ide UT Em
ployee Volun
teer Program fo
r Stude
nts
and Pa
rents in high‐need com
mun
ities and 130 ta
rget high scho
ols. The
numbero
f parents im
pacted equ
als 654to date.
Texas College M
oney
$64,049
$64,049
$0510,000
Financial aid estim
ates, college plann
ing, and lo
an awareness for n
ine
UT System acade
mic cam
puses. N
ational m
odel fo
r financial aid and
yp
college prepa
ratio
n prog
ram.
THEC
B Aid Calculator/Web
Portal
$209,250
$209,250
$00
06 2000 cou
nselors, 100,000 parents: M
anagem
ent a
nd develop
ment o
f one‐
stop‐sho
p for p
repa
ring
, plann
ing and pa
ying fo
r college in Texas.
Com
parativ
e fin
ancial aid estim
ates fo
r all Texas pu
blic, p
rivate 2‐ a
nd 4‐
year colleges and un
iversitie
s. Educator Quality Initiatives
Teacher A
dvancement P
rogram
$573,993
$573,993
$0636
8,215
Pilotin
g a comprehensive re
form m
odel fo
r teacher com
pensation and
profession
alism. Include
s 12 TEA fu
nded pilo
t schools and 7 add
ition
al
scho
ols fund
ed by the TE
A D.A.T.E. grant.
$8584501
$4335195
$4249306
691
9747
Edi
hTA
Pil
ji
17h
llf2
7h
lTeacher Incentiv
e Fu
nd (y
r 1‐2) 4
$8,584,501
$4,335,195
$4,249,306
691
9,747
Expa
nding the TA
P pilot p
roject in
to 17new schools, a to
tal of 2
7 scho
ols
in 7 school d
istricts.
Technical A
ssistance Grant
$2,650,926
$1,310,868
$1,340,058
1,4165
07Infusing perform
ance com
pensation into th
e trad
itional edu
cator salary
structure. 360 districts im
pacted by the Technical A
ssistance.
New Teacher Project
$372,000
$18,600
$353,400
285
570
Supp
ortin
g recruitin
g and training ta
lented m
id‐career p
rofessionals in
to
teaching
Teach for A
merica
$595,688
$44,125
$551,563
585
1,170
Supp
ortin
g recruitm
ent a
nd training ta
lented candida
tes into teaching
Project C
ore, M
yAccess!
$1,685,930
$1,685,930
$0800
7,400
Pilot p
rogram
; did not go to scale.
TOTALS
$72622692
$59564771
$13057921
19520
1592508
TOTALS
$72,622,692
$59,564,771
$13,057,921
19,520
1,592,508
1 Year 7
: Estim
ated $4.8 million for R
eading First.
4 Com
mitted th
roug
h 2012: $16,536,419
2 Nationa
l Associatio
n of State Lan
d Grant Colleges a
nd Universities (N
ASU
LGC);
5 Num
ber o
f atte
ndees pa
rticipating in Fall 2007 an
d Su
mmer 2008 Te
chnical A
ssistance Worksho
ps.
A
merican Associatio
n of State Colleges a
nd Universities (A
ASC
U).
6 No stud
ents and teachers have been im
pacted at this tim
e as th
e TH
ECB Aid Calculator/Web Portal p
eriod begins
3 NASU
LGC calculatio
n of stud
ents se
rved estim
ates in
stitu
tiona
l
late Janu
ary, 2009.
partic
ipation of 2
5% and 2,000 potentia
l stude
nt app
licants per in
stitu
tion.
7 No stud
ents and teache
rs have been im
pacted at this tim
e as th
e DATE grant period began Septem
ber 1
, 2008.
11
Key
Foc
us A
rea
for
Res
ults
Res
ults
12
Res
ults
(con
t.)(
)
•Th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of s
cien
tific
ally
bas
ed re
adin
g in
stru
ctio
n th
roug
h R
eadi
ng F
irst h
as le
d to
gai
ns in
stu
dent
ach
ieve
men
t.
Sh
li
lti
thT
hA
dtP
h•
Sch
ools
impl
emen
ting
the
Teac
her A
dvan
cem
ent P
rogr
am h
ave
incr
ease
d te
ache
r ret
entio
n ra
tes.
•S
tude
nts
grad
uatin
gfro
mou
rfirs
tEar
lyC
olle
geH
igh
Sch
ool
•S
tude
nts
grad
uatin
g fro
m o
ur fi
rst E
arly
Col
lege
Hig
h S
choo
l (E
CH
S) a
t U. T
. San
Ant
onio
acc
umul
ated
ove
r 4,9
50 h
ours
of
colle
ge c
redi
t. C
umul
ativ
ely,
1,4
56 E
CH
S s
tude
nts
have
ear
ned
1280
7ho
urs
ofco
llege
cred
itsi
nce
2005
12,8
07 h
ours
of c
olle
ge c
redi
t sin
ce 2
005.
•Lo
w-in
com
e st
uden
ts fr
om 1
30 h
igh
scho
ols
have
gre
ater
co
llege
acce
ssan
dm
ore
unde
rsta
ndin
gof
finan
cial
aid.
colle
ge a
cces
s an
d m
ore
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
fina
ncia
l aid
.
13
Res
ults
: Rea
ding
Firs
tg
The
Perc
enta
ge o
f 3rd
Gra
de S
tude
nts
Pass
ing
the
TAK
S Te
st in
R
eadi
ngC
ompr
ehen
sion
:200
3-20
08
80%
90%
100%
Rea
ding
Com
preh
ensi
on: 2
003
2008
50%
60%
70%
Rea
ding
Firs
t 200
3*R
eadi
ng F
irst 2
008*
Sta
te A
vera
ge 2
003*
*
10%
20%
30%
40%
gS
tate
Ave
rage
200
8**
Non
-Rea
ding
Firs
t 200
3†N
on-R
eadi
ng F
irst 2
008†
+19
+12
+13
+16
+6
+6
+15
+6
+6
0%10%
Engl
ish
Lang
uage
Lea
rner
St
uden
tsA
fric
an-A
mer
ican
St
uden
tsH
ispa
nic
Stud
ents
*S
hl
tti
i20
0320
04*
-Sc
hool
s st
artin
g in
200
3-20
04 .
Sour
ce: A
nnua
l Per
form
ance
Rep
ort;
Texa
s In
stitu
te fo
r Mea
sure
men
t, Ev
alua
tion,
and
Sta
tistic
s**
-So
urce
: Tex
as E
duca
tion
Age
ncy
Ass
essm
ent a
nd E
valu
atio
n D
ivis
ion
† -
Sour
ce: T
exas
Edu
catio
n A
genc
y A
sses
smen
t and
Eva
luat
ion
Div
isio
n
14
Res
ults
: Rea
ding
Firs
t (c
ont)
(con
t.)
The
Perc
enta
ge o
f 3rd
Gra
de S
tude
nts
Ach
ievi
ng P
rofic
ienc
y in
Rea
ding
Com
preh
ensi
on: 2
003-
2008
90%
100% 80
%
90%
70%
60%
Rea
ding
Firs
t Cyc
le 1
200
3R
eadi
ng F
irst C
ycle
1 2
008
Cau
casi
an S
tude
nts
His
pani
c S
tude
nts
pA
frica
n-A
mer
ican
Stu
dent
sE
cono
mic
Dis
adva
ntag
ed S
tude
nts
Lim
ited
Eng
lish
Pro
ficie
nt S
tude
nts
15
Res
ults
: Rea
ding
Firs
t (c
ont)
(con
t.)
The
Perc
enta
ge o
f 3rd
Gra
de S
tude
nts
Ach
ievi
ng P
rofic
ienc
y in
Rea
ding
Com
preh
ensi
on: 2
003-
2008
90%
100% 80
%
90%
70%
60%
Sta
te A
vera
ge 2
003
Sta
te A
vera
ge 2
008
Cau
casi
an S
tude
nts
His
pani
c S
tude
nts
pA
frica
n-A
mer
ican
Stu
dent
sE
cono
mic
Dis
adva
ntag
ed S
tude
nts
Lim
ited
Eng
lish
Pro
ficie
nt S
tude
nts
16
Res
ults
: Col
lege
Cre
dit f
or E
arly
C
olle
geH
igh
Scho
olSt
uden
tsC
olle
ge H
igh
Scho
ol S
tude
nts
Uni
vers
ity o
f Tex
as In
stitu
tions
Pa
rtne
ring
with
Ear
ly C
olle
ge H
igh
Scho
ols
(EC
HS)
U. T
. In
stitu
tion
ECH
S Pa
rtne
rsG
rade
sR
esul
ts to
Dat
e
U. T
. San
A
nton
ioE
ast C
entra
l IS
DS
outh
side
ISD
Sou
thw
est I
SD
9-12
211
grad
uate
s; o
ver 4
,950
ho
urs
of c
olle
ge c
redi
t; 65
6 st
uden
ts,o
ver 9
,110
hou
rs o
f co
llege
cre
dit t
otal
.co
ege
ced
ttot
aU
. T.P
an
Am
eric
anH
idal
go IS
D*
9-11
381
stud
ents
with
ove
r 801
ho
urs
of c
olle
ge c
redi
tU
. T.
Bro
wns
ville
ISD
999
9th
grad
ers;
396
hour
s of
B
row
nsvi
lleco
llege
cre
dit
U. T
. El P
aso
El P
aso
Com
mun
ityC
olle
ge
and
Ysl
eta
ISD
9-11
320
stud
ents
; ove
r 2,5
00
hour
sof
col
lege
cre
dit
*Ran
ked
#11
inth
ena
tion
byU
SN
ews
and
Wor
ldR
epor
tin
Nov
2007
;rec
eive
da
* Ran
ked
#11
in th
e na
tion
by U
.S. N
ews
and
Wor
ld R
epor
tin
Nov
. 200
7; re
ceiv
ed a
sp
ecia
l vis
it by
Bill
and
Mel
inda
Gat
es. R
epor
t abo
ut H
idal
go E
CH
S is
incl
uded
in
agen
da p
acke
t.
17
Res
ults
: Pro
ven
Succ
ess
of
Teac
her A
dvan
cem
ent P
rogr
am
(TA
P) in
Tex
as
Teac
herR
eten
tion
–R
icha
rdso
nIS
D
92%
87%
Teac
her R
eten
tion
Ric
hard
son
ISD
Bef
ore
TAP
Afte
r Yea
r 1 o
f TA
PA
fter Y
ear 2
of T
AP
56%
55%
51%
%80
%87
%
33%
0%
36%
Aud
elia
Cre
ek E
lem
enta
ryFo
rest
Mea
dow
Jun
ior H
igh
Thur
good
Mar
shal
l E
lem
enta
ry*
* -Sc
hool
was
not
in e
xist
ence
the
year
bef
ore
TAP
was
impl
emen
ted.
18
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ults
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olle
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nce
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ents
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ols
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ndan
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atio
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llege
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dent
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nanc
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ost
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tate
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es V
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tary
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tem
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olle
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grat
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tate
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e co
llege
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ssin
form
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nan
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n an
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tude
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urn
on In
vest
men
t
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TS
yste
min
vest
men
tin
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abou
t6%
ofa
$12
milli
on•
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. Sys
tem
inve
stm
ent i
n IP
SI i
s ab
out 6
% o
f a $
12 m
illio
n op
erat
ing
budg
et, a
vera
ged
over
thre
e ye
ars
•R
etur
n on
Inve
stm
ent f
or U
. T. S
yste
m a
nd S
choo
l Dis
trict
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irect
IPS
I Ini
tiativ
es: 1
77%
•R
etur
n on
Inve
stm
ent f
or U
. T. S
yste
m a
nd S
choo
l Dis
trict
D
irect
and
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rect
IPS
I Ini
tiativ
es: 2
48%
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SI h
as a
ctiv
ely
supp
orte
d va
rious
U. T
. ins
titut
ions
in
secu
ring
$41
mill
ion
in g
rant
s fo
r P–1
6 w
ork.
24
Impo
rtan
ce o
f IPS
Ip
In A
ugus
t and
Sep
tem
ber o
f 200
7, th
e A
mpe
rsan
d A
genc
y co
nduc
ted
a su
rvey
with
a ra
ndom
, rep
rese
ntat
ive
sam
ple
of o
ver 1
,300
Tex
ans.
The
pu
rpos
e of
the
poll
was
to te
st a
ttitu
des
and
opin
ions
abo
ut h
ighe
r edu
catio
n d
ThU
iit
fTS
tIt
it
fll
tan
d Th
e U
nive
rsity
of T
exas
Sys
tem
. It w
as, i
n pa
rt, a
follo
w-u
p to
a s
urve
y co
nduc
ted
in 2
003
by M
ontg
omer
y an
d A
ssoc
iate
s. B
oth
surv
eys
reve
aled
th
at T
exan
s pl
ace
extre
mel
y hi
gh im
porta
nce
on w
ork
bein
g do
ne b
y hi
gher
ed
ucat
ion
inst
itutio
ns o
n be
half
of K
–12
stud
ents
.
The
pree
min
ence
of t
he im
port
ance
the
publ
ic p
lace
s on
K–1
2 hi
gher
ed
ucat
ion
initi
ativ
es is
con
sist
ent w
ith re
sults
from
the
2003
sur
vey.
In
that
sur
vey,
“ed
ucat
ion
initi
ativ
es to
impr
ove
publ
ic s
choo
ls
(kin
derg
arte
n th
roug
h 12
th g
rade
)” ra
nked
the
first
of t
hree
pos
sibl
e “w
ays
that
uni
vers
ities
can
impr
ove
the
lives
of a
ll Te
xans
, not
just
st
uden
tsat
tend
ing
scho
olth
ere
”st
uden
ts a
ttend
ing
scho
ol th
ere.
25
Test
imon
ials
“I am
ent
husi
astic
abo
ut th
e op
portu
nity
for t
he In
stitu
te fo
r Pub
lic S
choo
l Ini
tiativ
es to
wor
k w
ith th
e U
. T. i
nstit
utio
ns, S
tate
age
ncie
s, a
nd e
duca
tion
and
com
mun
ity le
ader
s to
impr
ove
colle
ge p
artic
ipat
ion
and
succ
ess
for T
exas
stu
dent
s.”
—M
ark
G. Y
udof
, For
mer
Cha
ncel
lor,
The
Uni
vers
ity o
f Tex
as S
yste
m
“The
Tex
as E
duca
tion
Age
ncy
has
partn
ered
with
The
Uni
vers
ity o
f Tex
as S
yste
m In
stitu
te fo
r Pub
lic S
choo
l Ini
tiativ
es (I
PS
I) on
sev
eral
impo
rtant
pr
ojec
ts in
clud
ing
the
expa
nsio
n of
the
Teac
her A
dvan
cem
ent P
rogr
am (T
AP)
, tec
hnic
al a
ssis
tanc
e fo
r the
teac
her p
erfo
rman
ce in
cent
ive
gran
t p
jg
pg
()
pg
prog
ram
s, a
nd R
eadi
ng F
irst.
The
IPS
I sta
ff m
embe
rs, i
nclu
ding
Mar
ina
Wal
ne, K
aren
Nel
son,
and
Tam
my
Kre
uz, e
xecu
te th
ese
gran
tsat
the
high
est l
evel
pos
sibl
e. W
e ap
plau
d U
. T. S
yste
m fo
r cre
atin
g th
is d
ivis
ion,
and
look
forw
ard
to p
artn
erin
g w
ith IP
SI o
n ot
heri
mpo
rtant
pro
ject
s to
im
prov
e pu
blic
edu
catio
n in
Tex
as.”
—R
ober
t Sco
tt, C
omm
issi
oner
of E
duca
tion
“Whe
n ca
lled
upon
to s
uppo
rt U
. T. P
erm
ian
Bas
in’s
edu
catio
n ou
treac
h ef
forts
with
Ect
or C
ount
y IS
D (E
CIS
D),
the
Inst
itute
for P
ublic
Sch
ool
Initi
ativ
es (I
PS
I) st
aff w
ent a
bove
and
bey
ond
the
call
of d
uty.
Kar
en N
elso
n, D
irect
or o
f Aca
dem
ic F
ound
atio
n In
itiat
ives
at I
PSI,
orga
nize
d in
pa
rtner
ship
with
the
Dea
n of
the
Sch
ool o
f Edu
catio
n, a
thre
e-da
y In
stitu
te fo
r K-2
teac
hers
in E
CIS
D o
n sc
ient
ifica
lly-b
ased
read
ing
inst
ruct
ion.
It
was
so
succ
essf
ul th
at th
e le
ader
s of
EC
ISD
hav
e no
w a
sked
UTP
B fo
r tra
inin
g in
sci
ence
and
mat
hem
atic
s.W
e ve
ry m
uch
appr
ecia
te th
e co
nsis
tent
sup
port
IPS
I pro
vide
s U
TPB
for o
ur im
porta
nt P
–16
initi
ativ
es, i
nclu
ding
thei
r ass
ista
nce
in d
evel
opin
g th
e W
est T
exas
Reg
iona
l P–1
6 C
ounc
il.D
r. M
arin
a W
alne
, Exe
cutiv
e D
irect
or, d
eliv
ered
our
firs
t key
note
add
ress
whi
ch h
elpe
d us
mov
e th
e co
nver
satio
n fo
rwar
d on
impr
ovin
g th
lli
ti
thP
iB
i”
the
colle
ge-g
oing
rate
in th
e Pe
rmia
n Ba
sin.
”
—D
r. D
avid
Wat
ts, P
resi
dent
, The
Uni
vers
ity o
f Tex
as o
f the
Per
mia
n B
asin
“Fin
anci
al a
id is
the
key
to p
rovi
ding
acc
ess
to h
ighe
r edu
catio
n fo
r hun
dred
s of
thou
sand
s of
Tex
as s
tude
nts
over
the
next
dec
ade,
but
far t
oo fe
w
ofth
emkn
owho
wto
geti
t—or
that
itex
ists
.The
Texa
sCol
lege
Mon
eypr
ojec
twill
play
anim
porta
ntro
lein
incr
easi
ngfin
anci
alaw
aren
ess
amon
gal
lof
them
kno
w h
ow to
get
itor
that
it e
xist
s. T
he T
exas
Col
lege
Mon
ey p
roje
ct w
ill p
lay
an im
porta
nt ro
le in
incr
easi
ng fi
nanc
ial a
war
enes
s am
ong
all
Texa
ns.”
—D
r. R
aym
und
Par
edes
, Com
mis
sion
er o
f Hig
her E
duca
tion
26
Test
imon
ials
(con
t.)(
)
“Mar
ina
Wal
ne w
as in
stru
men
tal i
n de
velo
ping
The
Uni
vers
ity o
f Tex
as E
lem
enta
ry S
choo
l (U
TES
) whi
ch w
as c
reat
ed a
s a
rese
arch
-bas
ed
dem
onst
ratio
n sc
hool
ser
ving
prim
arily
eco
nom
ical
ly d
isad
vant
aged
stu
dent
s in
Eas
t Aus
tin.
In ju
st a
few
sho
rt ye
ars,
UTE
S be
cam
e th
e on
ly
exem
plar
y sc
hool
in E
ast A
ustin
.As
Cha
ir of
the
Man
agem
ent B
oard
’s S
trate
gic
Pla
nnin
g C
omm
ittee
and
the
Dev
elop
men
t Com
mitt
ee,D
r. W
alne
co
ntin
ues
to b
e a
stro
ng a
dvoc
ate
and
wis
e ad
viso
r for
this
sig
nific
ant p
roje
ct fo
r our
Div
isio
n of
Div
ersi
ty a
nd C
omm
unity
Eng
agem
ent.
The
Inst
itute
for P
ublic
Sch
ool I
nitia
tives
, und
er h
er a
ble
lead
ersh
ip, a
dds
sign
ifica
nt v
alue
to T
he U
nive
rsity
of T
exas
at A
ustin
in o
ther
are
as a
s w
ell,
incl
udin
g su
ppor
ting
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f the
new
Mea
dow
s C
ente
r for
Pre
vent
ing
of E
duca
tiona
l Ris
k in
the
Col
lege
of E
duca
tion.
”
Dr
Gre
gV
ince
ntV
ice
Pre
side
ntfo
rDiv
ersi
tyan
dC
omm
unity
Eng
agem
ent
The
Uni
vers
ityof
Texa
sat
Aus
tin—
Dr.
Gre
g V
ince
nt, V
ice
Pre
side
nt fo
r Div
ersi
ty a
nd C
omm
unity
Eng
agem
ent,
The
Uni
vers
ity o
f Tex
as a
t Aus
tin
“Our
effo
rts to
incr
ease
the
quan
tity
and
qual
ity o
f mat
h an
d sc
ienc
e te
ache
rs in
Tex
as th
roug
h re
plic
atio
n of
the
UTe
ach
prog
ram
hav
e be
en g
reat
ly
enha
nced
by
our c
olla
bora
tion
with
the
Inst
itute
for P
ublic
Sch
ool I
nitia
tives
(IP
SI).
IP
SI h
as s
uppo
rted
the
UTe
ach
Inst
itute
from
the
begi
nnin
g by
he
lpin
gus
esta
blis
hre
latio
nshi
psw
ithke
yfu
nder
san
dpr
ovid
ing
inva
luab
leco
nsul
ting
onou
rbus
ines
sst
rate
gyan
dop
erat
ions
IPSI
isa
won
derfu
lhe
lpin
g us
est
ablis
h re
latio
nshi
ps w
ith k
ey fu
nder
s an
d pr
ovid
ing
inva
luab
le c
onsu
lting
on
our b
usin
ess
stra
tegy
and
ope
ratio
ns.
IPSI
is a
won
derfu
l ch
ampi
on fo
r our
cau
se a
nd h
as b
een
a cr
ucia
l lin
k to
our
suc
cess
.”
—D
r. M
ary
Ann
Ran
kin,
Dea
n, C
olle
ge o
f Nat
ural
Sci
ence
s, U
. T. A
ustin
“Typ
ical
ly, w
orki
ng c
olla
bora
tivel
y w
ith o
ther
inst
itutio
nal g
roup
s pr
ovid
es la
yers
of p
roce
dure
s an
d m
ount
ains
of a
dditi
onal
wor
k. It
is n
ot u
ncom
mon
th
at th
e va
lue
adde
d fro
m th
ese
inst
itutio
nal c
olla
bora
tions
is n
ot re
adily
iden
tifia
ble.
IPS
I, di
rect
ed b
y D
r. M
arin
a W
alne
, is
a ra
re c
ount
er-
exam
ple.
It is
a p
rivile
ge a
nd a
n ho
nor t
o w
ork
colla
bora
tivel
y w
ith IP
SI a
nd it
s E
xecu
tive
Dire
ctor
. IP
SI h
as b
een
such
a p
ositi
ve fo
rce
in w
hat w
e ar
e try
ing
to d
o.‘S
uppo
rtive
’ and
‘hel
pful
’ are
inad
equa
te d
escr
ipto
rs. I
PSI,
thro
ugh
Dr.
Mar
ina
Wal
ne, i
s so
muc
h m
ore
than
that
.Sh
e is
the
win
d be
hind
our
sai
ls.”
—D
r. S
haro
n V
augh
n, H
. E. H
artfe
lder
/The
Sou
thla
nd C
orpo
ratio
n R
egen
ts C
hair
in H
uman
Res
ourc
e D
evel
opm
ent,
U. T
. Aus
tin
27
Test
imon
ials
(con
t.)(
)
“Muc
h of
the
succ
ess
of th
e C
hild
ren’
s Le
arni
ng In
stitu
te a
nd th
e S
tate
Cen
ter f
or E
arly
Chi
ldho
od D
evel
opm
ent d
epen
ds o
n st
rong
, effe
ctiv
e w
orki
ngre
latio
nshi
psw
ithlo
cals
choo
ldis
trict
san
dot
herU
nive
rsity
ofTe
xas
Syst
emin
stitu
tions
Sin
ceits
crea
tion
the
Inst
itute
forP
ublic
Sch
ool
wor
king
rela
tions
hips
with
loca
l sch
ool d
istri
cts
and
othe
r Uni
vers
ity o
f Tex
as S
yste
m in
stitu
tions
. Sin
ce it
s cr
eatio
n, th
e In
stitu
te fo
r Pub
lic S
choo
l In
itiat
ives
has
pla
yed
a cr
ucia
l rol
e in
bot
h st
reng
then
ing
exis
ting
partn
ersh
ips
and
in b
uild
ing
new
one
s.
In p
artic
ular
, the
Inst
itute
has
bee
n a
trem
endo
us re
sour
ce fo
r the
Sta
te C
ente
r and
its
Sta
tew
ide
partn
ers
as w
e de
velo
ped
and
impl
emen
ted
the
first
out
com
es b
ased
cer
tific
atio
n sy
stem
for p
rovi
ders
of e
arly
chi
ldho
od e
duca
tion
serv
ices
. In
pla
nnin
g, e
xecu
tion
and
follo
w u
p, th
e S
tate
Cen
ter
has
had
the
supp
ort a
nd e
xper
tise
of In
stitu
te D
irect
or M
arin
a W
alne
and
her
hig
hly
resp
ecte
d te
am.
We
have
als
o ap
prec
iate
d yo
ur ti
rele
ss s
uppo
rt, a
nd th
at o
f Bet
h A
nn B
ryan
, in
wor
king
with
pol
icy
mak
ers
and
the
busi
ness
com
mun
ity to
pro
mot
e th
e S
tate
Cen
ter’s
wor
k, w
hich
has
con
tribu
ted
to th
e S
tate
Cen
ter’s
sec
urin
g $3
0 m
illion
in fu
ndin
g fro
m th
e le
gisl
atur
e in
the
past
two
sess
ions
. A
s yo
u ha
ve a
lread
y be
en in
volv
ed in
con
duct
ing
impo
rtant
mee
tings
this
spr
ing
with
key
legi
slat
ive
and
busi
ness
lead
ers,
we
imag
ine
your
sup
port
will
cont
inue
to p
ay o
ff in
the
futu
re.”
—D
r. S
usan
Lan
dry,
Dire
ctor
and
Fou
nder
, Chi
ldre
n’s
Lear
ning
Inst
itute
, The
Uni
vers
ity o
f Tex
as H
ealth
Sci
ence
Cen
ter a
t Hou
ston
Sin
ce p
assa
ge o
f leg
isla
tion
that
dire
cts
the
stat
e ed
ucat
ion
agen
cies
to e
stab
lish
stat
e ed
ucat
ion
rese
arch
cen
ters
, IP
SI h
as p
laye
d a
criti
cal r
ole
lead
ing
to a
robu
st s
olut
ion
that
will
ser
ve to
impr
ove
Texa
s ed
ucat
ion
polic
y an
d pr
actic
e fo
r yea
rs to
com
e.IP
SI’s
Exe
cutiv
eD
irect
or, M
arin
a W
alne
, und
erst
ands
the
need
to e
stab
lish
a re
sear
ch-b
ased
sys
tem
of e
duca
tion
polic
y an
d pr
actic
e if
Texa
s is
to a
chie
ve it
s ed
ucat
ion
goal
s.
With
in th
e U
. T. S
yste
m, t
here
are
mul
tiple
edu
catio
n re
sear
ch c
ente
rs th
at h
ave
deve
lope
d th
e ex
perti
se to
per
form
sop
hist
icat
ed a
naly
sis
on la
rge-
scal
eed
ucat
ion
data
Mar
ina
utili
zed
herp
ositi
onas
Exec
utiv
eD
irect
orof
IPS
Iatt
heU
TS
yste
mto
laun
chan
dsu
stai
na
proc
ess
ofsc
ale
educ
atio
n da
ta.
Mar
ina
utili
zed
her p
ositi
on a
s E
xecu
tive
Dire
ctor
of I
PSI a
t the
U. T
. Sys
tem
to la
unch
and
sus
tain
a p
roce
ss o
f co
mm
unic
atio
n th
at re
sulte
d in
a fo
rmal
col
labo
ratio
n am
ong
thes
e re
sear
ch c
ente
rs s
pear
head
ed b
y Th
e U
nive
rsity
of T
exas
at D
alla
s.Th
is
colla
bora
tion
pres
ents
an
oppo
rtuni
ty to
leve
rage
the
mos
t pow
erfu
l ana
lytic
tool
s av
aila
ble
as T
exas
face
s its
crit
ical
cha
lleng
es in
ed
ucat
ion.
Fur
ther
mor
e, s
he h
as p
rovi
ded
the
fram
ewor
k fo
r com
mun
icat
ion
amon
g th
e tw
o ed
ucat
ion
rese
arch
cen
ters
with
in th
e U
. T. S
yste
m.
It is
my
belie
f tha
t the
est
ablis
hmen
t of t
he e
duca
tion
rese
arch
cen
ters
has
the
pote
ntia
l to
be o
ne o
f the
mos
t im
porta
nt –
and
unde
rapp
reci
ated
–pi
eces
of e
duca
tion
legi
slat
ion
in re
cent
Tex
as e
duca
tion
hist
ory.
To d
ate,
Mar
ina
Wal
ne th
roug
h IP
SI h
as p
rovi
ded
a ce
ntra
l rol
e in
real
izin
g th
is
pote
ntia
l.
—Le
e H
olco
mbe
, Dire
ctor
, The
Hig
her E
duca
tion
Pol
icy
Inst
itute
28
Test
imon
ials
(con
t.)(
)
“We
are
parti
cula
rly p
roud
of t
he c
ost c
alcu
lato
r and
the
prog
ress
rate
mea
sure
. Stu
dies
hav
e de
mon
stra
ted
that
for m
any
stud
ents
, esp
ecia
lly th
ose
from
eco
nom
ical
ly d
isad
vant
aged
bac
kgro
unds
, the
per
cept
ions
abo
ut th
e co
st o
f col
lege
are
a m
ajor
stu
mbl
ing
bloc
k to
atte
ndan
ce.“
—D
avid
Shu
lenb
urge
r, P
roje
ct D
irect
or a
nd V
ice
Pre
side
nt, A
cade
mic
Affa
irs, A
ssoc
iatio
n of
Pub
lic a
nd L
and-
gran
t Uni
vers
ities
“As
a re
sult
of b
eing
a R
eadi
ng F
irst s
choo
l dis
trict
, stu
dent
sco
res
in e
very
stu
dent
gro
up a
re n
ow a
bove
90%
in re
adin
g. L
aV
ega
Prim
ary/
Ele
men
tary
cam
pus
has
mov
ed fr
om a
bor
derli
ne “L
ow P
erfo
rmin
g” c
ampu
s to
a “R
ecog
nize
d” ra
ting
for t
he p
ast t
wo
year
s. W
hat w
e ha
ve
lear
ned
abou
t sci
entif
ic re
sear
ch a
nd in
stru
ctio
n ca
n no
w b
e ap
plie
d to
oth
er g
rade
leve
ls a
nd d
isci
plin
es.”
Mar
ina
has
an u
npar
alle
led
abili
ty to
con
nect
idea
s w
ith th
e re
sour
ces
to a
ccom
plis
h th
em.
She
has
done
so
in le
adin
g th
e In
stitu
te fo
r Pub
lic
Sch
ool I
nitia
tives
with
a c
lear
and
com
man
ding
vis
ion
to in
crea
se th
e us
e of
evi
denc
e-ba
sed
deci
sion
mak
ing
in e
duca
tion.
The
pers
onal
ch
arac
teris
tics
that
driv
e he
r suc
cess
are
her
per
sona
l aut
hent
icity
and
trut
hful
ness
, and
her
tire
less
wor
k.
ppg
p
—D
r. S
haro
n S
hiel
ds, A
ssis
tant
Sup
erin
tend
ent,
La V
ega
ISD
“I w
ill b
e at
tend
ing
The
Uni
vers
ity o
f Tex
as-P
an A
mer
ican
this
fall
whe
re I
will
pur
sue
a do
uble
maj
or in
Mas
s C
omm
unic
atio
ns a
nd E
nglis
h. C
olle
ge
is s
omet
hing
that
I ha
ve a
lway
s lo
oked
forw
ard
to a
nd n
ow, t
hank
s to
you
and
you
r adm
inis
tratio
n, I
am o
ne s
tep
clos
er to
mak
ing
this
dre
am a
re
ality
. My
fam
ily a
nd I
wan
t to
send
out
our
dee
pest
than
ks fo
r you
r fai
th in
my
succ
ess.
”
py
,
—D
ean
Naf
zige
r, P
h.D
., E
dvan
ce R
esea
rch,
Inc.
yy
yp
yy
—S
tude
nt S
chol
arsh
ip R
ecip
ient
“Dia
na's
a re
mar
kabl
e yo
ung
lady
, for
who
m I
have
a lo
t of a
dmira
tion.
This
will
allo
w h
er th
e po
ssib
ility
to a
ttend
col
lege
topu
rsue
her
dre
ams
of
beco
min
g a
nurs
e.I h
ave
no d
oubt
that
she
will
be
succ
essf
ul a
t the
pos
tsec
onda
ry le
vel.
She
will
be
the
first
per
son
in h
er fa
mily
to a
ttend
co
llege
.H
eras
pira
tions
toac
hiev
ehe
rdes
ired
care
erfie
ldw
illbe
com
ea
real
ityth
anks
toth
isaw
ard.
On
beha
lfof
good
stud
ents
who
othe
rwis
eco
llege
.H
er a
spira
tions
to a
chie
ve h
er d
esire
d ca
reer
fiel
d w
ill b
ecom
e a
real
ity th
anks
to th
is a
war
d.O
n be
half
of g
ood
stud
ents
who
oth
erw
ise
mig
ht n
ot b
e a
reci
pien
t of a
sch
olar
ship
, we
than
k yo
uim
men
sely
.”
–Dr.
Cha
rlie
Mag
ill, C
ouns
elor
, Sun
set H
igh
Sch
ool,
Dal
las
29
Test
imon
ials
(con
t.)(
)
“Thr
ough
our
cor
pora
te g
ivin
g pr
ogra
m, w
e ha
ve p
rovi
ded
fund
ing
for t
wo
IPS
I pro
ject
s th
at a
im to
impr
ove
colle
ge-g
oing
rate
s st
atew
ide.
In to
tal,
Texa
s G
uara
ntee
d’s
Publ
ic B
enef
it P
rogr
am h
as g
rant
ed IP
SI $
436,
502
over
the
past
two
year
s, w
ith b
oth
of th
eir p
roje
cts
havi
ng b
een
awar
ded
amou
nts
that
sig
nific
antly
exc
eede
d ou
r ave
rage
gra
nt a
war
d.
In c
arry
ing
out t
heir
prop
osed
pro
gram
s, th
e IP
SI s
taff
has
dem
onst
rate
d tre
men
dous
ded
icat
ion
and
com
mitm
ent t
o he
lpin
g st
uden
ts a
nd fa
mili
es
real
ize
thei
r edu
catio
nal g
oals
. Bot
h pr
ojec
ts h
ave
been
par
ticul
arly
stro
ng in
the
area
s of
par
enta
l inv
olve
men
t, vo
lunt
eer c
oord
inat
ion,
and
in
build
ing
rela
tions
hips
with
gui
danc
e co
unse
lors
and
pub
lic s
choo
l adm
inis
trato
rs.
Our
par
tner
ship
with
IPS
I has
bee
n bo
th p
rodu
ctiv
e an
d re
war
ding
, and
we
who
lehe
arte
dly
supp
ort t
heir
effo
rts a
nd w
ish
them
eve
ry s
ucce
ss in
the
futu
re.”
—K
riste
n B
oyer
, Dire
ctor
, Pub
lic B
enef
its G
rant
s P
rogr
am, T
exas
Gua
rant
eed
30
Con
tact
s fo
r Que
stio
ns
Mar
ina
Wal
neE
xecu
tive
Dire
ctor
, IP
SI
,m
wal
ne@
utsy
stem
.edu
(512
)499
-467
2(5
12) 4
9946
72
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IPSI IM
PACT MATRIX – JANUARY 2003 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2008
INITIATIVE
Total $$
Raised
$$ for IPSI
Operations
$$ for
Partners
# Educators
Impacted
# Students
Impacted
Other Impacts
Academic Foundation Initiatives
Read
ing First (yr 1 ‐y
r 6) 1
$51,998,853
$48,034,304
$3,964,549
11,500
424,237
Infusing re
search‐based re
ading instruction an
d curriculum in
to Texas
scho
ols. Districts/cha
rters = 212; # Schoo
ls = 734
College Readiness Initiatives
Early College H
igh Scho
ol
$3,200,000
$801,955
$2,398,045
741,860
Blending th
e last tw
o years of high scho
ol and th
e first tw
o years of
college.
TRACK
$2,200,000
$2,200,000
$03,533
278,209
Prov
iding diagno
stic assessm
ents and learning m
odules to su
pport
stud
ent college re
adiness
College Access Initiatives
NASU
LGC and AASC
U2
$51,000
$51,000
$0
350,0003
Parents: ap
proxim
ately 80,000 ‐ Fina
ncial A
id Estim
ator to
ol provide
d to
700 plus colleges an
d un
iversitie
s na
tionw
ide. N
ationa
l mod
el to
increase tran
sparency in fina
ncial aid awarding and encou
rage early
award no
tification from in
stitu
tions, state and fede
ral sou
rces.
Café con Le
che/Café Y Colegio
(TG)
$436,502
$235,502
$201,000
1,100
Outreach an
d statew
ide UT Em
ploy
ee Volun
teer Program fo
r Stude
nts
and Pa
rents in high‐need com
mun
ities and 130 ta
rget high scho
ols. The
number o
f parents im
pacted equ
als 654 to date.
Texas College M
oney
$64,049
$64,049
$0
510,000
Fina
ncial aid estim
ates, college plann
ing, and lo
an awareness for n
ine
UT Sy
stem acade
mic cam
puses. N
ationa
l mod
el fo
r finan
cial aid and
college prepa
ratio
n prog
ram.
THEC
B Aid Calculator/Web
Portal
$209,250
$209,250
$00
06 2000 cou
nselors, 100,000 parents: M
anagem
ent a
nd develop
ment o
f one‐
stop‐sho
p for p
repa
ring
, plann
ing an
d pa
ying fo
r college in Texas.
Com
parativ
e fin
ancial aid estim
ates fo
r all Te
xas pu
blic, p
rivate 2‐ a
nd 4‐
year colleges an
d un
iversitie
s. Educator Quality Initiatives
Teacher A
dvan
cement P
rogram
$573,993
$573,993
$0636
8,215
Pilotin
g a comprehensive re
form m
odel fo
r teacher com
pensation an
d profession
alism. Include
s 12 TEA fu
nded pilo
t schoo
ls and 7 add
ition
al
scho
ols fund
ed by the TE
A D.A.T.E. grant.
Teacher Incentiv
e Fu
nd (y
r 1‐2) 4
$8,584,501
$4,335,195
$4,249,306
691
9,747
Expa
nding the TA
P pilot p
roject in
to 17 new schoo
ls, a to
tal o
f 27 scho
ols
in 7 schoo
l districts.
Technical A
ssistance Grant
$2,650,926
$1,310,868
$1,340,058
1,4165
07Infusing perform
ance com
pensation into th
e trad
ition
al edu
cator s
alary
structure. 360 districts im
pacted by the Te
chnical A
ssistance.
New Teacher Project
$372,000
$18,600
$353,400
285
570
Supp
ortin
g recruitin
g an
d training ta
lented m
id‐career p
rofessiona
ls in
to
teaching
Teach for A
merica
$595,688
$44,125
$551,563
585
1,170
Supp
ortin
g recruitm
ent a
nd training ta
lented can
dida
tes into teaching
Project C
ore, M
yAccess!
$1,685,930
$1,685,930
$0800
7,400
Pilot p
rogram
; did not go to scale.
TOTALS
$72,622,692
$59,564,771
$13,057,921
19,520
1,592,508
1 Year 7
: Estim
ated $4.8 million for R
eading First.
4 Com
mitted th
roug
h 2012: $16,536,419
2 Nationa
l Associatio
n of State Lan
d Grant Colleges a
nd Universities (N
ASU
LGC);
5 Num
ber o
f atte
ndees pa
rticipating in Fall 2007 an
d Su
mmer 2008 Te
chnical A
ssistance Worksho
ps.
American Associatio
n of State Colleges a
nd Universities (A
ASC
U).
6 No stud
ents and teachers have been im
pacted at this tim
e as th
e TH
ECB Aid Calculator/Web Portal p
eriod begins
3 NASU
LGC calculatio
n of stude
nts served estim
ates in
stitu
tiona
l participation
Late Janu
ary, 2009.
of 2
5% and 2,000 potentia
l stude
nt app
lican
ts per in
stitu
tion.
7 No stud
ents and teachers have been im
pacted at this tim
e as th
e DATE grant period begins Sep
tember 1
, 2008.
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