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The Transformative Alliance for Student Success (TASS) continues a year of significant momentum, marked by new initiatives and impactful collaborations. This new TASS newsletter will keep members up to date on progress, notables and successes.
Quote/Movie of the Month
Remember the Titans. "Attitude reflects leadership."
- When we “revert” back to a habit, a practice, or the way we “used” to do things, does that mean we have not changed?
- Change is not like surgery. Even when you change, the old beliefs aren’t just removed like a worn-out hip or knee and replaced with better ones.
- Instead, the new beliefs take their place alongside the old ones, and as they become stronger, they give you a different way to think, fell and act (Dweck, 2023).
TASS Notable Outcomes
- The inaugural Teacher of Promise Awards were announced at the School and University Partnership Conference of Education at TAMU-CC November 9, recognizing outstanding beginning educators who have demonstrated exceptional work ethic and commitment to the teaching profession:
- Elementary teacher: Caitlyn Breiten
- Middle school teacher: Shae Fox
- High school teacher: Alexandria Dionisio
- TASS Collaborative Grant Proposals Submitted
- COASTAL: Community-Oriented Academic STEM Training & Advanced Learning (Lead: Dr. David Squires)
- Office of Research Mentoring junior faculty: College of Engineering & Computer Science (Lead: Dr. Janet Donaldson)
- TASS Collaborative Research Study Collaborations
- Integrated Movement (Lead: Dr. Collin Webster)
- CC Police Department (Lead: Asst. Chief David Blackmon)
- Portal for Research Established
- CCRC (Collaborative Community Research Center), a regionally recognized data hub and home to innovative community participatory research that helps develop and sustain human and social capital in the Coastal Bend and South Texas
- Project Islander Educator Preparation for Teacher Candidates of Future Emergent Bilingual Students (I-PROFES) grant submitted to the U.S. Department of Education Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence (Hawkins) Program. Total Budget Request: $3.25 million over 5 years (2024-2029). Investigators: Jimenez, D.D. (PI), Tejeda-Delgado, C. (Co-PI), Robertson, P. (Co-PI), Lynch-Davis, K. (Co-PI), Watson, J. (Co-PI), & Squires, D. (Co-PI). Role and Responsibilities: Proposal development team and recruited participating school districts.
- Project Empowering and Preparing Teachers of Future Emergent Bilingual Students (EPROFES) grant submitted to the U.S. Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA). Total Budget Request: $3.5 million over 5 years (2024-2029). Investigators: Jimenez, D. D. (PI), Tejeda-Delgado, C. (Co-PI), & Robertson, P.
Role and Responsibilities: Proposal development team and recruited participating school districts.
TASS Spring 2025
Reflecting back, Looking forward
February 7:
Assistant Professor Carlos Rubio-Medrano, Adjunct Professor Lewis Heuermann, and Doctoral Student Jacob Hopkins presented to TASS their "Stop, Hack, Go: A Coastal Bend Initiative for Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity." This program aims to reach local middle and high school students with free, single-day, interactive events covering topics of AI, cybersecurity, and engineering. The mission is to enhance cybersecurity awareness and AI literacy across Corpus Christi's diverse communities through hands-on education and local partnerships, building a digitally-empowered Coastal Bend.
November 1:
Dr. Melissa Garza, senior research associate with the Charles Butt Foundation, presented data from the Texas Teacher Poll & Texas Educator Poll. Visit the Foundation's Public Opinion Research page for their latest and past survey results, Dr. Garza's presentation, and presentation feedback for details.
TASS Guiding Purpose
All students are worthy and able to succeed. It takes a highly-committed, informed, dedicated, and informed village working together for transformation of less "undo" (reactive) and more "outdo" (upstream) to occur.
Contact
Dr. Carmen Tejeda Delgado, Director of Transformative Alliances for Student Success (TASS)
361-825-2860
Carmen.Tejeda-Delgado@tamucc.edu
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