https://myparistexas.com/paris-isd-cte-robotics-team-competes-in-greenville-vexv5rc-67-classic/

TREA has partnered with TWC and RECF for four years to award over 50 Vex Robotics Kits.  Find out how your district can be a part of this by checking out our Newsletters, TXREA app,  and out website.  

https://comptroller.texas.gov/programs/broadband/

The Texas Broadband Development Office is part of the Comptroller's Office, and is a good resource for broadband access and development in Texas.  

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/20/texas-broadband-federal-plan/?mc_cid=85c5b02453&mc_eid=ef465cb9a2

Good news on the dollars that will be released, and stay tuned to have the opportunity to provide input on the access maps.  

https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-official-release-of-2025-26-fafsa-form

Please pass along to high school counselors and others as needed. 

https://ig.utexas.edu/tsgc/

Check out the tabs "Space Team Labs" and "Plant the Moon Grant".   The Texas Space Grant Consortium is NASA's Education arm for the state.  The Space Team Lab grant comes with a high tech computer, the software to run it, and 6 learning modules that guide students through it.  

Brian Stroman, TREA representative and Bloomburg ISD superintendent teamed up with ESC Region 8 School Safety Director Lee Gill to work with superintendent David Segers and Maud ISD on their District Vulnerability Assessment (DVA).  The result was a No Findings report, the best possible outcome for a DVA.  Great job, Maud ISD!

Remember, Brian and Lee can assist you with your DVA, and even if yours isn't scheduled for this year, it's not too early to get some guidance.  If you need more information, contact Bill Tarleton at [email protected]  

https://www.bookshare.org/campaigns/back-to-school-teachers

Feel free to share with parents and others in your school community as you see fit.  

https://charlesbuttfdn.org/what-we-do/statewide-programs/raising-texas-teachers-program/charles-butt-scholarship/about-the-scholarship/

Check out these scholarship opportunities/application process through the Charles Butt Foundation for those in your school community who aspire to become teachers.