So proud of Austin Byrd for this accomplishment! He is in the first graduating classes of the TTU School of Veterinary Medicene. He comes from an amazing family and was raised in TREA member district schools. He must take after his mother, Marlo.
I was invited to attend the 2025 HEB Excellence in Education Awards Sunday night in Austin, and it was nothing short of amazing. As a first time attendee, I witnessed inspiring acceptance speeches from winners, as well as the keynote address from Admiral William H. McRaven. As one of the winners stated (and I'm paraphrasing), "these are tough times for teachers, but it's important that we keep going back into the fire and getting the job done".
Special congratulations goes to the two TREA schools represented:
Remember that TREA member districts can sign up for free, just follow the directions on this link.
https://usarec.ent.box.com/s/1ytgt4szrbn9wc72h91k4mwi7c2asoeg/file/1699330887970
I was honored to be a part of the U.S. Army Education Tour at Fort Stewart last year. The military is a great avenue for some our rural students who want to get an education and learn valuable skills. Respectfully, Bill.
Jason McKenna of VEX Robotics will do a one-hour virtual presentation to DHEDF Rural STEM Initiative Participating School Leadership on the date and time indicated below:
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https://ig.utexas.edu/tsgc/k-12-education/
Please check out these resources and events available through TSGC, and pass this link/information on to your staff and others as you see fit.
Congratulations to these High School boys basketball teams on making it to the State Game! Winners are in bold.
1A D2: Jayton
Congratulations to these Girls Basketball Teams on making it to the State Game! State champs are in bold.
1A D2: Saltillo
TREA is excited to announce a new FREE service to our member districts and their staff members. This professional development offers many 6 hour modules in a variety of topics you can use as local credit for your PD needs. This service is available now, and goes through May of 2026. Please see the link below to set up your account and access the modules, free of charge. If you have any questions, contact Bill Tarleton or Jared Bigham at [email protected]
https://learn.mycredential.com/dashboard/?invite=369d3902aeb06fac2ceecaa97825e275
https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/wylie-isd-superintendent-takes-the-wheel-as-bus-driver/
Seriously though, great job on a positive article for longtime TREA member Joey Light and Abilene Wylie ISD.
https://charlesbuttfdn.org/news/highlights-2024/
Thanks for all the work this Foundation does for Public Education!
https://lemelson.mit.edu/inventeams
Thanks to our friends at DHEDF Rural STEM for letting us know about this. Are you a TREA member district and not receiving DHEDF Newsletters? Contact Bill Tarleton at [email protected]
https://recf.org/vex_worlds/volunteer-vex-robotics-world-championship/-
Consider passing this information along to others in your organization or community that would be interested in volunteering for this event coming up in May. It is very unique in that this is a World-Wide event being held in Texas this year. Sheryl and I attended the high school finals portion 2 years ago, and it's more like attending a rock concert for robotics teams, very cool!
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXTEA/bulletins/3cf4b6c
We know you have these awesome students in your TREA Member District Schools, let's get them nominated!
https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-basketball-player-saves-opponents-life-honored/63501175
Small town Oklahoma basketball game brings out a hero and saves a life...
