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Feb. 2023 | Vol. 4, Iss. 6 TRPN News The RGV LEAD TRPN Convener team, consisting of Dr. Norma Salaiz and Janie Johnston Lopez, attended and presented at the Texas Regional Pathways Network Convening on February 14-15, 2023. The convening was designed to support the regional pathways work and the application of best practices from the field. The convening provided resources and insights to maximize outcomes, strengthen partnerships, and increase program capacity. The convening offered opportunities to connect with and learn from other regional grantees. The overarching goal of the convening was to deepen knowledge and understanding of [...]

Jan. 2023 | Vol.4, Iss. 5 TRPN NEWS RGV LEAD continues to meet with Valley Texas Regional Pathways Network school districts to explore ways to enhance work-based learning experiences in the TRPN pathways. Leading the way for Cohort 4 school districts Donna ISD, Raymondville ISD, and Vanguard Academy is the Job for the Future coach Ellen Bohle. Meeting with Bohle are RGV LEAD conveners ElizaGroff, Dr. Norma Salaiz, and Janie Johnston Lopez. ElizaGroff, Dr. Norma Salaiz, and Janie Johnston Lopez; not pictured, Luis Rodriguez, RGV LEAD Executive Director. Salaiz and Lopez will travel to Georgetown, Texas, [...]

Oct 2022 | Vol.4, Iss. 2 TRPN News RGV LEAD is proud to introduce TRPN partners, Mr. Albert Bryom, San Perlita ISD Superintendent, and Ms. Annette Arredondo, high school principal. We proudly serve San Perlita, Port Mansfield, and the surrounding communities. We believe in the potential of every child and strive to provide them with educational opportunities that meet their individual needs. Education is more than just preparing students for a test. It is about preparing them for life. Our graduates have become successful in college, the military, and the workforce. They are bankers, accountants, law enforcement officers, [...]

Sept 2022 | Vol.4, Iss. 1 TRPN NEWS RGV LEAD, Texas Regional Pathways Network Convener, kicked off the 2022-2023 TRPN year by hosting a meeting with TRPN district contact personnel on September 27th. Districts included in the TRPN Regional team members from Brownsville, Donna, La Feria, Lasara, Los Fresnos, Raymondville, Rio Hondo, San Isidro, San Perlita, Santa Rosa, and Vanguard Academy. The focus of this month’s meeting was to have the districts work on the Cross-Sector Partnership Assessment tool. In looking at the TRPN pathways and progress in a variety of areas, the districts determined if they are [...]

August 2022 | Vol.3, Iss. 12 TRPN NEWS RGV LEAD, Texas Regional Pathways Network Intermediary, worked diligently this summer to collect data from TRPN participating districts for Jobs for the Future and the Texas Education Agency. Data included the number of students participating in TRPN-targeted occupation career pathways, college hours they have earned, certifications earned, work-based learning experiences, etc. Districts included in the TRPN report were high schools from Brownsville, Donna, La Feria, Lasara, Los Fresnos, Raymondville, Rio Hondo, San Isidro, San Perlita, Santa Rosa, Vanguard Academy, and Weslaco. Each school district has received grant money to promote [...]

July 2022 | Vol.3, Iss. 11 TRPN Districts Wrap Up Reports As with all grants, reports need to be submitted to see how well a program is working. The Texas Regional Pathways Network districts are not exempt from this requirement which is why school administrators could be found wrapping up end-of-program reports for Cohort 2 and mid-year progress reports for Cohort 3. As-sisting them in submitting information to Jobs for the Future and the Texas Education Agency is the RGV LEAD Intermediary team consisting of contractors Dr. Norma Salaiz and Janie Johnston Lopez; Luis Rodriguez, RGV LEAD Executive [...]

June 2022 | Vol.3, Iss. 10 Virtual Welding Mentoring Comes to TRPN Students Donna ISD and La Feria ISD Texas Regional Pathways Network students participated in the first TRPN Virtual Mentoring workshop on June 21st and June 23rd. Addressing the audience were mentors Janie Johnston Lopez and Dr. Norma Salaiz, RGV LEAD contractors. The duo shared, in detail, employability skills. As part of their presentation, they shared two welding employability skills videos. Welding Tips and Tricks by Jody Collier was shared at the first mentoring meeting. The second meeting highlighted “5 Mistakes Beginner Welders Make In Weld School." [...]

May 2022 | Vol.3, Iss. 9 TPPN News - Virtual Mentoring Coming in June! RGV LEAD is proud to announce that it will host a virtual mentoring program for the TRPN district students. The pilot program will kick off on June 21st and 23rd, but the orientation was held on May 20th. The virtual summer mentor program will consist of a panel of speakers in the TRPN pathway clusters. Panelists will share the requirements needed for the TRPN pathway careers in welding, construction, education, wind energy, and health education. Then, students will be given employability skills lessons.  [...]

May 2022 | Vol.3, Iss. 9 La Feria High School TRPN Construction and Welding Pathways Robert Salazar, La Feria High School Agriculture Sciences Teacher/FFA Advisor, is well underway promoting the Texas Regional Pathway Network grant in welding with his FFA students. When asked to share what the students have been doing, he had this say, “These La Feria FFA members showed projects that were fabricated in class at the Rio Grande Valley Live-stock Show and at a project show at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Students fabricated these projects in their Agriculture Mechanics Welding Class and their Construction Technologies [...]