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Adult Basic Education, Corrections and Institutionalized Adult Basic Education, Federal/WIA Title II Adult Basic Education, Teacher Training Community Oriented Policing Services Distance Learning and Teacher Certification Program Distance Learning Staff Development Employee Technology Advancement Center Engaging Latino Communities for Education (ENLACE), the CSTEP Partnership (Central South Texas Enlace Partnership) English-Literacy and Civics Education English-Literacy and Civics Education (Staff Development) Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Nosotros Net, The South Texas Community Network Skills Training and Education Program-Unlimited Power (STEP-UP), Year Round Youth Program South Texas Border Region Health Professional Education Program (ST/BRHPE) Library Grant South Texas Telecommunications Consortium Tech Prep-South Texas Consortium Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), State and Federal Texas Alliance Minority Program (TAMP) Texas Collaborative for Teaching Excellence (TCTE) Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) Texas Public Education Grant (TPEG) Texas Retail Sales Project (EFF) Title V (Strengthening Hispanic Serving Institutions) Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) II Initial Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) II Renewal Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) Initial Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) Renewal
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Restricted Funds Project Summaries Project Name: Adult Basic Education, Corrections and Institutionalized Project Funding Source: Texas Education Agency Project Amount: $100,000 Project Dates: 07/01/02-06/30/03 Project Administrator: Ms. Carmen Seibert Martinez Project Purpose: This project is intended to provide instruction to adults who are housed in a correctional setting and who are “most in need” of adult education in order to actively participate in the educational system or in the workforce. Services are provided through a variety of classes offered in correctional settings. Courses include English-as-a-Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education (ABE) and GED preparation. Instruction is delivered primarily through the traditional classroom setting, in addition to computer-assisted instruction and the use of instructional television via programming on Channel 55.
Project Name: Adult Basic Education (ABE), Federal/WIA Title II Project Funding Source: Texas Education Agency Project Amount: $430,973 Project Dates: 07/01/02-06/30/03 Project Administrator: Ms. Carmen Seibert Martinez Project Purpose: The Federal ABE program is specifically designed to provide instruction to the “most in need” adult population of the service delivery area (SDA) with the opportunity to enhance their basic skill levels and educational goals, thereby enabling them to advance in their education and/or improve their ability to compete in today’s workforce. The ABE program offers English as a Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education (ABE) and General Educational Development (GED) classes in the counties of Webb, Zapata and Jim Hogg. The ABE program uses traditional classroom settings and also utilizes non-traditional settings with the utilization of computer software and the LCC instructional television channel. Classes are provided both on-site (LCC) and at external sites.
Project Name: Adult Basic Education (ABE), State Project Funding Source: Texas Education Agency Project Amount: $112,576 Project Dates: 09/01/02-08/31/03 Project Administrator: Ms. Carmen Seibert Martinez Project Purpose: The State ABE program is identical to the Federal ABE in its program specifics.
Project Name: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Teacher Training Project Funding Source: Texas Education Agency Project Amount: $12,929 Project Dates: 07/01/02-06/30/03 Project Administrator: Ms. Carmen Seibert Martinez Project Purpose: This project is intended to provide professional development to instructors and support staff to provide instruction to students enrolled under the Adult Education Program. Professional Development is based on an ongoing needs assessment of staff and students. It addresses such areas as instructional methodology, student assessment and retention, and is instrumental in assuring student and program success. All instructors are required to have a minimum of 12 hours of professional development per year. For those lacking teacher certification, the requirement is a minimum of 24 hours per year until they obtain an Adult Basic Education credential or complete two years of adult basic education experience. Professional development is primarily provided through collaboration with and the assistance of such service providers as the ESL Professional Development Project at Texas A&M Kingsville and the Adult Basic Education Professional Development Center - Region 20 Educational Service Center.
Project Funding Source: Amigos Library Services Project Amount: $1,145 Project Date: 05/03/02-05/31/04 Project Administrator: Mr. Tom LaFleur Project Purpose: Library staff wants to assess current practice in a purposive sample of peer institutions with a view to analyzing and synthesizing a better approach to bibliographic instruction. Staff will travel and gather information from other peer colleges and identify the best practice for teaching interactive bibliographic instruction.
Project Funding Source: Estate of Camilo Prada Project Amount: $80,000 Project Date: 07/12/02 through present Project Administrator: Ms. Millie Slaughter Project Purpose: The Estate of Camilo Prada fund established a donation of $200,000 payable in five installments of $40,000.00 each. The funds will be used to establish an endowment and or for construction of a Child Development Laboratory to be situated at the Second Campus.
Project Funding Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Project Amount: $1,063,151 Project Dates: 09/1/02-08/31/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Federico Solis Project Purpose: The annual grant for Post-Secondary Workforce Education programs is intended to assist in the planning and implementation of improvements to career and technical education as described in Title I of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Perkins III).
Project Name: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Project Funding Source: U.S. Department of Justice Project Amount: $196,373 Grant LCC Match _ 65,459 $261,832 Total Project Dates: 06/1/00-12/31/02 Project Administrator: Mr. Ray Cortez Project Purpose: The funding under this project is for the payment of salaries and approved fringe benefits for three years for sworn entry-level career law enforcement officers, lateral transfers or rehired officers.
Project Name: Distance Learning and Teacher Certification Program Project Funding Source: Texas Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board Project Amount: $170,655Grant LCC Match: _17 ,863 $188,528 Total Project Dates: 8/31/01-12/31/02 Project Administrator: Dr. Sit & Mr. Gerardo Sifuentes Project Purpose: This grant provides funds to purchase equipment, software, and other technical expenditures for the expansion of alternative teacher certification programs, distance education, and other technology needs.
Project Name: Distance Learning Staff Development Project Funding Source: Sony Project Amount: $4,500 Project Dates: 1996-present Project Administrator: Mr. Gerardo Sifuentes Project Purpose: The purpose of the project is to provide training in the use and maintenance of distance learning technology to administrators, teachers, and other staff members from the South Texas Telecommunications Consortium partners.
Project Name: Employee Technology Advancement Center Project Funding Source: Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board, HE4 Project Amount: $134,577 LCC Match: 13,458 $148,035 Total Project Date: 08/30/02-08/30/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Enrique Garcia Project Purpose: The mission of the Employee Technology Advancement Center is to enable staff, administrators, and faculty members to reach their full potential by addressing the professional and technical development need of all the employees at Laredo Community College.
Project Name: Engaging Latino Communities for Education (ENLACE), the CSTEP Partnership (Central South Texas Enlace Partnership) Project Funding Source: W.K. Kellogg’s Foundation Project Amount: $241,000 Project Dates: 09/01/01-08/31/05 Project Administrator: Ms. Sandra Rodriguez Project Purpose: The purpose of the Enlace grant is to help recruit and retain Hispanic students from middle school through doctoral studies; the CSTEP project focuses on students from middle school through baccalaureate studies. This project provides English literacy and civics education to adults who are immigrants and with limited English proficiency. This grant must be renewed on an annual basis.
Project Name: English-Literacy and Civics Education Project Funding Source: Texas Education Agency Project Amount: $100,000 Project Dates: 07/01/02-06/30/03 Project Administrator: Ms. Carmen Seibert Martinez Project Purpose: The program will provide English Literacy and Civics education to adults who are immigrants and limited-English proficient. The program aims to serve 300 adults during the program year.
Project Name: English-Literacy and Civics Education (Staff Development) Project Funding Source: Texas Education Agency Project Amount: $2,000 Project Dates: 07/01/02-06/30/03 Project Administrator: Ms. Carmen Seibert Martinez Project Purpose: Through this grant, the LCC EL-Civics Program will work in consortium with the Brownsville ISD Adult Education Program and the Professional Development Center at Texas A&M – Kingsville in the development of an EL-Civics curriculum that will be aimed at addressing the needs of border communities. The final EL-Civics curriculum will be implemented locally and made available for statewide distribution through the Adult Literacy Clearinghouse based at Texas A&M University.
Project Name: Federal Pell Grant Project Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education Project Amount: $10,143,645 Grant Amount (Estimate) Indirect Cost Recovery: 20,390 (Estimate) Project Dates: 07/01/02-06/30/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Rick Moreno Project Purpose: The number of eligible applicants determines the funded amount. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid. Pell Grants are awarded to undergraduate students who have not earned bachelors or professional degrees. For many students this grant is a foundation of financial aid to which assistance from other sources may be added.
Project Name: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Project Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education Project Amount: $651,349 Indirect Cost Recovery: 33,170 (Estimate) Project Dates: 07/01/02-06/30/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Rick Moreno Project Purpose: FSEOG is a gift-aid for undergraduate students who have not earned bachelors or professional degrees. Awards are based on exceptional financial need and availability of funds. Eligible students must qualify for the PELL Grant, and those students with the lowest effective family contribution will be the first to get FSEOG.
Project Name: Federal Work-Study (FWS) Project Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education Project Amount: $531,413 Grant Amount Indirect Cost Recovery: 24,740 (Estimate) Project Dates: 07/01/02-06/30/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Rick Moreno Project Purpose: The FWS Program provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses.
Project Name: Fine Arts Building Project Funding Source: Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation & Alphonse Siros Charitable Trust Fund Project Amount: $375,000 Project Date: 12/18/01 through present Project Administrator: Ms. Millie Slaughter Project Purpose: Contributions from Mr. Guadalupe Martinez are designated for the purchase of equipment and awarding scholarships for the Fine Arts Department only. The Alphonse Siros Charitable Trust Fund is designated for the Fine Arts resource library and is to be used only to purchase equipment, furniture and resource materials for the library.
Project Funding Source: Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board, TIF Discovery 5 Grant Project Amount: $500,000 Project Matching: 50,000 Rio Grande Institute Match $550,000 Total Project Date: 08/31/02-10/31/04 Project Administrator: Dr Estelle Sit & Mr. Javier Perez Project Purpose: This project’s goal is to help the border communities share their technology resources and build a partnership between institutions. Frontera Tec is a consortium of the nonprofit Rio Grande Institute, the Texas State Library, Laredo Community College, and four other community colleges along the Texas border.
Project Name: LCC Music & Dance Project Funding Source: City of Laredo Project Amount: $32,815 Project Dates: 10/01/02-09/30/03 Project Administrator: Ms. Danuta Gazdyszyn Project Purpose: The funds are used to financially support the productions and concerts organized by the LCC Music & Dance department. The funding is used to pay for professional fees, travel, equipment, supplies, uniforms, and rental of the Laredo Civic Center.
Project Name: Law Enforcement Training Project Funding Source: South Texas Development Council (STDC) Project Amount: $28,000 Project Dates: 12/16/01-12/30/02 Project Administrator: Mr. Ray Garner Project Purpose: Federal funds are allocated to the STDC, who contracts with LCC to partially fund the expenses of providing training to local law enforcement agencies. The LCC Regional Police Academy provides in-service training, basic jailer training and basic peace officer training for law enforcement officers in Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg and Starr County.
Project Name: Law Enforcement Training Project Funding Source: South Texas Development Council (STDC) Project Amount: $26,600 Project Dates: 02/16/03-09/30/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Ray Garner Project Purpose: Federal funds are allocated to the STDC, who contracts with LCC to partially fund the expenses of providing training to local law enforcement agencies. The LCC Regional Police Academy provides in-service training, basic jailer training and basic peace officer training for law enforcement officers in Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg and Starr County.
Project Name: Law Enforcement Training-911 Project Funding Source: South Texas Development Council (STDC) Project Amount: $1,500 Project Dates: 02/16/03-09/30/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Ray Garner Project Purpose: The program provides classroom training to the communications employees of the local law enforcement agencies participating in the South Texas Development Council 911 Regional Network.
Project Name: Library Technology Outreach Program Project Funding Source: Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board Project Amount: $ 96,047 Grant Amount LCC Match: 10,672 $106,719 Total Project Dates: 8/31/02-8/31/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Tom LaFleur Project Purpose: The purpose of the TIF LB9 grant is to reach out beyond the confines of the LCC campus and include entities not directly associated with Laredo Community College. The targeted audiences area the Border region Mental Health Mental Retardation and the LCC Adult education Program. Computer and software purchased through this grant will allow the adult education students to practice for their GED exams. Border Region clients will be trained by MHMR staff to use computers to research community resources such as those dealing with housing, employment and advocacy groups.
Project Funding Source: Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation Project Amount: $75,000 Project Dates: 04/01/03-08/31/03 Project Administrator: Ms. Millie Slaughter Project Purpose: This project funded only to purchase a grand piano for the Fine Arts center.
Project Name: Nosotros Net, The South Texas Community Network Project Funding Source: Texas Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board Project Amount:
Project Dates: 10/04/00-12/30/02 Project Administrator: Ms. Alma Hernandez Project Purpose: The community network is composed of seven agencies coordinated by Laredo Community College. The agencies are the county of Webb, the city of Laredo, Mercy Health Center, the South Texas Workforce Development Board, Laredo Independent School District and United Independent School District. The project will establish a collaborative communications network for the first time in the city and county. Residents will have local and worldwide access to education, information, and communication resources, which will promote participating on civic life, and enhance community life socially, culturally and economically.
Project Name: Nursing Student Hotline Project Funding Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Project Amount: $45,985 Project Dates: 01/01/02-08/31/2003 Project Administrator: Ms. Diana Miller Project Purpose: The goal is to increase the number of students who complete the nursing program and who pass the NCLEX-RN examination. The objective is to provide emotional support to nursing students who are experiencing the stress or challenges of the program. To improve retention by implementing a nursing student hotline and provide support by being accessible to respond to questions regarding nursing course content or projects such as care plans or presentations by implementing a nursing student hotline.
Project Name: Science Lab Equipment Project Funding Source: U.S. Department of Defense Project Amount: $117,000 Project Dates: 10/01/01 - 09/30/02 Project Administrator: Dr. Nora Garza Project Purpose: This grant provides funds to purchase scientific equipment and instrumentation to be used in student science labs.
Project Name: Skills Training and Academics for Youth (STAY), Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Year Round Youth Program Project Funding Source: South Texas Workforce Development Board Project Amount: $174,523 Project Dates: 06/07/02-06/30/03 Project Administrator: Ms. Rosaura Medellin Project Purpose: Project STAY is designed to facilitate postsecondary education opportunities to eligible WIA graduating seniors from Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb, and Zapata counties. The project offers participants college level academic and vocational courses, continuing education courses, project activities, and work experience. Upon successful completion from Project STAY, participants will earn a one-year vocational certificate in a WIA demand occupation in a declared major of their choice. They will also earn continuing education units.
Project Name: Skills Training and Education Program-Unlimited Power (STEP-UP), Year Round Youth Program Project Funding Source: South Texas Workforce Development Board Project Amount: $54,660 Project Dates: 06/07/01-06/30/03 Project Administrator: Ms. Rosaura Medellin Project Purpose: Project STEP-UP is designed to facilitate high school students, ages 16-21, with a vehicle that will serve as a bridge for knowledge retention and for the acquisition of new knowledge and skills. The Project offers participants academic courses, continuing education courses, project activities, and work experience. Upon successful completion from Project STEP-UP, participants can earn one high school credit and up to forty-six continuing education units.
Project Name: South Texas Border Region Health Professional Education Program (ST/BRHPE) Library Grant Project Funding Source: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Briscoe Library Project Amount: $19,000 Project Dates: 09/01/02-08/31/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Tom LaFleur Project Purpose: Area Health Education Center (AHEC) funding through the South Texas Board Initiative will be used to purchase books, databases, and journal subscriptions for the Yeary Library to promote the nursing and allied health program on campus.
Project Name: South Texas Telecommunications Consortium Project Funding Source: Laredo ISD, United ISD, Zapata ISD Project Amount: $75,000 Project Dates: 1996-present Project Administrator: Mr. Blas Castaneda Project Purpose: This project provides distance learning equipment and training to area high schools and the College. There are 7 components to the project: (1) install technical equipment and management systems; (2) provide continuing education for health professions; (3) provide health and fitness information to the public; (4) implement college courses via distance learning; (5) develop health career awareness classes; (6) host inter-school professional staff meetings; and finally (7) offer high school credit courses via distance learning. Each school district contributed $25,000 towards the implementation of this consortium.
Project Name: South Texas Writing Project Project Funding Source: National Writing Project Project Amount: $25,000 Project Dates: 07/01/02-06/30/03 Project Administrator: Ms. Lucinda Farrokh Project Purpose: Funded by National Writing Project, with contributed funds from LCC, TAMIU, and local independent school districts at a rate of $700.00 per participant enrolled. STWP directs activities for kindergarten through university teachers dedicated to improving the teaching of writing. STWP administers a Summer Institute, research groups, and writing workshops. Teacher consultants of STWP conduct professional development workshops in the teaching of writing for classroom teachers at all levels. STWP Summer Institute for the Teaching of Writing is an intensive, five-week six-graduate- hour writing seminar for teachers.
Project Name: Sports Complex Lights Project Funding Source: Central Power & Light Company Project Amount: $50,000 Project Dates: 1997-Present Project Administrator: Mr. Troy Van Brunt Project Purpose: This is seed money to purchase lights for the sports complex. It is LCC’s intention to continue to find funding to completely light the sports complex baseball and softball fields.
Project Name: Student Support Services Project Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education Project Amount: $235,541 Grant Indirect Cost Recovery: 16,599 (Budgeted) Project Dates: 09/1/02-08/31/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Jaime Sosa Project Purpose: This program is designed to enhance LCC students’ academic skills, increase retention and graduation rates, facilitate entrance into four-year colleges, and foster a climate which supports the success of low-income/first generation college students and students with disabilities. The Supportive/Developmental Instructional Course component consists of additional instruction, remedial lab, and support service oriented activities that provide basic skills instruction in reading, English and math to assist in remediating educational deficiencies. Additional support services such as peer tutoring, computer-assisted tutoring, assistance in applying for financial aid, assistance in transferring to a four-year institution, and personal/career/academic counseling are available.
Project Name: Tech Prep-South Texas Consortium Project Funding Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Project Amount: $246,031 Project Dates: 09/01/02-08/31/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Ricardo Hinojosa Project Purpose: The Carl Perkins discretionary grant provides funding for this program to provide support and direction to educational institutions to create seamless educational programs that enable students to be globally competitive, life-long learners. The program supports students by providing career awareness, job shadowing, and student support services that aid in the transition from secondary education to vocational training and careers.
Project Name: Technology Equipment Project Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education Project Amount: $461,000 Project Dates: 03/15/01-09/01/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Fred Solis Project Purpose: Funds will be used to purchase instructional equipment for the electronic technology programs
Project Name: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Federal Project Funding Source: Texas Education Agency-Title II, Workforce Investment Fund Project Amount: $194,040 Project Dates: 10/01/01-09/30/02 Project Administrator: Ms. Carmen Seibert Martinez Project Purpose: The Federal TANF program provides instruction to adults who qualify for TANF related services and who are “most in need” of an adult education to actively participate in the educational system or the workforce. To identify eligible participants, the Adult Education TANF Program Instructional Coordinator works closely with the Texas Department of Human Services, the One-Stop Center, the Webb County Welfare-to-Work program, and HACU Work to Succeed program. This program offers English as a Second Language, Adult Basic Education, and General Education Development classes. To accommodate the greatest number of TANF recipients, these classes will be scheduled in the morning, afternoon and evening at Webb, Zapata, and Jim Hogg counties. The program curricular and instructional processes reflect learner-centered and participatory approaches designed to meet learner needs. Aside from the traditional classroom approach, technology has been infused in the delivery of services through the Instructional Television Channel, which offers GED on TV, both in English and in Spanish. Distance Learning is another means through which students will be educationally served. For students who wish to fast track their preparation, another means of instruction is available via GED preparation software. Curricular content and instructional practices are based on functional (real-life) contexts within a holistic framework to ensure that the individual student has the skills needed to compete in the workplace and exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
Project Name: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Federal Project Funding Source: Texas Education Agency-Title II, Workforce Investment Fund Project Amount: $147,102 Project Dates: 10/01/02-09/30/03 Project Administrator: Ms. Carmen Seibert Martinez Project Purpose: Serves same purpose as previous project.
Project Name: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), State Project Funding Source: Texas Education Agency-Title II, Workforce Investment Fund Project Amount: $58,788 Project Dates: 09/01/02-08/31/03 Project Administrator: Ms. Carmen Seibert Martinez Project Purpose: Serves same purpose as previous project.
Project Name: Texas Alliance Minority Program (TAMP) Project Funding Source: National Science Foundation Project Amount: $20,500 Grant Amount Project Dates: 10/01/02-07/31/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Jesse Porras Project Purpose: The funds are used to increase the number of minority students who complete a four-year degree in the disciplines of engineering, math or science. Students at LCC are funded thorough their sophomore year with a stipend.
Project Name: Texas Collaborative for Teaching Excellence (TCTE) Project Funding Source: El Paso
Community College through Texas Higher Project Amount: $24,000 Project Dates: 03/01/2001-08/31/2003 Project Administrator: Dr. Estelle Sit Project Purpose: To promote faculty professional development statewide and provide an infrastructure that enables community and technical colleges to share professional development resources. A clearinghouse and five regional centers for teaching excellence were developed to foster cross-disciplinary exchanges among faculty and leverage existing resources.
Project Name: Texas College Work-Study Project Funding Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Project Amount: $20,848 Grant Amount LCC Match: 10,000 $30,848 Total Project Dates: 07/1/02-06/30/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Rick Moreno Project Purpose: The Texas College Work-Study Program provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need.
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Name: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer
Standards and Education Project Funding Source: State Comptroller’s Office Project Amount: $1,630 Project Dates: 9/01/02-08/31/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Ray Cortez Project Purpose: The funds are used to provide necessary training, as determined by the agency head, for full-time law enforcement personnel.
Project Name: Texas Public Education Grant (TPEG) Project Funding Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board & Federal Government Project Amount: $29,135 Project Dates: 09/01/02-05/31/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Rick Moreno Project Purpose: The TPEG program provides assistance for undergraduate Texas residents who show financial need through the FAFSA application. Priority is given to those applicants who do not qualify for the PELL Grant.
Project Name: Texas Retail Sales Project (EFF) Project Funding Source: Texas Education Agency Project Amount: $22,027 Project Date: 01/17/03-0 6/30/03 Project Administrator: Carmen Seibert Martinez Project Purpose: The purpose of the project is to provide students with the needed English, employee readiness and job-related skills that will facilitate their entry to employment within the retail and sales industry. Students will participate in an 11-week intensive preparation course using the EFF curriculum prescribed by TEA. The course will consist of classroom instruction and on-the-job experience provided through internships. The sites for the internships will be local retail/sales businesses.
Project Name: Title V (Strengthening Hispanic Serving Institutions) Project Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education Project Amount: $2,118,695 Grant Amount LCC Match: 1,916,250 Science Lab Bldg Construction LCC Match: 250,000 LCC Match for Endowment Scholarship Fund $4,284,945 Project Dates: 10/1/99-9/30/04 Project Administrator: Dr. Nora Garza Project Purpose: This five-year grant provides partial funding for a new science lab building, staff development for faculty, and scholarships to assist students.
Project Name: Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) II Initial Project Funding Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Project Amount: $123,372 Project Dates: 9/01/02-5/31/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Rick Moreno Project Purpose: The TEXAS Grant was created by the 75th Legislature and became operational in Fall 1999. The TEXAS Grant Program is administered by the Coordinating Board and provides funding for eligible students to continue their education beyond high school. Students must be enrolled at least half time, and cannot have completed more than 30 hours of coursework. Students receiving this funding cannot have been recipients of the TEXAS Grant Initial funds.
Project Name: Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) II Renewal Project Funding Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Project Amount: $81,280 Project Dates: 09/01/02-05/31/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Rick Moreno Project Purpose: Same as previous project
Project Name: Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) Initial Project Funding Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Project Amount: $791,039 Project Dates: 09/01/02-05/31/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Rick Moreno Project Purpose: The TEXAS Grant was created by the 75th Legislature and became operational in Fall 1999. The TEXAS Grant Program is administered by the Coordinating Board and provides funding for eligible students to continue their education beyond high school. Students must complete at least 75% of their coursework, have a 2.5 G.P.A., and be enrolled in 9 hours of coursework. Students receiving this funding are not eligible for TEXAS Grant Initial funds.
Project Name: Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) Renewal Project Funding Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Project Amount: $769,341 Project Dates: 09/01/02-05/31/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Rick Moreno Project Purpose: Same as previous project
Project Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education Project Amount: $353,317 Grant Indirect Cost Recovery: 19,788 (Budgeted) Project Dates: 6/01/02-5/31/03 Project Administrator: Mr. Gerardo Martinez Project Purpose: Upward Bound is a program specifically designed for first-generation college-bound and/or low-income students. The year round program is designed to enhance students’ academic and social skills to succeed in post-secondary education. The program’s objectives are to improve student’s high school grade point average, raise their self-esteem, increase standardized test scores and to provide assistance in applying for college admission, financial aid, and scholarships. It provides college exposure through field trips to several colleges and universities. The program goals are met by student participation in three components. The summer component is a six-week program at the LCC campus, including recreational activities, intensive academic instruction and an educational/cultural field trip. The Fall/Spring component includes Saturday meetings, after school tutoring, cultural field trips, an academic competition, social events, activities in career awareness, and counseling. The Bridge component is designed for graduating seniors who will be enrolled in summer classes at LCC; Upward Bound offers full scholarships for the first summer session to selected students.
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