1. Achieve Texas Implementation Killeen Independent Phases to ensure student success by creating a strong college and career education program.

2. Achieve Texas in Action: Phase 1  Training-Training-Training 1. Central Texas Work Force 2. Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium 3. District Training 4. CTC Training 5. Guidance Learning Communities 6. Texas Counseling Association 7. Region XII Achieve Texas Training

3. Achieve Texas in Action: Phase 1  Read-Read-Read! 1. Implementation Guide 2. Resource Guide 3. Website 4. Guidance Materials 5. Handouts from Trainings

4. Achieve Texas in Action: Phase 1  Meetings-Meetings-Meetings 1. Communicate with key players 2. Discuss where we were in 8 steps for implementation 3. List programs already in place 4. Resources to all campuses 5. Begin plans for implementation

5. Achieve Texas in Action: Phase 1  School Board-School Board-School Board 1. Presentation of 16 clusters and governor’s special 6 state clusters 2. Discussion of new academy tied to 16 clusters 3. Research on clusters necessary for our local economy 4. Presentations to board on findings

6. Achieve Texas in Action: Phase 2  Students-Students-Students 1. Oct. 2008 Kick Off at all Killeen High Schools 2. Training done by counselors for teachers about 16 clusters and survey 3. TAP introduced along with POS 4. Coding of top three choices and CTE 5. Clean up continues

7. Achieve Texas in Action: Phase 2  Students-Students-Students Cont. 6. Pre-registration Process to include courses, POS, TAP, 7. Fast Track 2 CTC with Central Texas College 8. Texas Bioscience Institute with Temple College 9. Increase of Dual Credit Enrollment 10. Texas Scholars 11. Central Texas 2 Step with CTC/Tarleton Univ.

8. Achieve Texas in Action: Phase 2  Students-Students-Students Cont. 12. College Nights 13. Financial Aid Nights 14. TSTC Road Show 15. Career Days on Elementary Campuses 16. Choices Program at Middle School 17. Bridges Pre-K-12

9. Achieve Texas in Action: Phase 2  Parents-Parents-Parents! 1. TAP during Pre-registration 2. Bridges Website 3. Achieve Texas Website 4. Counselors’ Corner 5. KISD Website 6. Campus Websites

10. Achieve Texas in Action: Phase 2  Parents-Parents-Parents cont. 1. Preparing for Career Days at Elementary Schools 2. Next school year having cluster nights for parents based on students’ surveys 3. Parents on Community Team

11. Achieve Texas in Action: Phase 2  Community-Community-Community! 1. Partners in Education 2. P-16 Regional Council 3. Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium 4. Workforce 5. School Board 6. Local Colleges

12. Achieve Texas in Action: Phase 3  Academy-Academy-Academy! 1. Bus Transportation 2. Scheduling of Classes 3. CTE/PLC Mixes Schedules 4. Master Schedule Proposal (Achieve Texas Clusters) 5. Class.com 6. Tutoring

13. Achieve Texas in Action  Questions or Concerns?