Texas Resources

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Texas Resources

Afterschool Associates (click to learn more about this program):

Associate for 2005-6:
Christie Gonzalez
IDEA Academy
401 South 1st Street
Donna, TX 78537
956-464-0203
cgonzalez@ideaacademy.org

State Education Agency Contacts:

Texas Education Agency
Responsibility for administration of the federal 21st Century Community Learning Center program. For more information contact:
Geraldine Kidwell
Director of Curriculum Initiatives, Curriculum and Professional Development
1701 North Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701-1494
512-463-9581
gkidwell@tea.state.tx.us
http://www.tea.state.tx.us

Community Education Leaders:

Texas Community Education Association
Your state has a rich heritage of community education seeking to link schools and community resources. For more information on community education in your state contact:
Karon Lowe
President
Weatherford ISD
1100 Longhorn Drive
Weatherford, TX 76086
817-598-2806
817-598-2835
klowe@weatherford.isd.tenet.edu
http://www.texascommunityeducation.com/

Training/Technical Assistance

National Center For Community Education Regional Associate
The National Center for Community Education has developed a regional training network to help train afterschool practioners across the nation. The regional trainer for your state is:
Catherine Jordan
211 East 7th Street
Austin, TX 78701-3281
1-800-476-6861 x210
512-476-2286
cjordan@SEDL.org

Resource Links:

Texan's Care for Children
http://www.texanscareforchildren.org

Texas Kids Count
http://www.cppp.org/kidscount/

Texas Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.texasaeyc.org

Harris County Department of Education - Coop for After School Enrichment
http://www.hcde-texas.org

Texas Education Agency
http://www.tea.state.tx.us

Texas Community Education Association
http://www.texascommunityeducation.com

Afterschool Investments Project: Texas State Profile
http://nccic.org/afterschool/tx.html

Central Texas Afterschool Association
http://www.tcafterschool.org

4-H Afterschool

 

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Other Resources

AfterSchool Professional Network 
www.AfterSchoolPRO.net

21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)|
www.ed.gov/21stcclc

Afterschool Alliance
www.afterschoolalliance.org

Council of Chief State School Officers
www.ccsso.org

The Finance Project
www.financeproject.org

National Governors Association
www.nga.org

National League of Cities
www.nlc.org

Center for Collaborative Solutions
www.cfier.org/home.htm

Afterschool.gov
www.Afterschool.gov

American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF)
www.aypf.org

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
www.mott.org

Coalition for Community Schools
www.communityschools.org

California Tomorrow
www.californiatomorrow.org

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
www.fightcrime.org

Forum for Youth Investment
www.forumforyouthinvestment.org

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
www.naccrra.org

National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST)
www.niost.org

National Child Care Association (NCCA)
www.nccanet.org

National Afterschool Association (NAA)
www.naaweb.org

Public Education Network (PEN)
www.publiceducation.org

Public/Private Ventures (P/PV)
www.ppv.org

U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/esea

U.S. Department of Education
OESE, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS

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