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Contact Trisha Hogan at:        [email protected]

Del Mar College and London High School are partnering on a pathway to lead high school graduates directly into the college's registered nursing program.
The new "Viking Voyage to Nursing" initiative between Del Mar College and London Independent School District aims to address Texas' nursing shortage.
“This partnership creates a clear and intentional pathway for students to move from high school into one of the most critical fields in our community,” Del Mar College President Mark Escamilla said in a news release.
The partnership was announced during London ISD's State of the District event on April 30. The program will begin next fall with London High School freshmen. During their freshman year, students will take the Texas Success Initiative test, which assesses college readiness, and apply to Del Mar College's dual credit program.
Participants will be able to complete 14 semester credit hours before officially
entering the registered nursing program. Students are recommended to take dual credit speech, philosophy and English composition classes, along with industry-specific classes such as general psychology and anatomy and physiology I and II. Students will take the nurse education entrance test in their senior year of high school.

During senior year, participants will also apply for the college's registered nursing program. "Our students will not only be able to complete high school but also get their nursing degree even faster than before resulting in a real impact on our local healthcare workforce," London ISD Superintendent Bill Chapman said in the news release.
They will be able to enter the registered nursing program in the summer or fall after high school graduation, jumping into introduction to health care concepts and professional nursing concepts courses. The registered nursing program is a two-year associate degree program. Students can also exit after three semesters if they instead choose to practice as a licensed vocational nurse.
However, the college also offers a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree.
Del Mar College's dual credit program is free for students in participating school
districts, which includes London ISD.
The college also currently offers a free tuition waiver program that covers the costs of earning an associate degree for full-time students living in the Del Mar College district, which currently includes some parts of London ISD.

https://blog.smu.edu/leadershipimpact/2026/01/28/applications-open-for-2026-2027-district-leadership-fellows/

https://nrea.net/further-reading/

Please feel free to access, as well as contribute to, this new website from our national affiliate, NREA.  

Cindy Ashby

Executive Director, Strategic Events

https://heyzine.com/flip-book/19586a817a.html#page/1

Feel free to use any/all of this 42 page Flipbook on Child Abuse Prevention strategies from the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center Foundation.  A special thanks goes to Mike Nelson for reaching out to TREA, and allowing us to be the first organization in Texas to pass these high quality materials along to our districts free of charge.  

Update:  This service is free to TREA Districts for approximately one more month, through May of 2026.  Please see the link at the bottom of this page and contact Jared if you have any questions or problems getting an account. 

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]

Congratulations to these TREA districts for having finalists in the 2026 HEB Excellence in Education Awards!

Thorndale ISD - Elementary Principal Shannon Morrison

Registration Deadline is May 1, 2026-Please pass along as needed..

https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ0000066vMj/inperson-event-nasas-career-technical-education-day-at-johnson-space-center

STARS@MIT: Small-Town and Rural MIT Alumni Panel

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM until 8:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time UTC -04:00

Join MIT alumni who grew up in small towns and rural communities as they share their journeys to and through MIT, and beyond. In this conversation, you’ll hear how MIT Alumni navigated the transition from rural high schools to the academic intensity and opportunity of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and where they are now! 

https://www.kltv.com/2026/04/09/cody-johnson-surprises-centerville-isd-students-with-inspirational-message/

Hey CoJo, our summer conference is June 15-16 at Kalahari in Round Rock.  Just sayin'.......

https://texasschoolbusiness.com/bragging-rights/

We know TREA school districts have great and innovative programs in place, so let's make sure we let everyone know.  The deadline isn't until August, so get those entries in for the Annual Bragging Rights edition that will come out in December.