https://comptroller.texas.gov/programs/broadband/

The Texas Broadband Development Office is part of the Comptroller's Office, and is a good resource for broadband access and development in Texas.  

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/20/texas-broadband-federal-plan/?mc_cid=85c5b02453&mc_eid=ef465cb9a2

Good news on the dollars that will be released, and stay tuned to have the opportunity to provide input on the access maps.  

https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-official-release-of-2025-26-fafsa-form

Please pass along to high school counselors and others as needed. 

Congratulations to these TREA Member districts making it to the state games in Volleyball!  

Crawford                Goliad          Iola                Wink-Loving

https://ig.utexas.edu/tsgc/

Check out the tabs "Space Team Labs" and "Plant the Moon Grant".   The Texas Space Grant Consortium is NASA's Education arm for the state.  The Space Team Lab grant comes with a high tech computer, the software to run it, and 6 learning modules that guide students through it.  

Congratulations to these current TREA member district schools who placed in the top ten in their division of the UIL Lone Star Cup results for 2024!

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See the letter below from Superintendent Wade Callaway explaining this remarkable feat.  Reprint permission given by Mr. Callaway;  emphasis added.  

In early February of 2024, Gruver ISD was contacted by Dr. Garrett Black of the Texas Education Agency(TEA) that Gruver High School had qualified to apply for nomination for the 2024 National Blue-Ribbon Schools Program. Gruver HS’s principal, Delma Haberthur, completed the application and submitted it in early April of the same year. Fast forward to September 2024 and Gruver High School has, in fact, been named a 2024 Blue Ribbon School for “Exemplary High-Performing Schools”.

https://charlesbuttfdn.org/what-we-do/statewide-programs/raising-texas-teachers-program/charles-butt-scholarship/about-the-scholarship/

Check out these scholarship opportunities/application process through the Charles Butt Foundation for those in your school community who aspire to become teachers.  

Congratulations to these TREA Member Districts for attaining the Purple Star Campus Designation for the 2024-25 school year!  These school communities have shown support for their military connected students and families.  

Copperas Cove - 10 Campuses

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1800 miles; 11 stops in 13 days; 34 counties...Are you kidding me right now, this is awesome!

https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/jefferson-isd-school-board-recognizes-elementary-art-students/article_0e555c3c-83e0-11ee-9976-f3f3fa52fbe4.html

Congrats to TREA's Jefferson Elementary Students!

Congratulations to all schools who made it to the playoffs this year.  A special Congrats! to these TREA member District Schools for making it to the Championship Game in their division.

Gordon                      Benjamin                Oglesby                  Mart

Thanks to Jeannine at No Kid Hungry for passing this along...

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