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2nd Quarterly Report
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In Progress -
3/12/2007
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Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board
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Carl D. Perkins
Grants for Program Year 2006-2007
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Second Quarterly
Report - Summary Page
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Project:
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71106
- Texas
Leadership Alliance & Academy
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Institution:
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University
of Texas Health
Center at Tyler
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Amount Approved:
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$ 73,395
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Project Director:
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Dr.
Mickey Slimp
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E-mail:
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mickey.slimp@netnet.org
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Submitted By:
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E-mail:
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Project Summary:
Provide
brief project abstract (Part A of project application).
The project will work
with the major two-year college professional associations in the state to
develop and offer professional development opportunities for career and
technical deans and directors, new administrators and technical faculty.
Associations involved will include TACE, TACTE, TCCIA, TCCTA, the Texas
Leadership Consortium for Professional Development, the North Texas
Consortium, the Northeast Texas Consortium.
Utilizing web
resources developed during the 05/06 project year, the project will offer
a web clearinghouse of information for administrators, including current
announcements and activities, online training resources, and links to
administrative support resources. As prescribed by the Texas Leadership
Consortium for Professional Development and the project's statewide
advisory committee and following guidelines such as the leadership model
developed by the American Association of Community Colleges, the Alliance
project will provide professional development opportunities as both live
and self-paced online events in conjunction with the partnering statewide
associations and as a part of an annual academy.
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Advisory Commitee:
Provide
advisory committee information if applicable (i.e. Consortium projects).
Has
the Advisory Committee met?
Yes
The
dates of the Advisory Committee meetings:
January
22, 2007
Are the minutes on file at the college?
Yes
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Staff Assistance:
Describe
assistance requested from Consortium or CB Staff and results.
Consortium leaders at
El Paso
have been particularly helpful in brainstorming ideas related to the
project and in providing feedback related to the upcoming webinars.
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Comments on
Progress/Problems:
Comment
on the project's progress (broken down by quarter) and any obstacles
encountered.
Based upon the input of
the project advisory team, topics for the new year promise to take the
project in exciting new directions with a number of new and repeated
topics. The majority of training is designed for Spring/Summer including
the TCCTA co-sponsored "Leading from the Middle" planned for
July.
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2nd Quarterly Report
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In Progress -
3/12/2007
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Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board
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Carl D. Perkins
Grants for Program Year 2006-2007
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Second Quarterly Report
- Goals, Objectives, Activities, Results and Timelines
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Project:
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71106
- Texas
Leadership Alliance & Academy
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Institution:
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University
of Texas Health
Center at Tyler
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Goal: 1. Reconfirm member participation on the Steering Committee
representing a variety of professional development associations, regional
leaders, and participants from the Texas State Leadership Consortium for
Professional Development.
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Objectives/Activities
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Timeline Planned
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Timeline
Completed
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Results/Comments
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1.1.
Identify and contact individuals to serve on the committee, including
representatives from major professional development associations, the
Leadership Consortium, and Starlink. Insure regional diversity.
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8/15/2006 - 9/15/2006
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Yes
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Members
contacted for 2006/07 and confirmation completed. Members include:
College Representatives
Agency & Association
Representatives
Project Staff & Ad Hoc
Members
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1.2.
Conduct the fall meeting of the steering committee with prior input from
the Texas Leadership Consortium with a focus on leadership development
needs, deployment of project modules, and sustainability.
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10/15/2006 - 11/15/2006
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Yes
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The
first meeting of the advisory committee was convened at Love Field during
January.
The meeting focused
on pursuing ways to ensure collaboration among the member associations
for leadership development, along with recognition of the training
certification among the associations.
Members were urveyed
to identify topics of interest for the webinars and summer retreat,
identifying approximately 25 potential topics.
The website was also
reviewed with advisory members shown how to access the site to add news
and information from their organizations.
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1.3.
Conduct the spring/summer meeting prior to the Summer Academy and Online
Training Institute activities to provide input and to establish 2007/08
priorities.
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4/1/2007 - 6/30/2007
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No
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Goal: 2. Establish additional outcomes and training arenas for
administrative professional development, using both existing and new TLA
modules, webinars, and live events in collaboration with professional
associations.
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Objectives/Activities
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Timeline Planned
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Timeline
Completed
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Results/Comments
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2.1.
Continuously review existing modules, identifying needed revisions along
with the nature of the revision.
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9/1/2006 - 5/1/2007
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No
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Modules
reviewed by instructional design staff and project leader for revision
throughout the year. Additional changes will be submitted to the advisory
committee for consideration.
Video clips
identified, including components from both the Coordinating Board and the
Association of Community Colleges needing updating. CB updates will be
scheduled following the Legislative Session and AACC sections will be
produced in Washington
during late July.
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2.2. Identify
new areas for providing professional development activities within the
2006/07 project year.
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10/15/2006 - 11/30/2006
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Yes
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A
number of areas identified by the participants in the Summer Leadership
Institute for 2006 have been collected and disseminated for review by
project leaders, consortium staff, and through the professional
development committee and the presidents of the member colleges of the
Northeast Texas Consortium.
Using feedback from
the groups, a revised list was distributed at the advisory committee
meeting in January, including topics such as:
Designing an
administrative team
Managing difficult
people
dealing with conflict
Multitasking for the
administrator
Closing the gaps
Faculty recruitment
Building diversity
Successful
remediation management
Negotiating your
budget
Legislative updates
What you need to know
about data security
Motivational
strategies
A president’s
roundtable
Programs will be
offered as Webinars and during the Summer Institute.
Additionally, the project
will provide a major presentation at the TACE Conference in April.
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2.3.
Create and publicize a list of proposed Webinars and workshops planned
for leadership development to be offered during the fall and spring.
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9/1/2006 - 1/20/2007
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No
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List
to be finalized based on the January meeting with the timeline modified
to publicize the programs throughout the spring and summer.
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2.4.
Identify modules to be added or revised during the summer.
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4/1/2007 - 8/31/2007
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Yes
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Modules
relating to the Coordinating Board and AACC will be modified during the
summer. In addition, the AACC module will be expanded to provide an
overview of multiple professional associations.
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2.5. Identify
Webinars to be implemented in conjunction with the Summer Online
Leadership Academy.
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3/1/2007 - 5/31/2007
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No
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Meetings
held with Richard Moore during the TCCTA Annual Conference and by conference
call are finalizing the topics. Final programs will be identified during
April.
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2.6.
Identify additional services for the project.
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3/15/2006 - 8/31/2007
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No
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The
project has continued to develop the "Wiki" web pages to promote
additional leadership insights and to provide a news outlet for
leadership issues.
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Goal: 3. Revise and update the existing modules created for
the Texas Leadership Academy
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Objectives/Activities
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Timeline Planned
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Timeline Completed
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Results/Comments
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3.1.
Restructure and/or revise the existing training modules concerning THECB
organization and structure, American Association of Community Colleges,
and other major state community college associations, providing flexibility
for future changes.
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10/15/2006 - 2/28/2007
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No
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Discussed
with Glenda Barron plans to repeat and add a recorded webinar overview of
the THECB organization. Met with AACC personnel during November and will
return to Washington
during the summer to finalize the modifications. State Association
sections will be developed following the January Advisory Team Meeting
with participation by the major organizations.
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3.2. Package
all modules for simple downloading into a local college professional
development program or to an individual administrator's desktop.
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9/1/2006 - 8/31/2007
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No
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Underway
and tested. Revised materials will be available by I-Pod or other MP3
devices.
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3.3.
Create Web interfaces to automatically collect site or user information
from those downloading project modules and to follow up with evaluations
of impact upon the completion of the training.
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9/1/2006 - 12/31/2007
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No
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To be
implemented with new module deployment.
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3.4.
Update video interviews with higher education leaders for use in the
modules.
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12/1/2006 - 7/1/2007
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No
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As
discussed in Goal 2, video production is planned for June and July.
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Goal: 4. Develop a project website to include a link to the
current modules along with Leadership Links or best practices, a
calendar of events, leader profiles, and current announcements.
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Objectives/Activities
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Timeline Planned
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Timeline
Completed
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Results/Comments
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4.1.
Manage and maintain the website to provide information on and link to all
components of the project on a host server colocated with the Northeast
Texas Consortium Internet hub.
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9/1/2006 - 8/31/2007
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Yes
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Maintenance
will continue throughout the project year. The site is available at www.texasleadershipalliance.com
New project members
and activities for the current year have been added.
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4.2. Continue
adding best practice Leadership Links from the project that may be
accessed through the website. Add a project participant driven location
on the site where individuals may also directly add their own links or
information.
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9/1/2006 - 8/31/2007
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Yes
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Links
continue to be added on a regular basis and the participant driven
location is also active at www.texasleadership.pbwiki.com.
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4.3. Continue
a process to provide and update local mid-level college leaders with
information on changes to various state procedures and processes.
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10/15/2006 - 2/28/2007
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Yes
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Legislative
updates and other news items are being added for the spring. In conjunction
with the project Online Student Support at Every College plans are
underway to provide a program for administrators on best uses of the
Common College Application. Another new area is Course Redesign.
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Goal: 5. Insure the dissemination of the project materials and
participation in project activities.
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Objectives/Activities
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Timeline Planned
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Timeline
Completed
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Results/Comments
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5.1. Continue
strategies to integrate the project activities with the Texas Leadership
Consortium for Professional Development and other leadership initiatives,
including cosponsoring the Summer
Academy with TCCTA,
and potentially including programs conducted by the North Texas Community
College Consortium (CLARE), TACTE, and individual colleges.
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9/1/2006 - 8/31/2007
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No
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Integration
of the program is occurring primarily through the continuation of the
project advisory committee including representatives of other initiatives
throughout the state.
The project is
coordinating its activities with the plans of the Texas Leadership
Consortium, including the coordinated move of the Consortium and the
Leadership Alliance websites to a common server, in order to provide a
"One Stop Shop" for Texas College Educator Training. The new
site is located at www.texasperkins.org.
The project will also
be presented at the Spring TACE conference.
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5.2.
Identify points of collaboration with external leadership development
initiatives, potentially including activities of AACC, the League for
Innovation, and others.
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10/15/2006 - 3/31/2007
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No
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Underway,
including the recruitment of webinar speakers from the Chair Academy
and from the League's Executive Leadership Institute.
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5.3.
Continue placing the project modules into an ePack format suitable for
use with WebCT and/or Blackboard.
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9/1/2006 - 12/31/2006
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No
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Process
continuing with the addition of plans for generating Podcasting
components during the spring.
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5.4.
Place at least two additional project modules into an ePack format
suitable for use with WebCT or Blackboard.
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3/1/2007 - 8/31/2007
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No
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As
referenced above.
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5.5.
Work with the partner professional associations, community colleges, and
universities to generate professional certifications or to provide college
credit based upon the professional development activities of the project.
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9/1/2006 - 8/31/2007
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No
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During
the January meeting, Advisory Team members and association leaders agreed
to promote recognition of the TCCTA Certification and Certification by
the Northeast Texas Consortium of Colleges and Universities now in place
by their membership.
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5.6.
Provide at least 4 fall and 4 spring Leadership Workshops and Webinars
throughout the state built around the individual course modules and
current topics.
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9/1/2006 - 4/30/2007
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No
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Start
for the webinars and workshops delayed during the fall but will pick up
with the spring semester. At least 8 programs will be offered during the
Spring and Summer.
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5.7. Provide
six or more Webinars as a Summer
Online Leadership
Academy.
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5/1/2007 - 8/31/2007
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No
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2nd Quarterly Report
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In Progress -
3/12/2007
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Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board
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Carl D. Perkins Grants
for Program Year 2006-2007
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Second Quarterly
Report - Budget Details
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Project:
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71106
- Texas
Leadership Alliance & Academy
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Institution:
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University
of Texas Health
Center at Tyler
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COST CATEGORY
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Revised
Total
Budget
For Year
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Actual
Cumulative
Expenditures
Through
First Quarter
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Actual
Cumulative
Expenditures
Through
Second Quarter
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Actual
Cumulative
Expenditures
Through
Third Quarter
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Actual
Cumulative
Expenditures
Through
Fourth Quarter
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1. Salaries and Fringe Benefits (Schedule A)
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$ 22,000
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$ 7,085
32%
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2. Travel (Staff Only) (Schedule B)
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$ 5,300
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$ 855
16%
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3. Capital Outlay/Equipment (Schedule C)
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$ 0
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$ 0
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4. Consultant Fees (Schedule D)
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$ 12,200
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$ 0
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5. Subgrants and Subcontracts (Schedule E)
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$ 12,500
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$ 0
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6. Miscellaneous (Schedule F)
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$ 17,900
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$ 90
1%
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7. SUBTOTAL - DIRECT (Lines 1-6)
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$ 69,900
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$ 8,030
11%
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8. Administration (Schedule G)
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$ 3,495
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$ 401
11%
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9. TOTAL (Line 7 plus Line 8)
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$ 73,395
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$ 8,431
11%
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