Transcript Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science

Texas Regional Collaboratives for
Excellence in Science Teaching
Synergizing P-16 Science
Education Partnerships
TRC Twelfth Annual Meeting: VIP Briefing
July 12, 2006
3:30–4:30 p.m.
Hilton Austin Airport
Austin, Texas
Who We Are
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
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An award-winning statewide network of P-16
partnerships that provide sustained and high
intensity professional development to P-12
teachers of science across the state.
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An infrastructure of over 37 institutions of
higher education collaborating with education
service centers, school districts, informal
science educators and business partners
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A program with a 15-year track record of
designing and implementing exemplary
science professional development using
research-based instructional models, materials,
innovative technology, and best practices.
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Achievements
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
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Improved the knowledge and skills and developed the leadership capacity of over
12,000 Texas science teachers who in turn are sharing their experiences with other
teachers through mentoring, peer coaching, and technical assistance.
Benefited over 1 million students across Texas through improved instruction and
performance of participating teachers.
Facilitated unprecedented collaboration among 37 institutions of higher education
and all 20 Education Service Centers.
Transformed the theory and practice of professional development— through
providing sustained and high quality professional development with a minimum of
105 contact hours per Science Teacher Mentor.
Leveraged funds and resources to maximize our impact on teachers and students.
Received commendation from U.S. Department of Education, policy makers, state
legislators, and business partners; was inducted into the Texas Science Hall of
Fame on January 17, 2000; and was recognized by the Governor, the Senate and
House of Representatives on January 16, 2001 for distinguished achievements and
contributions to supporting science.
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Geographic Distribution
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Regional Collaboratives
are located at 35 sites
across Texas and in
every Education Service
Center region.
Amarillo
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Gainesville
Denton
Irving
Abilene
Texarkana
Richardson
Fort Worth Dallas
Kilgore
Midland
El Paso
Over the 2005-2007
biennium, the TRC is
providing professional
development to
approximately 10,000
teachers of science
Grades P–12.
Mt. Pleasant
Waco
College
Station
San Angelo
Austin
Humble
Houston
San Antonio
Victoria
Laredo
Regional Collaborative
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Edinburg
Brownsville
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Beaumont
TRC Science Collaborative Sites
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Regions
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Regions
Collaborative Names
Region 1 Collaborative/Edinburg
UT-Pan American Regional Collaborative/Edinburg
UT-Brownsville Regional Collaborative/Brownsville
TAMIU Regional Collaborative/Laredo
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TAMU-Corpus Christi/ESC 2 Regional Collaborative/Corpus Christi
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Region 3 Collaborative/Victoria
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Region 4 Collaborative/Houston
Rice University Regional Collaborative/Houston
Galveston County Regional Collaborative/Galveston
Lake Houston Regional Collaborative/Humble
UH-Clear Lake/EIH Regional Collaborative/Houston
Collaborative Names
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Region 10 Collaborative/Richardson
UT-Dallas Regional Collaborative/Dallas
University of Dallas Regional Collaborative/Irving
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Region 11 Collaborative/Fort Worth
North Central Texas College Regional Collaborative/Gainesville
University of North Texas Regional Collaborative/Denton
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Region 12 Collaborative/Waco
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Region 13 Collaborative/Austin
ACC Regional Collaborative
Capital City Regional Collaborative/Austin
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Region 14 Collaborative/Abilene
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Region 5 Collaborative/Beaumont
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Region 15 Collaborative/San Angelo
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TAMU-College Station Regional Collaborative/College Station
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Region 16 Collaborative/Amarillo
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Region 7 Collaborative/Kilgore
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Region 17 Collaborative/Lubbock
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Region 8 Collaborative/Mount Pleasant
TAMU-Texarkana Regional Collaborative/Texarkana
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Region 18 Collaborative/Midland
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Region 19 Collaborative/El Paso
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Region 20 Collaborative/San Antonio
OLLU Regional Collaborative/San Antonio
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Region 9 Collaborative/Wichita Falls
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Activities: PDAs and PDPs
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Professional Development Academies (PDAs) are
provided to Instructional Teams that consist of
professors of Science and Science Education,
Science Specialists and Master Teachers. PDAs
focus on the elements of science education reform in
Texas. PDAs enhance the knowledge and skills
necessary to develop, sustain, and facilitate high
quality Professional Development Programs.
Professional Development Programs (PDPs) provide
an average of 105 contact hours of TEKS-based
professional development through Instructional
Teams to 25 or more teachers of science per region
to prepare and support them to become Science
Teacher Mentors (STMs) serving other teachers at
the campus, district, and regional levels.
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Bridging II TAKS/2005-2007
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Every Science Teacher Mentor (STM)
across the state receives a minimum of 24
contact hours in Bridging II TAKS Light
and Optical Systems. STMs, where
appropriate, receive materials to implement
the Bridging II TAKS curriculum in their
classrooms.
STMs build their leadership capacity by
mentoring Cadre Members (CMs) in their
schools and districts and assisting
Instructional Team Members in outreach
activities.
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PDA Summary/2005-2006
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Dates
Title
September 26-28 &
October 5-7, 2005
Bridging II TAKS: Light and Optical Systems
January 9-10 & January
11-12, 2006
Integrated Physics and Chemistry
June 3-6 &
June 7-10, 2006
“Taking a Closer Look” Astronomy, Botany and
Geology Field Experience in West Texas
Project Director Brenda Weiser from
University of Houston Clear Lake
Regional Collaborative and ITM Julie
Reynolds from Region 1 Collaborative
demonstrate “Chemistry in a Bag” at
the Integrated Physics and Chemistry
PDA.
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Additional Outreach/2005-2006
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Dates
Title
October 2005
Earth Science Week- Focus on Careers
Fall 2005 and Spring 2006
Project WILD
Fall 2005
Bridging II TAKS: Using Tools to Explore Matter
Spring 2006
GLOBE Teacher Training
Lisa Bellows, North Central
Texas
College
Regional
Collaborative Project Director
using the densiometer to
measure the tree canopy at
GLOBE training.
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PDA Schedule 2006-07
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Dates
Title
August 27-30, 2006
GLOBE Program Trainer of
Trainers*
October 19-20, 2006
Earth Science Revolution I PDA
November 16-17, 2006
Earth Science Revolution II PDA
November 29-30, 2006
Earth Science Revolution III PDA
February 12, 2007
Texas Science Diagnostic PDA*
March 12-13, 2007
Viewing Earth From Space PDA
* Denotes required attendance
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Mark
Your
Calendar!
Proposals and Partnerships
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
One of the goals of the TRC is to leverage a variety of resources to continuously
improve the quality of our program as well as the number of teachers served. As
such, the TRC is aggressively pursuing additional funding to serve teachers and
students across the state and the nation. A summary of proposals and
partnerships is listed below:
Business Partner Projects
National Science Foundation Proposals
 Shell Oil Company *
 Teacher Professional Continuum*
 Toyota USA Foundation *
 Instructional Materials Development
 El Paso Corporation *
 Math/Science Partnership w/
UTeach
Texas Education Agency
 GeoTeach w/ U.S. Satellite
 Science Initiative *
 GeoTeach w/ American Geological
 Math Initiative *
Institute and UT Jackson School
 Academies for Young Scientists w/
Jackson School and SW Texas
Junior College
* Indicates a funded proposal
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Teachers Mentoring Teachers
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
One Science Teacher Mentor
Elementary/Secondary
MENTORING IMPACT
Cadre Member
Cadre Member
Students
20-150
Cadre Member
Cadre Member
Cadre Member
Students
20-150
STUDENT IMPACT
Students
20-150
Students
20-150
Students
20-150
Total Number of Students Impacted
100 Elementary to 750 Secondary
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TRC Technology Initiatives Update
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Online collection of
demographic, assessment, and
evaluation data
Partnership with Region 19 ESC
to establish an effective
authoring and support process
for online delivery of
professional development
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Publication of TRC Educators’
Multimedia journal
Poverty Levels of Participant Schools
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
50%
35.0%
40%
24.0%
30%
24.0%
18.0%
20%
10%
0%
Very High
Poverty
Above 75%
High
Poverty
50% - 75%
Medium
Poverty
35% - 50%
Low
Poverty
Under 35%
Poverty Levels for public schools are determined by the percentage of students who receive free or reduced lunches.
Percentages based on a sample of 713 teachers who provided campus poverty level data from September 2004 – July 2005
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Title I Status of Participating Campuses
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Percentage of Campuses
Eligible for Title I Funding
14%
86%
Title I
Not Title I
Based on a sample of 1261 Teachers reporting campus Title I status from September 2004 - July 2005
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Educator Demographics - Teaching Level
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
100%
80%
60%
Elementary
Middle School
High School
Other
47.9%
33.9%
40%
16.2%
20%
2.0%
0%
Teaching Level
Data based on a sample of 771 teachers for funding period September 2002 - May 2004
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Educator Demographics - Teaching Level
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
2005 - 07 TRC professional development priorities as per TEA guidelines
focused on providing K-8 training on Bridging II TAKS modules,
hence increasing the percentage of elementary teachers impacted.
100%
80%
71%
Elementary
Middle School
High School
Administration
Other
60%
40%
20%
10% 10%
6%
3%
0%
Teaching Level
Data based on a sample of 1,553 teachers for funding period September 2004 - July 2005
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Ethnicity of Students Served by Collaborative Teachers
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
1%
1%
1%
16%
African American
48%
Asian American
Caucasian
33%
Hispanic
Native American
Other
Based on actual classroom data reported by a sample of 1157 teachers from September 2004 - May 2005.
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Impact on Teachers: Science Content Knowledge
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Te xas Re gional Collaborative s Ove rall Gains
in Te ache r Scie nce Know le dge 2002-2003
100
83
Mean scores
80
60
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Pretests
40
Posttests
20
0
Tests
Data represents combined mean scores of a sample of 12 different assessments,
8 Regional Collaborative Sites, and approximately 250 teachers.
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Student Achievement – Continuous Improvement
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
East Texas Regional Collaborative
Eighth Grade Science TAAS Scores
1996-2000
100
90
80
70
60
State
Region 8
Collaboratives
50
40
30
20
10
0
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
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1999-2000
Eighth Grade TAAS Science Test Results
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Rice University Regional Collaborative
1998-1999 Average Scores
100
State Average
90
District Average
93.1
87.1
80
70
81.0
81.1
85.6
77.0
60
50
40
30
20
10
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1997-1998 Data Before
Collaborative Activities
1998-1999 Data After
Collaborative Activities
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Collaborative Average
Student Achievement—Collaborative Vs. Non-Collaborative Teachers
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Rice University Regional Collaborative
Comparison of Collaborative Science Teacher Mentors to Non-collaborative Science Teachers
Shown are test scores for pre- & post-science content tests (TIMSS test, TAAS tests, and primary grade
science content tests as grade appropriate) of students having participant and non-participant teachers.
Differences in student performance between the two groups are highly significant statistically. Also
shown is the average percent improvement in student scores for the two groups.
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12
11%
Average Student Score
65
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63.3
60
6
55
4
53.5
52.2
51.5
2%
50
pre
post
participant
students
pre
post
non-participant
students
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participant
students
non-participant
students
IMPROVEMENT
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Percent Improvement
10
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Student Achievement on TAKS
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Elementary Science TAKS Comparison
(2003)
90%
80%
78.7%
74.5%
State
70%
TRC Campuses w ith
Grade 5 TRC Teacher
(N = 106)
60%
50%
Met Standard
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Student Achievement on TAKS: Region 7 Collaborative (2003)
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
90%
80%
STATE
70%
60%
Region 7
50%
40%
Region 7 Collaborative
Members
30%
Region 7 Collaborative
Members that are Grade
5 Teachers
20%
10%
0%
Met Standard
Commended
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Student Achievement on TAKS: Region 8 Collaborative
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Region 8 Elementary Science TAKS
(2003)
STATE
% Meeting Standard
90%
80%
74.5%
75.8%
78.9%
Region 8
Collaborative Grade
5 Campuses
70%
60%
50%
Region 8
Met Standard
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Student Achievement on TAKS: Region 12 Collaborative
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Region 12 Exit Science TAKS
(2003)
% Meeting Standard
90%
80%
Non-Science
Collaborative Districts
70%
64.7%
59.6%
60%
50%
Grade 11
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Science Collaborative
Districts
Student Achievement on TAKS: Longitudinal Data
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Elementary Science TAKS (2005)
A Three-Year Analysis
80%
69%
State
64%
60%
40%
26%
30%
20%
0%
Met Standard Commended
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TRC Campuses
w/ Grade 5 TRC
teacher 2002-05
(N=21 campuses)
Future Research: Impact on Students
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Student Achievement Research Study
(2005-06)
Purpose
•To examine the correlation between TRC science teachers
professional development and student achievement.
•To provide schools with a TEKS-correlated diagnostic measure of
student achievement in science at the end of the 4th grade that can
be used to guide instruction at the 5th grade level.
Participants and Methodology
• 40 TRC Grade 4 teachers (treatment)
• 40 non-TRC Grade 4 teachers (control)
• Four Regional Collaboratives
• Test developed, reviewed and pilot tested to insure content validity
and reliability.
• Administered online at the end of 2005-06 school year.
• Accompanying teacher demographic questionnaire.
• Research will continue in 2006-07 school year.
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Mathematics Regional Collaboratives
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
• Twenty Regional
Collaboratives for
Excellence in Mathematics
Teaching
• The focus will be on
training in five math
modules developed in
Texas with TEA support
• Activities began July 1,
2006
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TMT3 – Teaching Math
TEKS through
Technology
MTR – Math TEKS
Refinement
MTA – Math TEKS
Awareness
MAP – Math
Achievement Project
MELL – Math for English
Language Learners
TRC Math Collaborative Sites
TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Regions
Regions
Collaborative Names
Collaborative Names
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Region 1 Collaborative/Edinburg
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Region 11 Collaborative/Fort Worth
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Region 2 Collaborative/Corpus Christi
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Region 12 Collaborative/Waco
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Region 3 Collaborative/Victoria
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Region 13 Collaborative/Austin
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Region 4 Collaborative/Houston
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Region 14 Collaborative/Abilene
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Region 5 Collaborative/Beaumont
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Region 15 Collaborative/San Angelo
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Region 7 Collaborative/Kilgore
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Region 16 Collaborative/Amarillo
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Region 8 Collaborative/Mount Pleasant
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Texas Tech Regional Collaborative/Lubbock
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Region 9 Collaborative/Wichita Falls
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Region 18 Collaborative/Midland
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Region 10 Collaborative/Richardson
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Region 19 Collaborative/El Paso
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Region 20 Collaborative/San Antonio
OLLU Regional Collaborative/San Antonio
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