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In this month’s newsletter, our focus is on helping you support your TCB students to course completion, including the Essay assignment that is a requirement for English students.
We also include more information and a link to register for our upcoming in person Statewide Summer Conference in Garland on June 8. Plus, we are pleased to announce the nominated teachers who will be receiving complementary hotel accommodation on the night before the conference!
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Registration is now open for our fourth statewide conference!
Our fourth statewide conference will be held at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas on Monday, June 8. Open to representatives from all Texas LEAs and colleges, this all-day conference will provide updates on all aspects of Texas College Bridge and is also a great opportunity to engage in topical discussions and connect with peers from across the state.
Our agenda for the day will include more information about our new TSIA2 Test Prep program, launching in Fall 2026, and other updates to the EdReady platform. After our morning plenary, we’ll have lunch, followed by breakout sessions in the afternoon.
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If you are interested in hosting a breakout session, during which you can present your best practice in implementing Texas College Bridge, please submit your proposal HERE. The deadline to submit your proposal is April 6. We will notify presenters selected by April 13.
For those of you who will be traveling to this event, we are pleased to share that we have negotiated preferred rates at the following area hotels:
Tru by Hilton
Group Rates - King ($95), Queen ($105)
Book by May 8
TCB Booking Link
Hyatt place Dallas/Garland/Richardson
Group Rates - King or Queen ($90)
Book by May 29
TCB Booking Link
If you plan to arrive the day before, we will be hosting a welcome reception on Sunday evening and invite you to join us for a little pre-event networking! The venue for the welcome reception will be forthcoming.
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Recognizing our TCB Teachers
We are very excited to announce the 10 teachers randomly selected to receive complementary hotel accommodation for the Sunday night before our Summer Conference. They are:
LISA WEBER, Houston ISD/TCAH
ASMA BEST, Houston ISD/TCAH
ALEX BROWNLEE, Celina ISD
JANIE MAUNEY-ROOK, Bruceville-Eddy ISD
DANIEL OOI, Abilene ISD
REBECCA PACK-YOHO, Dublin ISD
RONALD WRIGHT, Dayton ISD
ELIZABETH ADAME HUMBARGER, San Marcos CISD
JAMES DUNNING, Irving ISD
MICHELLE BARTON, Crandall ISD
Alternate Winners:
DIEDRA HADER, Aldine ISD
JIM BARNETTE, Lampasas ISD
CYNTHIA SANCHEZ, Deer Park ISD
VALERIE THIRY, Yoakum ISD
If your name was selected, we will have sent you a separate email with details of your complementary accommodation. If you see your name on the list but did not receive an email, please contact Leah at Leah.Ballard@commitpartnership.org.
Congratulations to all of our outstanding teachers who were nominated this year - your testimonials have been posted on our website!
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Updates on Essay Completions
Now that everyone is back from Spring Break, we are keeping a watchful eye on Essay completions, which English students must pass to earn their ELA certification of completion. To date, there are over 13,000 English students who have demonstrated 90% mastery of stage one and two and now only need a passing essay for completion.
Please help us ensure that these students do not miss out on their TSI exemption because of a missing or ungraded essay. If you are having difficulty finding and/or grading student essays, you can find assistance in our help center.
We will also be offering extended office hours this spring to support course completion, in addition to our regular office help hours each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (for hours, please see below).
For students, we also have a short how-to video about Completing the Essay Assignment here on the expanded Student page of our website.
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Claiming Certificates
As we approach the end of the school year, we will also be tracking the claiming of certificates of completion.
A reminder of the process for students to claim their certificates: Once students have completed their courses, they will need to first set up their free GreenLight Locker account. (If the student already has a GreenLight Locker account, they do not set up a new account.)
Using their GreenLight Locker, students will not only be able to instantly access their Certificate, they will also be able to share their Certificate electronically with the colleges they are interested in attending.
Guidance on helping students access and share Certificates of Completion can be found here in our help center.
For students, we also have a short how-to video about Claiming their Certificate here on the expanded Student page of our website.
COMING IN FALL 2026: We are pleased to share that, starting next school year, students will be able to view, download and share their Certificates of Completion directly from their existing Texas College Bridge account. Details of this new feature, along with other EdReady improvements, will be shared at our Summer Conference in June.
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District Leader, Campus Leader and Teacher End of Year PLC Meeting - Tuesday, April 28 at 4:00-5:00 p.m.
We hope you will join us for this end of year PLC meeting for District Leaders, Campus Leaders and Teachers.
Click here to register.
Virtual Mini-Summit Recorded Sessions Available
Following our Virtual Mini-Summit for District and Higher Ed partners held on March 26, the session recordings and presentations are now available on our website here.
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Extended Office Hours
We will be offering extended office hours this spring to support course completion:
Regular Office Hours:
- Tuesdays from 11:00 am-noon
- Wednesdays from 8:00-9:00 am
- Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 pm
Extended Office Hours:
- Monday, April 6, 2026 — 1:00-3:00pm
- Tuesday, April 7, 2026 —11:00am-1:00pm
- Wednesday, April 8, 2026 — 8:30-10:30am
- Tuesday, April 14, 2026 — 11:00am-1:00pm
- Wednesday, April 15, 2026 — 8:30-10:30am
- Tuesday, April 21, 2026 — 11:00am-1:00pm
- Tuesday, April 28, 2026 — 4:00-5:00pm
- Monday, May 11, 2026 — 1:00-3:00pm
- Tuesday, May 12, 2026 — 11:00am-1:00pm
- Monday, May 18, 2026 — 1:00-3:00pm
- Tuesday, May 19, 2026 — 11:00am-1:00pm
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