Texas Regional Collaboratives

2008-2009

Science PDAs

New Policies

State Office will:• Cover transportation expenses to all PDAs• Provide meals during training sessions

Regional Collaboratives will:• Cover hotel expenses for participants• Provide per diem as needed

Travel Expenditures

Include:

• Transportation Costs (personal vehicle, rental vehicles, airfare, taxis, shuttles, public transit)

• Lodging Costs (room rates, local occupancy taxes)

• Per Diem (food)

ReimbursementsPDA participants will submit all travel expenses and receipts for each PDA to their Project Director.

Each Regional Collaborative will then invoice the TRC State Office for any allowable transportation expenses.

October 2008

TXESS Revolution: Austin

October 2-4 (Cohort One) Earth: The Water Planet

www.txessrevolution.org

October 2008

TXESS Revolution: Austin

October 23-25 (Cohort Two) Earth Inside Out

www.txessrevolution.org

November 2008

Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching: Fort Worth

November 6-8

December 2008Tentative

The International Year of Astronomy: Austin

December 11

February 2009

TXESS Revolution: Austin

February 19-21 (Cohort One)

February 26-28 (Cohort Two)

Extreme Environments

February 2009

Early Childhood: Integrated Math & Science

February 6-7Ten teams - Math, Science, EC and Pre-K teacher

April 2009

Mentoring the Science Teacher

Mentor: Austin

April 23

June 2009

Next Generation GLOBE: Austin

June 8-10

June 2009

TXESS Revolution Summer

Institute: Austin

June 15-27

July 2009July 2009

Physics: Focus on Electricity: Dallas

July 6-10