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TxGCP seeking applicants for leadership teams

Tricia Berry with the Texas Girls Collaborative Project sent R14Science the following information and request for teachers interested in submitting an application to serve on their Regional Teams or Advisory Boards.  Here's what she sent:



Please submit the online application to indicate your interest in serving on a TxGCP Regional Leadership Team or the TxGCP Champions Board.

https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eMcHFL5gXQs7du5

See the details below regarding each of these roles. Deadline for Applications is November 1.

TxGCP connects non-profits, K-12 schools, higher education institutions, companies, organizations and individuals across the state of Texas committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Led by the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University of Texas at Austin, TxGCP provides forums, curriculum, best practices and resources to foster collaborations, build capacity of participating organizations, and create a state-wide network of informed and connected informal and formal STEM educators and advocates.

The TxGCP provides many opportunities for individuals and organizations across Texas to meet or reconnect, learn about each other's work, and develop ways to work together to better serve girls and young women in STEM.

TxGCP Regional Leadership Teams Overview

The TxGCP Regional Leadership Teams (RLTs) carry out the activities of the collaborative within their region and help set the statewide TxGCP strategy in alignment with the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) strategy. The TxGCP RLTs include members of organizations that are also invested in girls in STEM and are able to contribute to the project’s success. The RLTs are supported by the TxGCP Core Leadership Team and the Collaborative Lead. Roles and responsibilities of TxGCP RLTs include the following:

* Commit to serving on the RLT for 2 Years
* Participate in 2 teleconferences (spring and fall) per year to assess and direct TxGCP administration, projects, communications and strategy
* Host one workshop, forum, or other TxGCP Regional Event annually in collaboration with other RLT members with support from the TxGCP Core Leadership Team and the Collaborative Lead
* Participate in online surveys to assess the effectiveness of the RLTs, TxGCP and NGCP
* Assist with the marketing and hosting of TxGCP K-12 STEM Outreach Forums, workshops and other programs
* Encourage STEM Role Models to sign up in FabFems and Texas STEM Connections to help reach TxGCP's pledge of 20,000 mentors as part of the Million Women Mentors movement
* ​Include TxGCP resources and/or information in presentations (resource slide and materials available) or throughout networks
* Provide administrative or materials resources to the TxGCP when available and/or appropriate
* Provide connections to resources or additional collaborators when available and/or appropriate
The goal for the TxGCP RLTs is to expand the reach of TxGCP across Texas and to connect more organizations and individuals across the state to research based best practices for engaging girls in STEM.

TxGCP Champions Board Overview

The TxGCP Champions Board supports the activities of the collaborative and advances the statewide TxGCP strategy in alignment with the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) strategy. The Champions Board includes members of organizations that are also invested in girls in STEM and are able to contribute to the project’s success. Roles and responsibilities of TxGCP Champions Board include the following:

* Serve a 1-Year Commitment (Renewable)
* Participate in 2 telephone conferences per year for the TxGCP Leadership Team to provide updates (January Kick-off Webinar and Summer Update)
* Participate in TxGCP Regional Leadership Team efforts as needed and/or as available
* Encourage STEM Role Models to sign up in FabFems and Texas STEM Connections to help reach TxGCP's pledge of 20,000 mentors as part of the Million Women Mentors movement
* Include TxGCP resources and/or information in presentations (resource slide and materials available) or throughout networks
* Support the efforts of TxGCP through networks, connections, funds/grants, resources, meeting space, etc. as needed and/or as available

Please submit the online application to indicate your interest in serving on a TxGCP Regional Leadership Team or the TxGCP Champions Board.

https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eMcHFL5gXQs7du5

Deadline for Applications is November 1.

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