January news from Texas College Bridge
Welcome back from a well-deserved and well-earned break. As we move into 2022, we wish the best for you and your students. Texas College Bridge begins the new year with more Live Office Hours, new training dates and updates in functionality and process.
Reminder: English essay completion.
We continue efforts to push the English essay completion. We hate to see the essay prevent students from earning their Certificate of Completion and have emailed these students to nudge them to complete their essay if that is all they are lacking.

As a reminder, the essay assignment is not created in EdReady. Instructors are responsible for assigning and grading the essay, and then posting the essay grade in EdReady. Essay details can be found here.
Upcoming training dates.
Tuesday, January 18, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. CT, Register Here
Recorded sessions are available in the Help Center if you are unable to attend.
 
Thursday, January 13, 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. CT, Register Here
Make sure your teachers have registered to attend even if they won’t be able to join live. 
 
Tuesday, January 25, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. CT, Register Here
Learn how to track student progress through reports. This session is best for teachers and district administration that have active students.
Certificate process gets easier.
Good news! We are automating the Certificate of Completion process. In the meantime, we will continue to email students and districts on a regular basis. Look for an email with a password-protected SharePoint spreadsheet (check your spam/junk folder) containing your student completion data, including the enrollment code for accessing Certificates of Completion that have been earned in the fall semester.

We are providing this to districts since many emails are being returned due to the districts' network security or incorrect email addresses. if you have not already done so, please whitelist @dallascountypromise.org and @commitpartnership.org to help ensure that our emails get delivered to your Inbox.

Once your students have successfully completed a course, they will receive an email informing them that their Certificate of Completion is available with instructions on how they can access it. Information on the process can be found here.
Need help?
Have questions? We have the answers. The Texas College Bridge Help Center covers everything from training dates and office hours to student FAQs and curriculum overview. So what will you find in the Help Center?


Get the answers to your questions. You'll find links to the Help Center on the Texas College Bridge home page and on the Teacher and District tabs.
Virtual Live Office Hours for January

If you have any questions or need implementation or technical assistance, please join us in January for Live Office Hours.

Normal office hours every Thursday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.


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Texas College Bridge is free to districts and students through June 2024. Take advantage of a self-paced, online platform that satisfies the HB 5 requirement for college preparatory courses and helps with CCMR A-F accountability.
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Satisfies the HB 5 requirement for college preparatory courses
• Helps with CCMR A-F accountability
Provides flexibility with an online option
• Turn-key program has training and implementation support
 Tracks student progress
• It's FREE! TEA is covering costs through June 2024
• Open to students in grades 11 and 12
For students, Texas College Bridge
• Offers self-paced, online, individualized courses
• Provides a TSI exemption at participating IHEs
• Provides college & career supports, resources and content
• Sends proof of completion to IHEs using block-chain technology from a phone!
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