Earn Your College Degree While Attending Jubilee Academies
Pathways in Technology Early College High School
Application Steps:
Step 1: Submit an online application
Step 2: Get recommendations from two teachers. Teachers can be current or past teachers.
Step 3: Sign up for an interview with your P-TECH Coordinator or Counselor and attend the interview.
Application Dates:
November 27, 2023–December 21, 2023, the application window opens November 27.
All completed applications must be submitted by December 21.
Student Interviews will be conducted throughout January.
February 1 - Letters will be delivered to all applicants on or before this date notifying them of their status.
About PTECH Benchmark
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The Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) shall establish school structures and policies, regularly convene leadership teams, and ensure adequate staff capacity for the successful implementation and sustainability of the P-TECH program.
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The Pathways in Technology Early High School (P-TECH) must have a current, signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) or interlocal agreement (ILA) with each Institution of Higher Education (IHE). The P-TECH must also have a current and signed agreement with each business/industry partner. Both agreements must respectively outline key issues related to the planning, implementation, and sustainability of the P-TECH program. Stakeholders shall review the MOUs and agreements annually.
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The Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) shall target and enroll historically underserved students. The campus must enable students who are at-risk of dropping out or those who wish to accelerate completion of high school to combine high school courses and college-level courses.
Enrollment decisions shall not be based on state assessment scores, discipline history, teacher recommendations, parent or student essays, minimum grade point average (GPA), or other criteria that create barriers for student enrollment.
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The Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) must provide a rigorous course of study that allows students the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and enable a student to combine high school courses and college-level courses with the goal of earning industry-based certifications, certificates, and/or an associate degree and engage in appropriate work-based learning at every grade level.
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The Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) must provide wrap-around strategies and services involving multiple stakeholders to strengthen academic, technical, and individual support for students to be successful in their P-TECH program.
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The Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) must offer students a variety of relevant, high-skill work-based learning experiences at every grade level that respond to student interest and regional employer needs and contribute to students earning aligned industry certifications and credentials.
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School Model: School within a school
Jubilee Brownsville Design Team
Carlos Moreno, Principal
Marcela Ramaker- Assistant Principal of Secondary Instruction
Nora Beck-Assistant Principal of Instruction
Julia Cardenas & Andrew Lenz- Interim P-TECH Coordinators
Cinthea Baleon, Counselor
Imelda Garcia, Counselor
Amy De La Rosa, GEAR-UP Coordinator
Jubileaders (Students)
Jubilee Brownsville District Design Team
Kevin Phillips, Superintendent of Schools
Alicia Bolt, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Lorraine De Leon, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Irma Sarmiento, CTE Director
Maria Hernandez, College & Career Coordinator
Vanessa Norton, Director of Secondary Instruction
Diana Centeno, Director of Student Support Services
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Parent Sessions:
Virtual recruitment opportunities to allow flexibility for working parents; Google Meets to conduct P-TECH Parent Information (sign-in sheets, presentation, agenda)
Special Program Evening Parent Info Sessions-invitation specific targeting students from the bilingual, SPED and at -risk students (information will be relayed in English and Spanish)
Night at the Museum- Table of information regarding P-TECH information. Spring semester.
Transition into HS event for 8th grade parents- Parents will be presented with information regarding what our HS offers students and the P-TECH programs available. Application dates will be shared.
State of the Campus-
This event is for our partners. Once we have several partners established, we will have refreshments and present our vision for the program and our campus Sometime in Early-mid February from 6:30-7:30pm.
Middle School Student- Info Sessions- Week of November 27, 2023
Mrs. Cardenas will Call 7th and 6th graders to the cafeteria to present the P-TECH model and plans.
P-TECH was presented to the teachers and staff of Jubilee Brownsville on 10/19/2022 During a Faculty Meeting
*Current year: P-TECH progress will be presented to the teachers at an upcoming faculty meeting.
We answered questions and discussed the benefits to our students, school, and community.
School Board Presentation: Oct. 26, 2022
Mr. Lenz and Mrs. Cardenas presented the program to the board at the executive board meeting.
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Strategic Alliances
Identify the major partner (2) & Letter of Support
City of Brownsville
Texas A&M Spark K-12
Lincoln Laboratory-MIT
Noble Builders
Valley Regional Medical Center
South Texas Training Center
DHR Health
South Texas Neurosurgery Associates (letter)
Rancho Viejo PD
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School within a school
In planning with our college partner, students will take courses remotely and at the college taught by TSC adjunct faculty through the spring of 2024.
GROW Your Own-Adjunct Professors
Jubilee Academies is in the process of developing a comprehensive Grow Your Own Program with selected teachers beginning coursework in the summer/fall of 2023 to serve as adjunct faculty in the Fall of 2024.
Jubilee Brownsville P-TECH Crosswalk
TSC Associate of Arts Degree: General Studies
CTE Clusters:
CTE: Nursing Science (Health Science Career Cluster)
CTE: Engineering (STEM Career Cluster)
CTE: Law Enforcement (Law and Public Service Career Cluster)
Jubilee Determined Destiny Center (College & Career Center)
1. College advising & course selection
2. Academic Check-ins & Early College Graduation Plan (quarterly student conferences)
3. Learning Lab (tutoring services for dual credit courses)
4. Care Center (Social-emotional supports by GEAR UP SES Coach)
5. TSI Bootcamps
6. Work-based Learning Opportunities & Career Panels
7. Parent outreach & financial literacy sessions(Gear Up)
Supported by the P-TECH Coordinator, District College & Career Advisor, Seminar Teachers, campus counselors, GEAR UP Coordinator, IHE Advisor
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Work-Based Learning Opportunities
Nursing Science:
9th-10th Grade:
1. Presentations from Business and Industry Experts
2. Career Exploration via medical facility visits
3. Simulated work-based learning in the classroom from our Registered Nurse
4. Summer CTE WBL internships
11th-12th Grade:
1. Patient Care Technician clinical hours through Valley Regional Medical Center or Valley Baptist Medical Center
2. WBL opportunities through Business Industry Partners
3. Summer CTE WBL internships
4. Patient Care Technician Certification opportunity
5. Simulated work-based learning in the classroom from our Registered Nurse
Engineering
9th-12th Grade:
1. Work-based learning opportunities through City of Brownsville Engineering
2. Work-based learning opportunities through Texas A&M Engineering Hub, Spark! PK -12 Engineering Education Outreach
3. Simulated work-based learning in the classroom
4. Career exposure through Star Base (SpaceX) site tours
5. Autodesk Certified User industry-based certification opportunities
Labor Market Report
Cameron Workforce Development Area (24) Labor Market Information, 2020 - 2030