Texas Regional Collaboratives 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)
Reimbursements PDA 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
October 2008 TXESS Revolution: Austin October (Cohort Two) Earth Inside Out
November 2008 Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching: Fort Worth November 6-8
December 2008 Tentative The International Year of Astronomy: Austin December 11
February 2009 TXESS Revolution: Austin February (Cohort One) February (Cohort Two) Extreme Environments
February 2009 Early Childhood: Integrated Math & Science February 6-7 Ten 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 2009 Physics: Focus on Electricity: Dallas July 6-10