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Goals of the Puentes Partnership

Goal #1
To increase student achievement in mathematics and science courses.

Goal #2
To increase the development and implementation of effective instructional strategies for all students including interventions targeted to reach Hispanic and other at-risk students.

Goal #3
To improve STEM instructors’ content knowledge in their field and their ability to use new delivery methods to reach a changing population of students.

Goal #4
To develop more rigorous mathematics, science and/or technology curricula that are integrated and aligned with state and local academic content standards and with the standards expected for postsecondary study in engineering, mathematics, and science.

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About the
Puentes
 Partnership

Puentes, the Spanish word for bridges, is a partnership program to improve access to the Baccalaureate for South Texans through Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) teaching and learning Innovation.

Puentes is a two year project funded by the Department of Education through the CCRAA HSI Cooperative Grant program. This project focuses on:

  • increasing the number of Hispanic and other under-represented and under-served students attaining degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) and
  • developing model transfer and articulation agreements between San Antonio College and Texas State University in the STEM fields.

San Antonio College and Texas State University have formed a partnership to build bridges (Puentes) to help increase the number of students enrolled in postsecondary STEM programs.
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Sylvia San Miguel
Puentes Senior Secretary

Sylvia San Miguel is the Title V Puentes Grant Senior Secretary at San Antonio College.  Sylvia’s responsibilities include procuring supplies, coordinating all direct pays and requisitions in banner for all the Title V projects. She regularly attends Grant meetings here and at TxState University with Barbara Knotts, who is the Director of the Puentes grant. She has been at San Antonio College for over a year. Before joining SAC, Sylvia worked at World Savings for 7 years in their billing department and Bausch & Lomb for 11 years in their customer service dept.
Sylvia obtained her Office Administration diploma from Texas Careers in 2002.  She has been married for 39 years has 2 children and 3 grandchildren who she spoils as often as she can.

“Working here at SAC has truly been a wonderful learning experience”.
 
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