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PHOTO: (Front row
right to left) Angel Luk, Amber Liu, teachers of the Citizen Schools Texas;
Director Sophie Chou of Education Division of TECO in Houston; Greg Meyers,
trustee of the Board of Education at HISD; Assistant Principal Jade Adams of
Sharpstown International School; Junrui Garcia, teacher of Sharpstown International
School; Coordinator Isabelle Chen of Education Division of TECO in Houston;
(back row right to left) Principal Chaolin Chang of Mandarin Magnet Immersion
School; Lance Menster, Officer of Elementary Curriculum and Development;
Superintendent Richard Carranza of HISD; Jeff McCanna, Officer for Human
Resources; Adam Stephens, Officer for Innovative Curriculum
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The Education Division of the Taipei
Economic and Cultural Office in Houston organized a year-end work review
meeting on December 13, 2016 to review
educational collaboration projects between Taiwan Ministry of Education (MOE) and
Houston Independent School District (HISD). The Education Division was pleased
to welcome Mr. Richard A. Carranza who previously served as superintendent in
San Francisco Unified School District and was named superintendent of HISD this
August.
This meeting also provided the opportunity
to honor Mr. Greg Meyers, a trustee of the Board of Education at HISD for 12
years and long term educational partner with Taiwan MOE. Mr. Meyers resigned
from the position and will serve on the Board of Education until the end of
this year.
In Director Sophie Chou’s welcome remarks,
she recognized Mr. Meyers’s support and accomplishments in connecting teachers
and students of the United States and Taiwan together. His efforts created a
platform for educators and children to communicate with one another on an
international scale. His endeavors greatly assisted Taiwan MOE and HISD in
achieving many projects that benefit teachers and students. The Education Division
has worked together with HISD on projects including the following:
l Establishing agreement for
visiting Taiwanese teachers to teach Chinese language classes in HISD: Visiting
Teacher Program 2014, 2015, 2016
l Holding Mandarin language
education workshop: Innovations in Mandarin Education 2014
l Providing HISD students of
disadvantaged families with an opportunity to take on short-term studies in
Taiwan: Prominent Young Scholars to Taiwan 2014
l Accommodating educational exchange programs:
Taipei Youth Folk Sports Group 2015 and 2016; Starlight Foundation Storytelling
Delegation, 2016
l Establishing educational
partnership: Agreement on Education between Taipei Department of Education and
HISD 2015; Partnership between Huiwen Elementary School and Sharpstown
International School 2016; Huiwen Elementary School and Ed White Elementary
School 2016
l Establishing partnership among
schools: Partnership Proclamation between Huiwen Elementary School and
Sharpstown International School 2016; Huiwen Elementary School and Ed White
Elementary School 2016
l Creating student exchange opportunities: International Pen Pal Project between
schools in Taipei City and in HISD 2016
l Opening after school Mandarin
Chinese language classes for underserved students: WOW Taiwan Mandarin Program
2016
l Initiating teacher exchange
program: Teaching in Taiwan Teacher Exchange Program 2017
Educational officers of HISD, Mr. Lance
Menster, Mr. Jeff McCanna and Mr. Adam Stephens; school principals, Mr. Chaolin
Chang, Mrs. Jade Adams, teachers and students also attended the meeting. They
took the opportunity to give their best wishes to Mr. Meyers and applaud his
dedication to education. Superintendent Carranza noted that he is grateful the children
of our community are provided with abundant opportunities for international
experience. Their hopes and dreams are expanded and enriched by the great
events and initiatives that have been created for them. Through his
collaborative spirit and actions, Mr. Meyers nurtured a sturdy partnership between
Taiwan MOE and HISD. Under the leadership of the new superintendent, this good
friendship will continue to grow and thrive into full bloom as the days move
forward.
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PHOTO: (Left to right) Coordinator Isabelle Chen of Education Division of TECO in Houston; Junrui Garcia, teacher of Sharpstown International School; Director Sophie Chou of Education Division of TECO in Houston; students of Sharpstown International School, Loi Quoc Lao and Gabriel Omar Castillo; Greg Meyers, trustee of the Board of Education at HISD; Assistant Principal Jade Adams of Sharpstown International School
日期：105年12月16日
發稿單位：駐休士頓教育組
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