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2006 TEEN  COURT  ASSOCIATION  OF  TEXAS

STATE  CONFERENCE

     

ACCOMODATIONS

THE HOLIDAY INN HOLIDOME

200 West Expressway 83 in McAllen

     

Participants are responsible for arranging their own hotel

accommodations.

FOR RESERVATIONS CALL  Mary at 956-686-2471  

Advise her you are with the “TEEN COURT CONFERENCE”

     

ROOM RATE…………………….62.00 PLUS TAX PER NIGHT

(Bring Tax Exempt Form if eligible)

    

REGISTRATION FEES

MEMBER RATE before September 15, 2006  ............................ $100

NON-MEMBER RATE before September 15, 2006...................... $125

MEMBER RATE after October 15, 2006 .................................... $150

NON-MEMBER RATE after October 15, 2006............................. $150

     

Method of Payment:

Please Make Your Check Payable to:  City of McAllen c/o Diana Ramos, PO Box 220 McAllen, Texas 78501 .  For conference questions please call Diana Ramos at           956-972-7920, 956-972-7901 (fax) or email at dramos@mcallenpd.net.

     

2006 Dues for Members are to be postmarked by September 15, 2006 to qualify for member

registration rate. For membership information please call JoAnn Wilder at 512-303-5549

PLEASE NOTE :  REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE FEES MUST BE RECEIVED   TOGETHER by September 15, 2006 in order to qualify for the early discount and    considered registered.

     

* A few  scholarships for the conference may be available.  For  more

information please contact TCAT President,  Myra Weeks at 940-716-8575.

     

       REGISTRATION FORM

     

 Name:  ______________________________________________________________________

     

 Title:    ______________________________________________________________________

     

 Teen Court: __________________________________________________________________

     

 Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________

     

 City, State, Zip: _______________________________________________________________

     

 Office Phone: _________________________________________________________________

     

E-Mail Address: _______________________________________________________________

     

     

 Office Fax: ___________________________________________

     

     

     

AGENDA

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER  7, 2006

3:00 p.m.   TCAT BOARD MEETING

3:30 p.m.   Sessions for New Teen Courts - Lisa Reed

4:00 p.m.   Registration

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2006

8:00 a.m.    Breakfast/Registration

9:00 a.m.    Color Guard– Welcome - Chief Victor Rodriguez

9:30 a.m.    Gangs-Latest Trends - Investigator Ralph Ramirez

11:00 a.m.   M.A.D.D.  Organization - Blanca Meckel

12:00 p.m.   LUNCH

1:30 p.m.    Parents Youth Rights -  Mark Kent/Juvenile Probation

2:30 p.m.    Volunteer Appreciation - Olivia Harrington

3:30 p.m.    National Teen Court Association  - Tammy Hawkins

4:30 p.m.    Court Security - Ron Cutlip / Justice Department

5:30 p.m.    Border Buttermilk Mixer - Chamber of Commerce

                            ***FIESTA BANQUET (DRESS FESTIVE) ***

                    Speaker: Congressman Lloyd Doggett/Juvenile Issues

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER  9, 2006

8:00 a.m.     Breakfast

9:00 a.m.     Leadership -  Adelita Munoz

10:00 a.m.   Child Abuse Education and Prevention - Roger Marcelino

11:00 a.m.   General Meeting -   voting, making recommendations and Q & A

12:00 p.m.   LUNCH

1:00 p.m.     Panel Discussion -  Juvenile Law/Consequences -  Judge Katie Henley

                     Panel Members:

                     Aida Cantu -  TABC

                     Judge Maxine Longoria -  Master Court Judge

                     Mark Kent -  Juvenile Probation

                     Trooper Adrian Rivera -  DPS

3:00 p.m.     Shopping and Dinner in Progresso, Mexico

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2006

8:00 a.m.     2007 Conference by Bastrop Teen Court - Jo Ann Wilder

     

     

                                                               

  Every year the Teen Court Association  of Texas presents a Spotlight Award to a Teen Court that has shown progress, innovation, and/or achievement. Please include the

following information on a separate sheet of paper and submit with your registration form.

     

Include Name, Address, Coordinator’s name, Sponsoring agency, Phone, fax and Email. Also complete sections as follows:

     

Section I: Describe how your court functions and include such items as your annual caseload, sentence completion rate and methods used to dispose of cases.

     

Section II: Describe what you consider to be unique about your court and why.

     

Section III: Describe the involvement and support of other agencies and organizations with the community.

     

Section IV: What achievement of your court in the past twelve months do you feel should be spotlighted and why.