TECTA at Southwest Tennessee Community College

Orientation	Location	Day/Time	Dates
Center Based – Section 1 (for teachers of children 3 – 5 years ONLY)	Southwest Tennessee Community College Macon Cove Campus 5983 Macon Cove, Memphis, TN 38134	Saturdays 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (1/2 hour for lunch. You may bring your lunch.)	Jan. 21, 28 and Feb. 4, 11, 18
Infant Toddler – Section 1 (for teachers of children birth to 36 months ONLY)	Southwest Tennessee Community College Union Avenue Campus 737 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103	Saturdays 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (1/2 hour for lunch. You may bring your lunch.)	Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 and Mar. 3
School Age – Section 1 (for teachers of children in before and after care ages 5-12 ONLY)	Southwest Tennessee Community College Macon Cove Campus 5983 Macon Cove, Memphis, TN 38134	Saturdays 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (1/2 hour for lunch. You may bring your lunch.)	Feb. 11, 18, 25 and Mar. 3, 10
Family Child Care – Section 1 (for owners and teachers in family child care programs ONLY)	Southwest Tennessee Community College Macon Cove Campus 5983 Macon Cove, Memphis, TN 38134	Saturdays 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (1/2 hour for lunch. You may bring your lunch.)	Mar. 10, 17, 24 and Apr. 7, 14
Administrator – Section 1 (for owners, directors, program coordinators, and other administrative staff ONLY)	Southwest Tennessee Community College Macon Cove Campus 5983 Macon Cove, Memphis, TN 38134	Saturdays 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (1/2 hour for lunch. You may bring your lunch.)	Apr. 7, 14, 28 and May 5, 12
Center Based – Section 2 (for teachers of children 3 – 5 years ONLY)	Southwest Tennessee Community College Union Avenue Campus 737 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103	Saturdays 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (1/2 hour for lunch. You may bring your lunch.)	Apr. 28 and May 5, 12, 19 and June 2
Infant Toddler – Section 2 (for teachers of children birth to 36 months ONLY)	Southwest Tennessee Community College Macon Cove Campus 5983 Macon Cove, Memphis, TN 38134	Saturdays 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (1/2 hour for lunch. You may bring your lunch.)	May 5, 12, 19 and June 2, 9
Center Based – Section 3 (for teachers of children 3 – 5 years ONLY)	Southwest Tennessee Community College Union Avenue Campus 737 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103	Mondays & Wednesdays 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.	May 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 30 and June 4, 6, 13

Locations & dates subject to change

Many of you have heard the TECTA budget for 2011-2012 was dramatically reduced. One of the results of this budget reduction is a reduced number of Orientations on the TECTA calendar. We thank you in advance for your patience as we try to serve as many providers as we can!

***Due to the reduction in Orientation offerings, providers who have never taken an Orientation will be given first priority***

If you have taken an Orientation in the past 5 years or have registered and not shown up more than 2 times in the last 3 years, you will automatically be placed on the waiting list. This will allow us to serve those providers who have never had the opportunity to receive the TECTA Orientation training.

Spaces are limited and enrollment is on a "FIRST COME" Basis.

Each Orientation is limited to 3 participants per center.

You MUST COMPLETE all the training dates to receive a TECTA Certificate!!!

Schedules and applications for Spring 2012 (Jan-June) orientations

will be mailed to all DHS licensed programs the week of December 5, 2011.

Schedule and applications will also be available on the web: www.southwest.tn.edu/TECTA

This project is funded through a contract with The Tennessee Department of Human Services and