DATE:	June 2005
TO:	TSCPA Members
SUBJECT:	Accounting Career Education (ACE) Program Report

The following is a report on TSCPA’s accounting career education (ACE) program activities and efforts for the 2004-2005 fiscal year:

• TSCPA distributed updated ACE manuals to chapter executive directors and chapter career awareness contacts (if known) in those chapters that elected to participate in this year’s program. These manuals are designed to simplify the implementation of the ACE program at the chapter level.

• TSCPA mailed solicitation letters and ACE program brochures to the chapter-selected schools across the state. Fifteen chapters selected schools. Approximately 1,200 solicitation letters were mailed.

• TSCPA added information about AICPA’s PBS videos, Business Building Blocks and Pennywise, to the educator section of the online Student Lounge.

• In 2004-2005, TSCPA received over 160 requests from members and educators for speakers and/or materials. Over 11,000 career guides and over 300 iPACKs were distributed.

• TSCPA sent a letter to members who work for school districts. This letter promoted the iPACK and CPA guest speakers for classroom visits.

• The Fort Worth, San Antonio, Southeast Texas, and Permian Basin chapters held volunteer training sessions.

• The Accounting Education Foundation generously agreed to fund the purchase of CPA iPACKs for the 2004-2005 fiscal year.

• TSCPA awarded four student members with $250 tuition/book reimbursements courtesy of the Accounting Education Foundation. The winners were selected through a random drawing of eligible members.

• TSCPA now sends a quarterly high school educator e-newsletter. This e-communication promotes resources and materials that are available from TSCPA and AICPA.

• TSCPA shares an ACE program idea with chapters each month in the chapter e-newsletter.

• Postcards were mailed in January to chapter-selected schools. This mailing reminded educators to call on TSCPA for guest speakers and materials in the spring semester.

• TSCPA held three high school educator conferences in the spring. The conferences were held in Dallas (Southern Methodist University), East Texas (Stephen F. Austin University) and Rio Grande Valley (University of Texas – ; Pan American). Over 100 educators attended the 2005 conferences.

For more information about the ACE program, please contact Melinda Bentley (800/428-0272, ext. 279, mbentley@tscpa.net).

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