Benchmark 5

Student supports

5.1 Summer Bridge schedule

Summer Bridge 2026 took place at TABS June 1-4. The schedule is below.

The curriculum for this event included the following:

Orientation information for both TABS and Tarrant County College;
Biomedical terminology and real-world experience with graduate students at UNT Health; and
Team-building activities.

	Monday		Tuesday		Wednesday		Thursday
	Groups 1 and 2	Groups 3 and 4	Groups 1 and 2	Groups 3 and 4	Testers	Nontesters	Testers	Nontesters
08:00	Breakfast		Breakfast		Breakfast		Breakfast
08:15	Breakfast		Breakfast		Breakfast		Breakfast
08:30	TCC presentation	UNT Health	Team: Icebreaker		MasteryPrep	Off	MasteryPrep	Off
08:45			Team: Icebreaker
09:00			Introduction to TABS	Team: Vital signs
09:15			Introduction to TABS
09:30			TABS expectations and academics
09:45				Break
10:00				Team: Career day
10:15
10:30			Break
10:45			All about testing
11:00				Team: TCC tour
11:15
11:30			Team: Debrief
11:45	Debrief		Team: Debrief	Team: Debrief	Lunch		Lunch
12:00	Lunch		Lunch		Lunch		TSIA math	Icebreaker
12:15	Lunch		Lunch		TSIA ELAR	Icebreaker		Disease mini-project
12:30	UNT Health	TCC presentation	Team: Icebreaker			River field trip
12:45			Team: Icebreaker
13:00			Team: Vital signs	Introduction to TABS
13:15				Introduction to TABS		Human body outline
13:30				TABS expectations and academics
13:45			Break
14:00			Team: Career day			Break		Break
14:15						TABS spirit		Medical terms challenge and TABS Lingo Bingo
14:30				Break
14:45				All about testing
15:00			Team: TCC tour			Break		Break
15:15						Certifications, PLTW and HOSA		Project presentations
15:30				Team: Debrief				Project presentations
15:45		Debrief	Team: Debrief	Team: Debrief				Debrief
16:00	Buses leave		Buses leave		Buses leave		Buses leave

Advising events

Students at TABS receive advising assistance from counselors and advisers at the high school and college levels. TABS' counselors meet with all students each semester to work on their progression plans and to ensure that they are on track for graduation. In addition, Tarrant County College is implementing a new advising model, which will require that all dual-credit students meet with a TCC adviser on a semesterly basis.

5.3 Tutoring schedule

5.4 Advisory/study skills

Advisory/study skills

Students have a 35-minute advisory period four days a week.

Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Conferences with advisory teachers, grade checks and independent work	Prevention education and enrichment	Interventions and enrichment	Interventions and enrichment

Student support meeting topics

The student support team provides regular lessons on topics related to student wellness. Below is a list of topics that have been discussed in past lessons.

Bullying prevention
Financial literacy
Planning for the future
Mental wellness
Being respectful online
Internet safety and privacy
Prescription medications
Honor codes

5.6 Enrichment and family outreach events

Enrichment and family outreach events

Summer

Incoming student family orientation
Summer Bridge
White coat ceremony

Fall

Open House
Financial aid (FAFSA and TASFA) night
Parent info night and lifeline training
Hispanic Honor Society induction
Gold Seal Programs of Choice Expo
Eighth-grade Open House and application help session
Site-based decision-making committee meetings
Regular newsletters

Spring

Academic sweatshirt ceremony
Cowtown Marathon volunteer opportunity
National Honor Society induction ceremony
Black History Month presentation
End-of-year awards ceremony
Decision Day celebration
Senior banquet
Site-based decision-making committee meetings
Regular newsletters

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