TECTA: Professional development and support for teachers
TECTA offers professional development and support to teachers working with children
ages birth to 12 years. Any provider who works with children in a Tennessee licensed
and regulated program is eligible for the majority of TECTA services.
TECTA Programs
- Orientation
- Tuition Assistance
- Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) support
- Administrator Credential support
- Accreditation Assistance
- Tennessee Early Learning Developmental Standards (TN–ELDS) training
TECTA Vision Statement
To provide professional development that nurtures the growth of individuals in a community of learners through an articulated statewide higher education system, resulting in the highest quality early childhood experiences for all of Tennessee's children.
This Project is funded by the Center of Excellence for Learning Sciences at Tennessee State University through a contract with The Tennessee Department of Human Services.
Related Links
- Orientation
- Child Development Associate (CDA) Support
- Tuition Assistance
- Resource Links
- Tennessee Early Childhood Program Administrator Credential (TECPAC)
- TECTA Frequently Asked Questions
- TECTA Forms
Contact Us
- Union Avenue Campus M Building, Rooms 312-320
- 901-333-5541
- 901-333-5750
- tecta@southwest.tn.edu
- Southwest Tennessee Community College TECTA Office P.O. Box 780 Memphis, TN 38101
- Janura Bonds – Director
- jrbonds@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5189
- Demetria Anderson, Coordinator
- danderson39@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5202
- Colleen Drennen, Coordinator
- cdrennen@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5534
- Quanisha McClain, Coordinator
- qdjohnson2@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5133
- Carla Turner, Coordinator
- crturner@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5068
- Shirley Oliver, Data Coordinator
- shicks@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5541
- Melissa Joiner, Coordinator
- mnjoiner@southwest.tn.edu
- 901-333-5134
- Statewide TECTA Information