HOST & COORDINATE PREPARATION FOR A STATEWIDE COMPETITIVE CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING PROGRAM. SERVING OVER 111 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WITH STUDENTS IN LEVELS K THRU COLLEGE. HAVE 2,285 TEAMS DURING FY 2023-2024 THAT AVERAGE 6 STUDENTS PER TEAM WHICH EQUATES TO APPROXIMATELY 13,710 STUDENTS ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE AT THE REGIONAL/STATE/GLOBAL TOURNAMENTS SUPPORT REGIONAL(SUB-STATE) LEVEL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND COMPETITION ACROSS TEXAS. OVER SIXTEENLOCAL TOURNAMENT EVENTS ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE IN A TYPICAL YEAR.COORDINATE, SUPPORT AND PROVIDE PROGRAM-RELATED TRAINING ACROSS THE STATE FOR BOTH ADULTS AND STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM. WE ALSO PROVIDE GENERAL EDUCATION AND INFORMATION ABOUT CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING CONCEPTS AND PROGRAMS TO GIFTED STUDENTS AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS.