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    Meet The Teacher

    Mr. Meador, Maritime Academy

    *Maritime is a Dual Credit Program

     
     
    My name is Jim Meador 
    Along with my counterpart Mr. Judice, we teach Maritime, Logistics, and coach our award-winning Robotics team, "The Jack Yates Red Lion Bots"! 
     
    Our Maritime Program includes the following: 
    - Seniors are eligible to register for a TWIC card. 
    - Drive / Operate / Test / Certify (assuming they pass BOTH Written / Operations tests) Jack Yates Forklift operator
    - We also take several Field Trips or Field Lessons throughout the year to expose students to various Maritime and College 
    - Some specifics: M/Vessel Sam Houston in October 
    - Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Field in October 
    - Texas A & M (Galveston) 
    - Tour of the training ship along with the campus  at San Jacinto Maritime College
    -  "Maritime & Logistics Youth Expo" (a huge networking event for students to meet many companies, that are housed locally
    - University of Houston (Engineering and Logistics) 
    - Houston Community College (Business Southeast Campus) 
    - Kirby In-Land Marine (training facility includes a Training Barge for students to tour) 
                  
    By the way, "Maritime jobs" are NOT just on boats. For every job on a boat there are about nine maritime jobs ashore. 
     
    The maritime industry is in serious need of young people to work; our qualified workforce is aging quickly and The Port Of Houston recognizes this need and supports us Jack Yates' Maritime Program