ESC REGION 12 AND BAYLOR
UNIVERSITY AWARDED
NEARLY $1 MILLION AMERICAN HISTORY GRANT
WACO, TEXAS-- U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige
said that American History is one of the crucial
subjects our students need to master and announced
that $98.5 million in Teaching American History
grants will be awarded to numerous school districts
in 34 states and several education service centers
in Texas, with Education Service Center (ESC) Region
12 and Baylor University receiving nearly $1 million
of those total funds.
The Teaching American History Grant supports a
three-year project in professional development geared
towards improving teacher performance and creating
opportunities “for teachers to hone their
skills in American history,” said Joan Berry,
Director of Core Curriculum at ESC Region 12.
American history and social studies teachers from
seven Central Texas independent school districts
including China Spring, Connally, Cranfills Gap,
Crawford, Kopperl, Waco and Westphalia, will benefit
from summer institutes on the Baylor University
campus, a distinguished lecture series, museum tours,
and professional development and mentoring programs
through ESC Region 12.
“We are absolutely thrilled and can’t
think of anything more important than improving
the understanding of our culture and national heritage,”
said Berry adding, “This
grant will improve teachers’ expertise in
American History and benefit their students.”
One of 20 centers throughout Texas, ESC Region 12
assists 78 independent school districts and 11 charter
schools in attaining the Texas Education Agency’s
goals and objectives. Based in Waco, with offices
in Copperas Cove, Corsicana, Goldthwaite, and Hillsboro,
the ESC Region 12’s service area includes Bell,
Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill,
Lampasas, Limestone, Mills, McLennan, and Navarro
counties. ESC Region 12 is a registered provider of
Continuing Professional Education Credits (CPE's)
for administrators, educators, paraprofessionals and
parents.
For more information on the American History Grant,
please contact Director of Core Curriculum
Joan Berry at 254/297- 1113 or
jberry@esc12.net.
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