TEXTBOOKS OPEN TO PUBLIC REVIEW

WACO, TEXAS--  The Education Service Center Region 12 announces public access to materials in the forthcoming 2006-2007 textbook adoption cycle as designated by Proclamation 2004 of the State Board of Education. Local district school boards will consider the textbooks from various vendors for approval for use in the 2006-2007 school year.

Textbooks for upper level math are now available for educators, parents and citizens to preview at the ESC Region 12, located at 2101 W. Loop 340 in Waco. Textbooks will be available for review Monday through Thursday from 8:30-3:30. 

Contact Brian Brabham, Team Leader-Core Curriculum at (254) 297-1117 or FAX (254) 666-0696 FAX for more information.

About ESC Region 12
One of 20 centers throughout Texas, the Education Service Center (ESC) Region 12 assists 78 independent school districts in attaining the Texas Education Agency’s goals and objectives. Based in Waco, the ESC Region 12’s service area includes Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Lampasas, Limestone, Mills, McLennan, and Navarro counties.

The ESC Region 12 offers an array of education support services, including: administration information systems, alternative teacher certification training, TEKS curriculum consulting, distance learning videoconferencing, e-mail services, Internet access, ESL and migrant student identification, instructional media, special education support services, a technology preview center, Title I federal grant implementation support, and vocational career counseling.
The ESC Region 12 also specializes in professional development training for school board members, administrators, teachers, counselors, nurses, paraprofessionals, and other education staff. There are more than 17,500 educators and more than 132,000 students in Region 12.

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