(WACO) — The Education Service Center (ESC) Region 12
Technology Foundation recently awarded six school districts with $59,460 in
grant funds to support educational technology programs. Lorena ISD was one of the award recipients,
earning a $9,742.60 grant.
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| Photo courtesy of ESC Region 12 |
ELAR Department Chair Jenny Glaser and History Department
Chair Pat Browder submitted the grant “Portable Reading and Writing Center
(PRWC).” The grant award will fund a
class with Chromebooks for reading and writing.
“I am excited to present grant awards to local school
districts for the second consecutive year, which both advances and encourages
the innovative use of technology in the classroom,” Advisory Board Chair Kevin
Houchin said. “The Technology Foundation is a great example of how ESC Region
12 promotes collaboration between educators and the community to produce
outcomes that benefit students throughout central Texas.”
Collectively, these schools represent 1,327 students across
four counties and six districts.
“The ESC Region 12 Education Technology Foundation became
part of our vision for how to continually leverage resources and drive more
money to students and teachers in the classroom, where it matters most, more
than two years ago. To now present grant money that helps Region 12 schools
place instructional technology in the hands of students is an exciting
victory,” commented ESC Region 12 Executive Director Jerry Maze, Ed.D. “We are
proud to support our schools in their efforts to give all students first-class
technology in the classroom.”
The foundation, established fall 2012, is primarily funded
by revenue from technology services provided by the service center to area
districts and charter schools.
The foundation’s Advisory Board is comprised of the
following members:
Kevin Houchin, Superintendent, McGregor ISD, President
Gene Solis, Superintendent, Whitney ISD, Vice-President
Dr. Bruce Tabor, Superintendent, Wortham ISD, Secretary
Dr. Alexis Neumann, Superintendent, Rapoport Academy Public School
Denise Ayres, Marketing Specialist, ESC Region 12
Dr. Jerry Maze, Executive Director, ESC Region 12
Joe Pirtle, ESC Region 12 Board of Directors, Chairman
Kevin Stanford, Superintendent, Kerens ISD
Mark Woolery, Manager, TCG School Services
Dr. Sharon Shields, Superintendent, La Vega ISD
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About ESC Region 12
Education Service Center Region 12 focuses on helping
schools save money and leverage resources into the classroom. One of 20 regional education service centers
statewide, ESC Region 12 offers training and expert assistance to educators and
school personnel in order to increase student achievement. ESC Region 12 offers
effective, economical programs and services through professional development,
expert assistance, direct services and alternative educator certification.
Based in Waco, ESC Region 12 serves 77 school districts, 12
charters and private/parochial schools in Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls,
Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Lampasas, Limestone, McLennan, Mills and Navarro
counties.
