P-16 Education Resource Website

Please note that the funding that provided for the maintenance of this site will no longer be available after August 31, 2009.  As a result, the routine updates provided previously for the following links will be discontinued.

--News Updates--

--Events and Staff Development--

--Grants and Funding--

--Scholarship Opportunities--

--P-16 Studies and Reports--

I apologize for this inconvenience and hope that you will find the other resources provided still useful.  I still hope to continue updating the remaining resources in the site as I become aware of them and encourage you to continue visiting those links.

What is P-16?

P-16 Education is the term used to address three key levels of education found in the United States of America – early childhood education or prekindergarten (PK), kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12), and postsecondary (certification programs, colleges and universitites).  The purpose of P-16 education is to bring partners in these key areas together to best ensure a smooth transition from one level to the next.  Below is a graphic representation of this tranisitional process.

Target Geographic Location

This site is intended to provide resources to persons interested in becoming more informed about P-16 education.  Parents, students, faculty, education administrators, and others may find this website useful and informative.  Dues to the vast amount of information addressed by P-16 Education, this this website targets the geographic location of the South Texas Border Region (encompassing the Region One Education Service Center) ranging from South Padre Island to Laredo.  The counties included in this area are Cameron, Willacy, Hidalgo, Starr, Jim Hogg, Zapata, and Webb.

Comments and questions, contact...

Jaime D. Garza, P-16 Coordinator

Email: j_garza@utpa.edu • Phone: (956) 292-7493

Mailing Address:

Upper Rio Grande Valley P-16 Council and South Texas Border P-16 Network

1201 W. University Drive • Southwick Hall 216 • Edinburg, TX  78539-2999

Website: http://p16.schoolwires.net