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South Texas Regional Collaborative
Brief
History
In 1990, the South Texas Regional Collaborative (STRC) for
Excellence in Science Teaching was the first of twenty-four statewide
science collaborations to support professional development programs
for Science Teachers. The STRC was established by the Texas Education
Agency and funded by the Dwight D. Eisenhower Science Professional
Development Program. The State Collaborative is housed in the Science
Education Department at the University of Texas in Austin.
The
STRC serves the teachers in the Education Service Center, Region
20 area. In this region, there are 51 school districts covering 17,000
square miles. Most of the school districts are small and rural with
limited resources.
Currently, the STRC is housed at Our Lady of the Lake University
(OLLU), a private, Catholic, coeducational institution of more than
3,600 students.
The university was established in 1895 by the Congregation of Divine
Providence and is a member and the founding institution of the Hispanic
Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) to cultivate meaningful
improvements in the education of minority (primarily Hispanic) populations;
HACU's membership has 189 institutions in the United States and Puerto
Rico.
Southwest Education Developmental Laboratory (SEDL), one of ten national
laboratories for the Department of Education, has been a major partner
with the STRC for professional development, planning, and resources.
SEDL services five states: Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, Ohio,
and Texas.
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