UTPB

School Leadership Program Grant

 

Amount: $1.7 Million over three years

Grant Provider: U.S. Department of Education

Grant Writers:

  • Dr. Susan Lara, Vice President for Student Services, and the grant writer and administrator of millions of dollars in grants that have benefited hundreds of students seeking to become classroom educators and administrators
  • Dr. Carl Hoffmeyer, UTPB Assistant Professor in the School of Education, former superintendent of schools, and administrator of the grants
  • Dr. Richard Gregory, Assistant Professor in the School of Education and former superintendent of Medford Public Schools in Medford, Oregon
  • Dr. Steve Jenkins, Assistant Professor in Education, and former school administrator
  • Dr. Roy Benavides, Senior Lecturer and former ECISD superintendent.

Grant Provides:

In its first year the grant will provide:

  • Scholarships for 40 graduate students.
  • Training for 200 principals or principal candidates.
  • Funding to develop the West Texas Principal Center, including hiring a program coordinator.

Summary:

Eligible School Districts include Ector County Independent School District, and schools in Balmorhea, Big Spring, Fort Stockton, Lamesa, Pecos, Seminole, Snyder, and Stanton.

"To get this West Texas Principal Center is going to be really incredible for the region," Dr. Susan Lara said. "I think it will get a really good reception - not only from larger towns - but from rural communities who can send principal candidates to UTPB free of charge. It's particularly important in a rural area that people have the opportunity to come for academic development as well as leadership," Lara said.