Financial Literacy

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Center for Excellence in College and Career Readiness Support

To attend college, one must consider finances. Financial literacy regarding options for funding college is a vital skill for aspiring learners planning to attend a university/college after high school. Region One ESC offers services to students to ensure they and their parents achieve the financial literacy necessary for them to pursue their post-secondary educations.

The Center for Excellence in College and Career Readiness Support offers a comprehensive range of valuable services to GEAR UP and non-GEAR UP students and their parents. The State of Economic Education: Making the Case for College and Career Readiness report prepared by Region One ESC lists and describes services which emerged from our experiences with GEAR UP program students, parents, and partners. Contact us if you have questions about how to reserve spaces for your students at our next large event!

About Region One Education Service Center

Region One Education Service Center (ESC) is a public education service agency that serves 38 school districts and 10 charter schools across a 8-county area in south Texas. Established in 1965, Region One ESC provides a variety of services and resources to support educators, students, and families, including professional development, instructional materials, technology support, special education services, and more.

Region One ESC is dedicated to advancing educational quality and equity, and it maintains tight relationships with the school districts that make up its membership in order to foster academic accomplishment and success among students. The programs and services provided by ROESC are intended to cater to the varied requirements of students, and the ESC works in collaboration with community organizations, businesses, and other partners to guarantee that students and their families have access to a comprehensive assortment of resources and opportunities.

Region One ESC is part of a state-wide system of 20 regional education service centers created in 1965 by the 59th Texas Legislature to assist school districts across the state. 

Originally slated to work with school districts as a media center, the role of the education service center has expanded to work alongside school districts to carry out the three main objectives as stipulated in the TEC §8.002: 

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