Borderlands High School Equivalency Project
Grant award number: S141A150015
A 5-year project to help migrant workers in Southern New Mexico and Texas gain G.E.D. certificates and prepare for career advancement.
Visit the project website (forthcoming)
Project components include
- Provide coursework and materials in preparation for the high school equivalency (HSE) exam;
- Provide specialized seminars in S.T.E.M. fields and skills; and
- Support participants with mentoring and job coaching.
Project Goal and Objectives
Goal:
Support the educational attainment of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in targeted Texas and New Mexico communities to improve their career and economic status.
Objectives:
- 80 Participants per year will register for BHEP services (400 over 5 years).
- Each year, 68 (85%) of participants will complete the HEP program (340 over 5 years).
- The number of exiters who receive an HSE will be YR1: 48 (70%); YR2: 49 72%); YR3: 50(74%); YR4: 52 (76%); YR5: 53 (78%) (GPRA 1)
- 80% of HSE recipients will be expected to enter postsecondary education or training programs, upgraded employment, or the military, i.e., YR1: 38; YR2: 39; YR3: 40; YR4: 42; YR5: 43. (GPRA 2)
- 100% of participants identified as needing social services support will be connected to organizations providing such services, facilitated by the BHEP mentors.
- 100% of participants will receive weekly mentoring services focused on education attainment, career advancement, and opportunities within STEM fields.
Visit our facebook page at www.facebook.com/borderlandhep or our web page at www.bhep.3riversed.org.
More information and project resources are available on the Three Rivers Teacher Quality Partnership Padlet page at https://padlet.com/gclane/BHEP.
Fiscal & Authorizing Agent: Three Rivers Education Foundation (Hart Pierce, President)
Project Director: Dr. Georgia Lane