
Texas Educational Service Center Raises Money for Rural Schools impacted by Hurricane Michael
Chipley, Florida- The
Panhandle Area Educational Consortium (PAEC) received a $4,000.00
hurricane Michael donation from a sister educational service
organization in the state of Texas. The Region 3 Educational Service
Center (ESC3), comprised of 39 public school districts, made the
presentation to the PAEC Board of Directors last week via a video
conference call during the board’s regular monthly meeting. The ESC
Region 3, located in Victoria, Texas, provides services to 39 school
districts within an 11-county area in their region, which is south of
Houston.
The PAEC Board of Directors accepted the donation on
behalf of the consortium. The funds will be shared by those districts
most impacted by the storm including Jackson, Calhoun, Liberty, Gulf
and Franklin Counties.
PAEC Executive Director, John Selover
said, “As many of the districts in Texas Region 3 were impacted by
Hurricane Harvey, they know firsthand what rural districts go through
from such an event. The donation is truly appreciated and heartfelt”.
ESC3,
like PAEC, is one of the oldest regional educational service centers in
the state of Texas, organized by state statute in 1967.