Our Mission

The Southern Regional Institute (SRI) and Educational Technology Training Center (ETTC) provide professional development opportunities for preK-12 educators, technology coordinators, school administrators, and other professionals who offer support services to schools. The overall goals of the SRI are to improve student academic achievement, organization effectiveness, employee performance, and user satisfaction. The ETTC’s goal is to offer technology training and technology services to school districts to enhance the education available to students through the creative use of educational technologies in the classroom.

The Southern Regional Institute and ETTC Consortium includes school districts and other regional organizations in Atlantic, Cumberland, Cape May, Ocean and Burlington counties. The consortium represents approximately 90,000 PreK-12 students and more than 24,000 educators.

Combined the SRI & ETTC can offer:

• Professional development on relevant subjects such as the New Jersey Core Curriculum
• Content areas, advanced technologies, instructional technology and computer applications
• A comprehensive public calendar of workshops
• Customized training for on-site events and in-services
• Coach-mentoring for individualized instruction
• A state-of-the-art emerging technologies facility and clearing house
• Membership advantages such as a Technology Lending program and an easy annual payment system for workshop registrations
• Online courses and web-based interactive presentations
• An annual statewide conference, From My Classroom to Yours
• Unique educational activities such as the 4th Grade Math Challenge
• Several workshop series on a variety of topics that lead to earning a certificate of completion as well as the traditional professional development credit hours
• Access to the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey’s School of Education and Graduate programs
• Special services to member districts such as guidance and technical assistance sessions on proposal writing and applications for a variety of state and federal grant programs, purchasing technology, and professional development planning

History

In 1996, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) awarded a total of $10 million in three-year grants to local school districts in each of the state's 21 counties to create an Educational Technology Training Center (ETTC) as a county-based resource center that offered educators professional development opportunities in technology. With the support of the twenty-four school districts in Atlantic County, the Atlantic County ETTC was established at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Because of its broad success in meeting program goals as well as the needs of local school districts, in July 2002, the NJDOE designated the Atlantic County ETTC as the Southern Regional ETTC and then went on to charge the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey to develop an institute devoted to the study and delivery of K-12 professional development.

By December 2002, the Stockton College Board of Trustees unanimously approved the establishment of the Southern Regional Institute (SRI), significantly expanding the programming available to the region.

More than a decade after the creation of the Atlantic County ETTC, the SRI & ETTC is thriving, and has become the primary provider of non-credit professional development for educators in southern New Jersey.

The success of the SRI & ETTC can be attributed to its consortium members and partnerships, to the quality and diversity of programming that is provided each year, and to a talented and dedicated staff. Over the years, the SRI & ETTC has grown considerably in its membership, workshop offerings, and program registrations which are clear illustrations of the value SRI & ETTC provides to the educational community.

In spring 2008, the SRI & ETTC proudly announced its reorganization under the new School of Education at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (the only ETTC to be part of School of Education). Dr. Harvey Kesselman, former CEO for the SRI & ETTC, is the new Dean of the School of Education and will continue to oversee SRI & ETTC operations.

Staff

Contact Us

The ETTC Demonstration Center and office are located at the Mays Landing campus for Richard Stockton College of New Jersey at 701 Route 50, Mays Landing. SRI & ETTC Training workshops are often held at the Mays Landing site, at Stockton College, The Carnegie Library Center in Atlantic City and at local school districts.

Address:
Southern Regional Institute and ETTC
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
701 Route 50
Mays Landing, NJ 08330

Phone:(609) 625-6040
Fax:(609) 625-6057
Email:ettc@stockton.edu
ISDN Videoconferencing Number:(609) 625-0875
ATM Videoconferencing Address:138.89.193.241


Driving directions and a map

Directions to The Southern Regional Institute and ETTC
701 Route 50, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 - (609) 625-6040

Google Map Directions

From Northern New Jersey
Take the Garden State Parkway South. Merge onto the Atlantic City Expressway West toward Camden/Philadelphia (exit 38A). Take Exit 12 (Route 575) off the expressway. Turn left onto Route 575 (Wrangleboro Road) and get in immediate right lane to merge right onto Route 322/Route 40. Follow Route 322 West to Route 50 - Mays Landing/Egg Harbor City exit. At the end of the ramp, make a left onto Route 50 South. Continue for 1.5 miles and make a right onto 7th Street. The building and parking will be on the right hand side of the road (adjacent to the Country Farms).

From Camden/Philadelphia Area
Take Atlantic City Expressway East to Exit 17 (Route 50) towards Egg Harbor/Mays Landing. Take the ramp toward Mays Landing/Shore Points. Merge onto Route 50 South. Continue for 4 miles and make a right onto 7th Street. The building and parking will be on the right hand side of the road (adjacent to the Country Farms).

From Southern New Jersey
Take the Garden State Parkway North. Merge onto the Atlantic City Expressway West toward Camden/Philadelphia (exit 38A). Take Exit 12 (Route 575) off the expressway. Turn left onto Route 575 (Wrangleboro Road) and get in immediate right lane to merge right onto Route 322/Route 40. Follow Route 322 West to Route 50 - Mays Landing/Egg Harbor City exit. At the end of the ramp, make a left onto Route 50 South. Continue for 1.5 miles and make a right onto 7th Street. The building and parking will be on the right hand side of the road (adjacent to the Country Farms).

Directions to Richard Stockton college

From Northern New Jersey
Take Garden State Parkway south. Take Exit 44. Turn right onto Port Republic Road. Go 1/2 mile. Turn left on College Drive. Parking will be on your right in 1/2 mile.

From Camden/Philadelphia Area
Take Atlantic City Expressway to Exit 12. Turn left. Proceed straight and pass light at Route 30 (White Horse Pike) to the next stop sign at Jim Leeds Road, turn right - go 1 mile on Jim Leeds Road to College Drive. Turn left and continue about 1 1/2 miles. Parking available on left.