Partners, Funders and Sponsors
The Southern Regional Institute and ETTC would like to thank its many partners, funders and sponsors. These organizations include:
Federal, State Agencies and Associations
National
Endowment for the Humanities
NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the US government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. NEH funded the "Open Heart, Open Mind" project.
New
Jersey Department of Education
The NJDOE provides leadership to school districts to prepare all students for their role as citizens and for careers of the 21st century. The NJDOE originated the ETTCs throughout the state. It has also supported the ETTC by funding several technology initiatitves and grants.
New
Jersey Association for Educational Technology
NJAET is a group of computer-using educators who are working to promote the use of technology in education.
New
Jersey State Systemic Initiative
The New Jersey Statewide Systemic Initiative (NJ SSI) is a unique partnership of schools, districts, colleges and universities, science centers and museums, business and industry dedicated to strengthening mathematics, science, and technology education for all students in New Jersey. The ETTC is designated as a specialty site.
New Jersey Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth at the University of Medicine
and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)
The Atlantic County Traumatic Loss Coalition, a branch of the NJ Traumatic Loss Coalition for Youth at UMDNJ, provides educators, mental health and law enforcement personnel with a vital, supportive structure for networking to benefit our children and youth. The primary goal of the coalition is to offer assistance to school personnel as they manage significant losses and traumatic events that impact the school community.
Monmouth-Ocean Educational Services Commission (MOESC)
MOESC is a public, non-profit agency which provides educational programs for school districts, students with special needs, parents and staff members of our member districts, and other Educational Services Commissions. The ETTC has partnered with MOESC to offer OTIS.
Educational Information and Resource Center (EIRC)
EIRC is a public agency specializing in education-related programs and services for parents, schools, communities, nonprofit organizations and privately held businesses throughout New Jersey.
United States Department of Education
ED's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. ED has funded the Teaching American History project.
Comapnies
Reading and Learning Art Centers (RLAC)
Established in 1991, RLAC offers Phonics First™, an accredited teacher training program, based on the Orton-Gillingham multisensory phonics approach to consortium members. Since 2006, SRI & ETTC members have been able to participate in this highly-acclaimed program.
The Academy for Teaching and Leadership
The SRI & ETTC and the Academy for Teaching and Leadership of Far Hills, NJ sponsored “Strategies for School Leaders,” a year-long, five-session practicum for educators who are in their beginning years as principals, assistant principals, supervisors, coordinators and other school leadership roles.
Consortiums
Garden
State Distance Learning Consortium
The Garden State Distance Learning Consortium is a nonprofit association formed by educators for teachers, to promote the development of distance learning within a classroom setting programs for education and training.
Foundations
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…"
The
Verizon Foundation
The Verizon Foundation funds programs that address social issues such as literacy, technology education and domestic violence. Verizon supported "The World Comes to your Classroom" project.
Local Partners
Atlantic County AVA
The Atlantic County Audio-Visual Aids (AVA) Technology Center has been servicing schools with shared educational media resources since 1952.
Atlantic Cape Community College
ACCC is a comprehensive two-year nonprofit publicly-supported educational institution that serves Atlantic and Cape May counties in New Jersey.
Atlantic County Office of Education
The Atlantic County Office of Education serves as the local field office and representative for the New Jersey Department of Education. The Office has a mission which includes evaluation, regulation, compliance, coordination, assistance and service.
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Stockton College is a mid-sized, award-winning liberal arts college nestled on a 1,600-acre campus in the pristine Pinelands National Reserve. Stockton houses the SRI & ETTC at its Mays Landing campus.
Holocaust Resource Center, Stockton College
The Holocaust Resource Center was dedicated on October 2, 1990. The Center is a joint project of Stockton and the Jewish Federation of Atlantic and Cape May Counties. It serves as a resource for the study of the Holocaust and its significance for the past, present and future.