• Teacher working with students at an LLA event

Project Raices/Proyecto RaicesReaching All Individuals & Communities to Establish Success in Language Learning

Project RAICES, a federal grant from the US Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition, ended at the end of a funding cycle in September 2025. Over the 3 years during which the grant was housed at SFA, between 2022-2025, we collaborated with many incredible local educators, community partners and families of emergent bilingual schoolchildren.

Project Raices by the Numbers

  • Over 100 
    SFA students
    volunteered 
    at Project Raices
    events.

     

  • Worked with 
    over 50
    community partners
    in the
    East Texas area.

     

  • 56 hours of 
    best practices 
    in ESL training
    provided for
    area educators.

     

  • 35 in-service 
    teachers
    received certification
    to teach 
    ESL students.

     

  • 6 bilingual 
    guest authors  
    visited  
    SFA campus
    and provided training.
  • Engaged with 
    50 parents 
    and caregivers
    and over 60 
    PK-5 children.

     

  • Collaborated with 
    9 different 
    offices and 
    departments at SFA.

     

  • 21 pre-service 
    teachers
    received certification
    to teach 
    ESL students.

     

  • Over 50 
    in-service teachers 
    trained in 
    best practices 
    to meet the needs 
    of emergent 
    bilingual students.
  • 6 peer-reviewed 
    presentations
    presented.
  • 1 peer-reviewed
    publication
    published.
  • Over 50 pre-service 
    teachers trained 
    in best practices
    to meet the needs of
    emergent bilinguals.

     

This program was an incredible asset to our community. We appreciate all the opportunities it provided us to work closely with local schools, businesses and community partners, and are proud of the work that was accomplished.

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    Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center
    2428 Raguet St.
    Nacogdoches, TX 75962