P20 Initiatives
Mission
The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Office of P-20 Initiatives strives to increase UTSA’s partnerships and collaborations with educational institutions, businesses, industries, community-based organizations and public/private foundations to strengthen the quality of education in San Antonio and South Texas from kindergarten to college. As a comprehensive university-wide effort, the Office of P-20 Initiatives seeks to provide leadership in educational reform and facilitate university involvement in public education through programming, research and service. The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Office of P-20 Initiatives efforts are in support of The University of Texas System’s P-20 Initiative.
Vision
The vision of the Office of P-20 Initiatives is to be a model of excellence within the UT System and to be recognized as a regional and national leader in “closing the education gap” and “increasing access to the educational pipeline” for students from pre-kindergarten through graduate school from those populations that have been traditionally underserved and underrepresented.
Goals
- To increase access to higher education through outreach programs.
- To increase student academic success by preparing (college readiness) middle/high school students to enroll & persist into a post-secondary institution.
- To increase opportunities for high school students to earn college credit and matriculate to post secondary education.
- To increase UTSA student persistence by providing financial assistance support via mentoring, work study and research opportunities.
- Maintain efficient administrative procedures to support staff in achieving their goals.