Program areas at Intercultural Development Research Association
The region ii idra eac-south is a federally funded program that idra operates to develop local capacity among the approximately 2,329 school districts and 28,628 schools in the region and to desegregate schools in the area of race, national origin, gender and religion. The program implements a coherent, Research based technical assistance and training plan in region ii through strategic approaches, service delivery, and web-based and on-site approaches. Project recipients include sea's and lea's in region ii states which include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, north carolina, south carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and the district of columbia.
Visioncoders is a federal program that implements a new eighth grade computer science course being developed by idra in partnership with Texas a&m university - san antonio (tamusa) and seven bexar county school districts. In this course, middle school students who are in at-risk situations will become software designers who create educational games for pre-kindergarten and first grade students in their communities. Visioncoders also integrates focused teacher training through a masters level course through tamusa. Participating school districts include east central, edgewood, harlandale, somerset, south san antonio, south side, and southwest isd's.
The Development fund provides resources for mission-critical and priority program services not supported by external funding and for the Development of new programs. For example, the Development fund facilitates the external dissemination of knowledge about best teaching practices in classrooms with diverse students, the creation of materials that specifically address the needs of traditionally underserved students, and Research on school finance and other indicators tied to the quality of education that all students receive. The educational services this fund supports have a direct impact on families and educators. In 2022, idra, through the Development fund, directly served 4,936 students, parents, teachers, or school administrators.