Welcome to the Proyecto Maestría Collaborative at the University of Texas

The collaborative will accomplish this aim through the following two initiatives:

• PROYECTO MAESTRÍA SPECIAL MASTERS PROGRAM: This program provides scholarship money for current, certified Bilingual teachers with five years experience from the Austin area to pursue a Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction: Bilingual Education. Each year a cohort will be assembled representing area schools. Upon completion of the Masters program, this select group will then serve as mentor teachers on their campuses as well as support teacher education and professional development related to Bilingual and ESL education in their districts and in collaboration with U.T. Austin.
• BILINGUAL/ESL SUMMER INSTITUTE (BESI): The summer institute addresses the need for a growing pool of Bilingual and ESL certified teachers in the Austin area. It provides graduate level courses in Bilingual and ESL education during intensive summer sessions each year. Practicing certified teachers who wish to seek Bilingual or ESL credentials are eligible to attend.