As you may recall, the purpose of the event is to strengthen the educational pipeline for Hispanic students from Kindergarten through college by forming collaborative partnerships, developing solutions, identifying best practices and sharing both resources and information. Following completion of the 2003 summit, the South Plains Glosing the Gaps Coalition was founded in order to bring forth attention and responsiveness to the ideas and concepts birthed as a result of the summit. This year, the 2006 summit will further strengthen the efforts of the coalition..

The mission of The South Plains Closing the Gaps Coalition is to collaborate to connect students, families and communities to PK-16 education. Through collaborative partnerships, networks and shared resources, the Coalition will work to alleviate economic, cultural and political barriers in order to facilitate access, participation and success in educational opportunities beyond high school.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s GO Campaign is assisting Raiders Rojos with this summit as part of the College for Texans statewide initiative. Please click on the collegefortexans.com image below for more information on the campaign.