Idaho Association of TRIO Professionals

Idaho Association of TRiO Professionals

To encourage and facilitate cooperation and collaboration between TRiO programs and other state and federal agencies in Idaho.

Membership

The impact of federal Department of education TRiO grants on education in the state of Idaho is tremendous. At the end of fiscal year 2003, five public Idaho colleges and universities were funded to prepare over 7,500 low-income, first generation, disabled, and underrepresented students and adults for college.

Over $5.4 million of federal money funds 21 TRiO programs in Idaho.

The purpose of the Idaho Association of TRiO Professionals is to further the expansion of educational opportunity programs throughout the state of Idaho by:

furthering communication and cooperation among Idaho TRiO professionals;
furthering public awareness, at the state level, of the needs of disadvantaged students enrolled in, or aspiring to, postsecondary education;
forming coalitions with other organizations that have similar purposes relative to ethnic, minority, and/or disadvantaged groups;
conducting meetings, research and evaluation, scholarly publications, and other educational and charitable activities dealing with issues related to educational opportunity programs.

For more information on the Idaho Association of TRiO Professionals, click here for our brochure.

Northwest Association of Special Programs (NASP)

The Idaho Association of TRiO Professionals is part of the Northwest Association of Special Programs (NASP) which represents the interests of TRiO programs in the Northwest. NASP also:

Represents the interests of TRiO programs in Region X of the Department of Education, including Oregon, Washington, Alaska, & Idaho.
Represents professional educators who work with low-income, first generation, and disabled students throughout the Northwest.
Promotes the development, improvement, and extension of education to non-traditional students.
Provides training for professional personnel to enhance the quality of services delivered to non-traditional students.
In recent years, the Association has expanded to include professionals from high schools, universities, the US Dept. of Education, and other educational agencies.

Council for Opportunity in Education (COE)

The Council for Opportunity in Education is a nonprofit organization, established in 1981, dedicated to furthering the expansion of educational opportunities throughout the United States. Through its numerous membership services, the Council works in conjunction with colleges, universities, and agencies that host TRIO Programs to specifically help low-income Americans enter college and graduate.

Federal TRIO Programs (Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math Science, Veteran's Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Center and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program) helps students to overcome class, social, academic and cultural barriers to higher education.

TRIO services include: assistance in choosing a college; tutoring; personal and financial counseling; career counseling; assistance in applying to college; workplace and college visits; special instruction in reading, writing, study skills and mathematics; assistance in applying for financial aid; and academic assistance in high school or assistance to reenter high school or college.

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