The East Alabama Regional Inservice Center (EARIC), operated through the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Auburn University, provides free training, resources and services for teachers and administrators in the 15 school districts in the east central portion of Alabama. EARIC strives to provide educators “cutting edge” staff development that promotes:

• Research-based Strategies
• Data Driven Instruction
• Continuous Improvement
• Ongoing Training and Support
• Collaboration
• Channel for Educator Networks
• Sustainability of Academic Achievement.

In addition to providing regionwide training sessions, EARIC assists staff development coordinators in local systems and schools in planning and conducting system-wide and building-based inservice training.
Under the direction of a 16-member governing board, EARIC offers over 250 professional development opportunities per year both on the Auburn campus and locally in individual school systems. Program content is data-driven based on regionwide needs assessment results and the collaboration of planning teams comprised of educators from the public school arena as well as university faculty. These collaborative planning efforts result in the delivery of a quality staff development program focused on increasing student achievement through enhancing educator performance.

Through EARIC, educators are provided with opportunities for continuous professional growth grounded in effective research-based practices. EARIC encourages educators to be proactive practitioners and take charge of their own professional learning and see the transformation in student achievement.