Final Project: "English Teachers for Puerto Rico" for the class FA19-4313.03 Project Development with Professor Jorge Berges at The Washington Center. This project was created as part of the Córdova y Fernós Internship, where each student must develop an idea that would help solution a problem happening in Puerto Rico. The purpose of this presentation is to showcase the program "English Teachers for Puerto Rico", which focuses on resolving the lack of English teachers in Puerto Rico by bringing undergraduate students from the United States and Puerto Rico to come to the Island and educate the English language to the public-school system students.

1. ENGLISH TEACHERS FOR
PUERTO RICO PROGRAM
“IT’S NOT A
PRIVILEGE, IT’S OUR
RIGHT.”

2. Index
Problem Project Proposal
Objectives Strategy
Timetable
Budget

3. Problem

4. Why is there a lack of
English teachers?
• Better job opportunities at
U.S.
• Low graduate rates

7. PROJECT PROPOSAL
English
Teachers for
Puerto Rico
Program

8. OBJECTIVES

9. Strategy
The program must be proposed to the House and Senate of Puerto Rico in
order to provide the Department of Education the necessary funds.
Preparation
Action
Monitor
Results

10. Timetable:
Year 2021
Planning &
Research
Partnership
Communication
Recruitment
(Fall Semester)
Implementation
Monitor
Planning &
Research
Communication
Recruitment
(Spring
Semester)
Present results
Implementation
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Disclaimer:This timetable
represents the timeline for
the Fall Semester.On the
Spring Semester, META tests
results will be acquired.

11. BUDGETEnglish Teachers for Puerto Rico
Number of Students 30
Number of Committee members 6
Cost
Research & Planning $150,000
Travel for U.S. $25,000
Transportation in U.S. $10,000
Housing in U.S. (Hotels & AirBNB) $20,000
Transportation in P.R. $20,000
Communications $108,000
Office supplies $50,000
Rent $18,000
Utilities $50,000
Workshops $120,000
Stipend $252,000
Monitor & Analysis $30,000
Total $853,000
Total cost:
$853,00

12. CONCLUSION

13. QUESTIONS?