EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH
CONTACT PERSONS
Clearwater Valley Director: Traci Birdsell, M Ed
Lewis-Clark Valley Director: Vacant
E-mail: tbirdsel@lcsc.edu
Office: Talkington Hall, West Wing
Phone: 792-2767 or 800-298-0733.
Fax: 792-2648
Web: http://www.lcsc.edu/ets
OVERVIEW
Educational Talent Search (ETS) is a federally funded program
serving 1200 students aged eleven to twenty-seven, focusing on
those whose families are on a limited income and whose parents
did not earn a bachelors degree. The program targets
“educationally talented” students, any who have the desire and
the potential to seek post high school education, which includes
two and four-year colleges and technical schools. In addition,
the projects will serve a limited number of adults in the
covered areas who have an interest in completing a GED or
entering a post high school education program.
ETS assists students to gain a better understanding of their
educational opportunities and options; therefore, all students
are encouraged to apply. Services ETS provides are:
• Study skills
• Tutoring
• Career development activities
• Time management skills
• Organizational skills
• Goal setting
• Academic advice
• Scholarship searches
• Campus visits
• ACT/SAT preparation
• Assistance with financial aid, scholarship and admission
application processes
• Information on colleges, vocational schools and technical
schools
