Region 4 Education Service Center (Region 4) is one of 20 regional education service centers established by the Texas Legislature in 1967 to assist school districts and charter schools in improving efficiencies and student performance. Regional education service centers are nonregulatory, intermediate education units. Texas Education Code, Chapter 8, gives each school district the opportunity to voluntarily be served by and participate with a regional education service center. Region 4 serves a seven-county area comprised of 48 public school districts and 37 open-enrollment charter schools, representing more than 1.2 million students, 97,000 educators, and 1,500 campuses. The purpose of regional education service centers as established by the Texas Legislature is to— - Assist school districts in improving student performance - Enable school districts to operate more efficiently and economically - Implement initiatives as assigned by the Texas Legislature or Commissioner of Education In fulfilling our mission set forth by the state, Region 4 commits to embodying a vision that guides us in our aim for excellence.