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Region 3 Comprehensive Center (R3CC)
Providing technical assistance to state educational agencies to improve outcomes and close achievement gaps
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Resources
We recommend the following sites and resources to navigate the network of our Regional Comprehensive Centers.
Office of Special Education Programs Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Centers
Assessment
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
Provides national leadership in the participation of students with disabilities in national and state assessments, standards-setting efforts and graduation requirements.
National Center on Student Progress Monitoring (NCSPM)
Provides technical assistance to states and districts and disseminates information about progress-monitoring practices proven to work in different academic content areas (K–5).
Instruction
ACCESS Center: Improving Outcomes for all Students K–8
Provides technical assistance to strengthen state and local capacity to help students with disabilities effectively learn in the general education curriculum.
Provides information and resources on early reading.
Teacher Quality
Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ)
The Center for Teaching Quality seeks to improve student learning and advance the teaching profession by cultivating teacher leadership, conducting timely research and crafting smart policy — all in an effort to ensure that every student in America has a qualified, well-supported and effective teacher.
Center on Personnel Studies in Special Education (COPSSE)
A research center devoted to studying issues affecting teacher quality in special education.
A dissemination center that provides evidence-based teaching modules to college faculty working in pre-service preparation programs in an effort to ensure that general education teachers, school administrators, school nurses and school counselors are well prepared to work with students who have disabilities and with their families.
National Center for Special Education Personnel and Related Service Providers - The Personnel Center
A technical assistance center that builds state capacity to recruit, prepare and retain highly qualified, diverse personnel for early intervention and special education programs.
High School
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
Provides support to states in program improvement and secondary transition.
National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC)
Provides technical assistance and disseminates information to State Education Agencies, Local Education Authorities, schools and other stakeholders.
National Post-School Outcomes Center (NPSO)
Provides support to states in their efforts to collect data on indicators of school and post-school performance.
A national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for youth with disabilities.
Other
Each state has posted its plans for assessing the need for highly qualified teachers and ensuring that all students are taught by highly qualified teachers.
Provides information on how the U.S. Department of Education monitors use of federal funds for public schools and how Student Achievement and School Accountability monitors use of funds by state and local educational agencies.
National Parent Technical Assistance Center (NPTAC)
Assists and coordinates Parent Training and Information Projects and Community Parent Resource Centers under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Gives schools capacity-building information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting and sustaining effective schoolwide disciplinary practice.
Region 1: Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont — AIR®
Region 2: Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island — WestEd®
Region 3: Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands — ETS
Region 4: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania — PSA
Region 5: Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia — Westat®
Region 6: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina — SERVE
Region 7: Alabama, Florida, Mississippi — RMC
Region 8: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio — ICF®
Region 9 Illinois, Iowa — AIR
Region 10: Minnesota, Wisconsin — WCER
Region 11: Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming — MCREL®
Region 12: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri — MCREL
Region 13: Bureau of Indian Education, New Mexico, Oklahoma — WestEd
Region 14: Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas — Westat
Region 15: Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah — WestEd
Region 16: Alaska, Oregon, Washington — SERRC
Region 17: Idaho, Montana — Education NorthWest®
Region 18: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Palau — PREL
Region 19: American Samoa, Hawaii, Republic of the Marshall Islands — PREL
| Organization: | Westat |
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| Address: | 9901 1H-10 West, Suite 1000; San Antonio, TX 78230 |
| Phone: | 1-210-558-4101 |
Appalachia
| Organization: | SRI International |
|---|---|
| Address: | 140 Research Drive; Harrisonburg, VA 22802 |
| Phone: | 1-540-438-6600 |
Central
| Organization: | Mathematica Policy Research |
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| Address: | 600 Alexander Park, Suite 100; Princeton, NJ 08540 |
| Phone: | 1-833-227-6125 |
| Email: | RELcentral@mathematica-mpr.com |
Mid-Atlantic
| Organization: | Mathematica Policy Research |
|---|---|
| Address: | 600 Alexander Park, Suite 100; Princeton, NJ 08540 |
| Phone: | 1-833-227-6125 |
| Email: |
RELmidatlantic@mathematica-mpr.com |
Midwest
| Organization: | American Institutes for Research (AIR) |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1120 East Diehl Road. Suite 200; Naperville, IL 60563 |
| Phone: | 1-866-730-6735 or 1-630-649-6500 |
| Email: | relmidwest@air.org |
Northeast & Islands
| Organization: | Education Development Center, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Address: | 43 Foundry Ave.; Waltham, MA 02453 |
| Phone: | 1-617-969-7100 |
| Email: | relneiinfo@edc.org |
Northwest
| Organization: | WestEd |
|---|---|
| Address: | 730 Harrison Street; San Francisco, CA 94107 |
| Phone: | 1-866-853-1831 |
| Email: | relnw@wested.org |
Pacific
| Organization: | McREL |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1003 Bishop St., Suite 2200; Honolulu, HI 96813 |
| Phone: | 1-877-768-9222 |
| Email: | RELpacific@mcrel.org |
| Website: | http://www.mcrel.org |
Southeast
| Organization: | Florida Center for Reading Research, Florida State University |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2010 Levy Ave., Suite 100 Tallahassee, FL 32310 |
| Phone: | 1-850-644-9352 |
| Email: | fcrr@fcrr.org |
Southwest
| Organization: | American Institutes for Research (AIR) |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4700 Mueller Blvd.; Austin, TX 78723 |
| Phone: | 1-512-476-6861 or 1-800-476-6861 |
| Email: | relsouthwest@air.org |
West
| Organization: | WestEd |
|---|---|
| Address: | 730 Harrison Street; San Francisco, CA 94107 |
| Phone: | 1-866-853-1831 |
| Email: | relwest@wested.org |
Equity Assistance Centers
Region I – Northeast and the Atlantic Islands
Serves Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virgin Islands, West Virginia
| Organization: | Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5272 River Road, Suite 340; Bethesda, MD 20816 |
| Phone: | 1-301-657-7741 |
| Fax: |
1-301-657-8742 |
Region II – Southeast
Serves Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
| Organization: | Southern Education Foundation |
|---|---|
| Address: | 101 Marietta St. NW, 16th Floor (Suite 1650); Atlanta, GA 30303 |
| Phone: | 404-523-0001 |
| Email: | info@southerneducation.org |
Region III – Central
Serves Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin
| Organization: | Indiana University |
|---|---|
| Address: | 902 West New York Street; Indianapolis, IN 46202-5167 |
| Phone: | 1-317-278-6832 |
| Fax: | 1-317-274-6864 |
Region IV – West and the Pacific Islands
Serves Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
| Organization: | Western Equity Assistance Center WestEd |
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| Address: | 730 Harrison Street; San Francisco, CA 94107 |
| Phone: | 1-866-853-1831 |
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