Region 15 Comprehensive Center (WEBSITE)

The Region 15 Comprehensive Center (R15CC), led by WestEd, is part of the national Comprehensive Center Network (CC Network), and works to provide capacity-building technical assistance, content expertise, and other services to effectively support state education agencies (SEAs) and their regional and local constituents in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah.

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The Region 15 Comprehensive Center (R15CC), led by WestEd, is part of the national Comprehensive Center Network (CC Network), and works to provide capacity-building technical assistance, content expertise, and other services to effectively support state education agencies (SEAs) and their regional and local constituents in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah.

Publication Date  2024

Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (WEBPAGE)

This website supports innovation and implementation of equitable learning environments that are grounded in research and the science of learning and development.  The BELE Framework is a guide for transforming student experiences and outcomes, integrating across learning experiences, teaching and learning, schoolwide systems and structures, family, caregiver, and community partnerships, and district and state policies.

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Building Equitable Learning Environments Network. https://belenetwork.org/. Website accessed June 14, 2021.

Publication Date  2024

Regional Educational Lab West (REL West) (Webpage) 

The Regional Educational Lab (REL) West partners with key stakeholders in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice. Key stakeholders include organizations with decision-making authority and the ability to influence education policy and practice, such as state and local education agencies, school boards, institutes of higher education, and student, family, and community organizations. RELs partner with these organizations on applied research and development; training, coaching and technical supports; and dissemination.  

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The Regional Educational Lab (REL) West partners with key stakeholders in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice. Key stakeholders include organizations with decision-making authority and the ability to influence education policy and practice, such as state and local education agencies, school boards, institutes …

Publication Date  2024

National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) (Webpage) 

The NCSI supports State Education Agencies (SEAs) assisting them to learn about and understand seminal research around policy development implementation to meet the needs of students with disabilities.  NCSI assists SEAs to translate that research into practice. Particular attention is given to the systemic functions of data literacy, evidence-based practices, stakeholder engagement, and systems coherence, in order to help SEAs cultivate knowledge and skills that enable them to achieve lasting impact for students. 

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The NCSI supports State Education Agencies (SEAs) assisting them to learn about and understand seminal research around policy development implementation to meet the needs of students with disabilities.  NCSI assists SEAs to translate that research into practice. Particular attention is given to the systemic functions of data literacy, evidence-based practices, stakeholder engagement, and systems coherence, …

Publication Date  2024

Western Educational Equity Assistance Center (WEEAC) (Webpage) 

The WEEAC houses a number of equity related resources on a variety of topics.  This center is no longer providing technical assistance to states. 

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The WEEAC houses a number of equity related resources on a variety of topics.  This center is no longer providing technical assistance to states. 

Publication Date  2024

TA Centers: Innovations in Equity and Systemic Change (Webpage) 

The Innovations in Equity and Systemic Change (IESC) at NYU Metro Center (Previously TAC-D) provides professional development, technical assistance, and consultancy to educational institutions in general and special education. The IESC’s mission is to disrupt, dismantle, and eliminate disproportionality by building the capacity of educators to implement Culturally Responsive Sustainable Equity-Based Systems that meet the needs of all students and families. 

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Innovations in Equity and Systemic Change | NYU Steinhardt. Steinhardt.nyu.edu, steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/iesc. Accessed 9 Mar. 2023.

Publication Date  2024

The State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project is a program of the Napa County Office of Education.

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California Department of Education, Special Education Division’s special project, State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project (SPP-TAP) is funded through a contract with the Napa County Office of Education. SPP-TAP is funded from federal funds, (State Grants #H027A080116) provided from the U.S. Department of Education Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education.

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