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Listed below are helpful links to relevant U.S. Department of Education offices and to websites of interest for Comprehensive Centers.
Federal Resource Links
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20202
Telephone: 202-401-0113
Fax: 202-205-0310
http://www.ed.gov/oese
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20202-7100
Phone: 202-245-7468
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html
Regional Educational Laboratory Program
The Regional Educational Laboratory Program (REL) consists of a network of ten laboratories that serve the educational needs of a designated region by providing access to high quality scientifically valid education research through applied research and development projects, studies, and other related technical assistance activities. More information about the Regional Educational Laboratory Program can be found at:
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/.
No Child Left Behind Act
(NCLB) is the main federal law affecting education from kindergarten through high school. NCLB is built on four principles: accountability for results, more choices for parents, greater local control and flexibility, and an emphasis on doing what works based on scientific research. More information pertaining to the No Child Left Behind Act can be found at
http://www.ed.gov/nclb.
Comprehensive Centers Program
includes 16 regional comprehensive technical assistance centers and five content-focused centers to help low-performing schools and districts close achievement gaps and meet the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. More information regarding the Comprehensive Centers Program can be found at:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/newccp/index.html
The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement
is funded by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education. Its mission is to assist schools and districts engaged in comprehensive school reform and improvement by providing reliable information about research-based strategies and assistance. It also provides support for the Comprehensive School Reform Program. Its website currently houses a variety of tools, guides, and links relating to school improvement, including announcements of new research, reports, and events related to comprehensive school reform. More information pertaining to the Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement can be found at
http://www.csrclearinghouse.org
OELA's National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA)
collects, analyzes, synthesizes and disseminates information about language instruction educational programs for English language learners and related programs. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement & Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA) under Title III of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. More information pertaining to NCELA can be found at
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
The What Works Clearinghouse of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences
collects, screens, and identifies studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies). It has launched an
Evidence-Based Education Help Desk, whose mission is to provide policymakers, practitioners, and researchers with practical, easy-to-use resources to advance evidence-based education. Specifically, the Help Desk offers resources to assist in conducting rigorous evaluations of educational programs, sponsoring such evaluations, and identifying and implementing evidence-based programs. The Help is managed by the
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, in partnership with the What Works Clearinghouse, under a subcontract with the
Institute of Education Sciences.
More information pertaining to the What Works Clearinghouse and its Help Desk can be found at
http://whatworks.ed.gov/.
FY 2008 Regional Comprehensive Centers
Please Note: Links to the websites for these centers will be added as they become available.
Alaska Comprehensive Center
Mr. Jerry Schoenberger, Director
Southeast Regional Resource Center
210 Ferry Way, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801
Tel: 907-586-6806
Fax: 907-463-3811
http://www.alaskacc.org
The Alaska Comprehensive Center (ACC) serves the state of Alaska.
Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center
Dr. Sandra Angius, Director
Edvantia, Inc.
PO Box 1348, Charleston, WV 25325-1348
shipping: 1031 Quarrier Street, 1st floor, Charleston, WV 25301-2314
Tel: 800.624.9120 ext. 5409 or 304.347.040
Fax: 304.347.1862
http://www.arcc.edvantia.org/
The Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC) serves the states of Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
California Comprehensive Center at WestEd
Dr. Fred Tempes, Director
1107 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-3607
Tel: 916-492-4039
Fax: 916-492-4002
http://www.cacompcenter.org/cs/cacc/print/htdocs/cacc/home.htm
The California Comprehensive Center serves the state of California.
Florida and Islands Comprehensive Center
Ms. Karen Underwood, Director
Educational Testing Service
1000 North Ashley Drive
Suite 312
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 800-756-9003
Fax: 813-228-0632
http://flicc.ets.org/
The Florida and Islands Region Comprehensive Center serves the state of Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Great Lakes East Comprehensive Center
Barbara Youngren, Director
Learning Point Associates
1120 East Diehl Road, Suite 200
Naperville, IL 60563
Tel: 630-649-6625
Fax: 630-649-6700
http://www.learningpt.org/greatlakeseast/
The Great Lakes East Comprehensive Center (GLECC) serves the states of Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.
Great Lakes West Comprehensive Center
Linda E. Miller, Director
Learning Point Associates
1120 East Diehl Road, Suite 200
Naperville, IL 60563
Tel: 630-649-6625
Fax: 630-649-6700
http://www.learningpt.org/greatlakeswest/
The Great Lakes West Comprehensive Center (GLWCC) serves the states of Illinois and Wisconsin.
Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center (MACC)
Dr. Charlene Rivera, Director
The George Washington University
1730 North Lynn Street, Suite 401
Arlington, VA 22209
Tel: 703-528-3588
Fax: 703-528-5973
http://www.macc.ceee.gwu.edu
The Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center (MACC) serves the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.
Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center
Dr. Belinda Biscoe, Director
The University of Oklahoma
College of Continuing Education
555 Constitution
Norman, Oklahoma 73072-7820
Phone: 405-325-1729
Fax: 405-325-1824
http://www.mc3edsupport.org/
The Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center (MC3) serves the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
New England Comprehensive Center
Dr. Carol Keirstead, Director
RMC Research Corporation
1000 Market St., Bldg. 2
Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-422-8888
Fax: 603-436-9166
http://www.necomprehensivecenter.org
The New England Comprehensive Center (NECC) serves the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
New York Comprehensive Center
Mr. Larry Hirsch, Director
RMC Research Corporation
60 E. 42nd St., Suite 1345
New York, New York 10165-1345
212-972-4762
Fax: 212-972-4763
http://www.nycomprehensivecenter.org
The New York Comprehensive Center serves the state of New York.
North Central Comprehensive Center
Dr. Ceri Dean, Director
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
1536 Hewitt Ave, MSC 1924
St. Paul, MN 55104
Tel: 651-523-2079
Fax: 651-523-3047
http://www.mcrel.org/nccc
The North Central Comprehensive Center serves the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Northwest Comprehensive Center
Ms. Kathleen Peixotto, Director
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
101 SW Main Street, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204
Tel: 503-275-9594
Fax: 503-275-9625
http://www.nwrel.org/nwrcc/
The Northwest Comprehensive Center (NWRCC) serves the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
Pacific Comprehensive Center at PREL
Dr. Hilda Heine, Director
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1300
Honolulu, HI 96813-3718
Tel: 808-441-1300
Fax: 808-441-1385
http://www.pacificcompcenter.org/
The Pacific Comprehensive Center at PREL serves the state of Hawaii, and American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap), Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
Southeast Comprehensive Center
Dr. Marie Kaigler, Director
3330 North Causeway Blvd., Suite 430
Metairie, LA 70002
Tel: 800-644-8671
Fax: 504-831-5242
http://secc.sedl.org/
The Southeast Comprehensive Center serves the states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina.
Southwest Region Comprehensive Center at WestEd
Dr. Paul Koehler, Director
2020 N. Central Avenue, Suite 660
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4598
Tel: 866-979-7322
Fax: 602-322-7007
http://www.swcompcenter.org
The Southwest Region Comprehensive Center serves the states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
Texas Comprehensive Center
Dr. K. Victoria Dimock, Director
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
211 E. 7th St., Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78701-3253
Tel: 512-476-6861
Fax: 512-476-2286
http://txcc.sedl.org
The Texas Comprehensive Center serves the state of Texas.
National Content Centers
Center on Instruction
Ms. Angela Penfold, Director
RMC Research Corporation
1000 Market St., Bldg. 2
Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-422-8888
Fax: 603-436-9166
http://www.centeroninstruction.org
The Center on Instruction supports the Regional Comprehensive Centers as they serve state education leaders in the work of helping schools and districts meet the goals of No Child Left Behind-to close the achievement gap and improve teaching and learning for all students. The Center on Instruction offers information on NCLB and best practices in reading, math, science, Special Education, and ELL instruction; syntheses of recent scientific research on instruction; and opportunities for professional development.
Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center
Dr. Stanley N. Rabinowitz, Director
WestEd
730 Harrison Street
San Francisco, CA 94107-1242
Tel: 415-615-3154
Fax: 415-615-3200
http://www.aacompcenter.org
The Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center implements, evaluates, and improves assessment and accountability systems so that states and districts can reach the NCLB goal of academic proficiency for all students.
National High School Center
Dr. Joseph Harris, Interim Director
American Institutes for Research
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007-3835
Tel: 202-403-5000
Fax: 202-403-5001
http://www.betterhighschools.org
The National High School Center is a central source of information and expertise on high school improvement issues for the Regional Comprehensive Centers. In helping the Comprehensive Centers build capacity of states across the nation to effectively implement the goals of No Child Left Behind relating to high schools, the National High School Center identifies effective programs and tools, offers user-friendly products, and provides high-quality technical assistance to support the use of research-based approaches within high school learning communities.
Center on Innovation and Improvement
Dr. Sam Redding, Director
Academic Development Institute
121 N. Kickapoo Street
Lincoln IL 62656
Tel: 217-732-6462
Fax: 217-732-3696
http://www.centerii.org
The Center on Innovation and Improvement's mission is to provide information, tools, and training to the Regional Comprehensive Centers so they can help states improve student learning by assisting districts and schools in their improvement; implementing and supporting the choice provisions of NCLB; increasing the number and quality of charter schools; and ensuring equitable participation of private school students and teachers in federal programs for which they are eligible.
National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
Dr. Sabrina Laine, Director
Learning Point Associates
1120 East Diehl Road, Suite 200
Naperville, IL 60563
Tel: 800-252-0283
Fax: 630-649-6722
http://www.ncctq.org
The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality is the premier national resource to which the Regional Comprehensive Centers, states, and other education stakeholders turn for strengthening the quality of teaching-especially in high-poverty, low-performing, and hard-to-staff schools-and for finding guidance in addressing specific needs, thereby ensuring highly qualified teachers are serving students with special needs.
