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Every U.S. state and jurisdiction is served by a Regional Resource Center. The following are links to each RRC's website and a listing of the states and jurisdictions served:
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia. Southeast Regional Resource Center (SERRC) Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC) Alaska, American Samoa, California, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and Washington.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 May 2008 )
Request for Proposal
Request for Proposal
REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR for the NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE on EARLY CHILDHOOD TRANSITION
Proposal Due Date: June 6, 2008 Published: May 7, 2008
National Accountability Conference (NAC) and the OSEP Leadership Conference
August 25-27, 2008
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel 202 East Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 1-800-535-1201 (Toll Free) 410-547-1200 (Local)
Registration
The registration deadline is Friday, August 8, 2008. When registering online, keep in mind that while the NAC and the OSEP Leadership Conference are two separate conferences, the registration form linked below will allow you to register for either conference or both conferences.
> Click here to register online for the NAC and OSEP Leadership (Registration has now closed)
As a reminder, on-site registration will be permitted only on a space available basis.
Remember to click the 'Register' button at the end of the form to submit your registration. You will receive a confirmation e-mail shortly after registering with all of your details. If you do not receive this e-mail, please contact Tamara Infante at
.
Accommodations
The conferences will be held at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The Renaissance Harborplace Hotel is located at 202 East Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
If you have not already done so, book your room online by July 22, 2008 to receive the special group rate. Our contracted rate is $155/night. Rate and availability can not be guaranteed after this date, so please book your room as soon as possible.
The closest airport to the conferences is the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). It is located about eight miles south of the hotel facilities. The hotel does not provide shuttle service. The average taxi fare to the hotel is approximately $30.00. Other ground transportation options are available. See the BWI Airport website for details.
$260 for NAC Only, August 25-26, 2008 $135 for OSEP Leadership Only, August 27, 2008 $395 for Both NAC and OSEP Leadership, August 25-27, 2008
Thedeadline to submit all registration fees is Friday, August 15, 2008. Please make checks payable to AED (Federal Tax ID 13-6110212) and mail to:
Attention: Jeff Coles AED Federal Resource Center 1825 Connecticut Ave, NW Washington, DC 20009
Cancellation Policy
Should you find that you are unable to attend the conference for any reason after paying your registration fee, the following refund policy will apply: Your registration fee minus a 25% administrative charge for processing will be refunded. To request reimbursement, your request must be submitted via email to Jeff Coles,
, and include all of your contact information. Refund requests must be submitted by August 17, 2008 and include who the refund should be made payable to. Please allow 6 weeks to receive your reimbursement check.
Additional Questions
If you have any questions, please contact Tamara Infante at
or 202-884-8215.
ECO Meeting
The Measuring Early Child & Family Outcomes meeting is occuring following the National Accountability Conference (NAC) on August 27 and 28, 2008. This TA meeting will provide opportunities for participants to learn about other states' strategies for measuring child and family outcomes, hear the latest guidance from the Early Childhood Outcomes Center and the Office of Special Education Programs, and discuss common challenges and effective practices. This meeting is intended for Part C and Part B, Section 619 staff who work on collecting, reporting, and using child and family outcomes data.
Materials Available from the Series of National Calls
The RRC Program, in conjunction with partners in the TA&D Network, is now hosting monthly calls to support state work on a variety of topics related to the State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report. Materials from each call will be posted below with the most recent call listed first.
Developing Your State's SPP/APR Planning Calendar and Annual Cycle of General Supervision Activities (July 29, 2008) Get more information about this call at this link.
State Status Determinations for Local Programs (May 28, 2008) The second call, Overview of Requirements for State Status Determinations for Local Program, was held on May 28, 2008. The call included a presentation on requirements for determinations and practical strategies to address the requirements for state-to-local determinations. In addition to the presentation, two states, representing Part B and Part C agencies, shared their processes and strategies for making local determinations. The following materials from this call are now available:
The first monthly call, Strategies for Public Reporting co-hosted by the RRC Program and the TA&D Network was held on April 23, 2008 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. (CDT). The following materials from this call are now available:
Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) 18 A Regent Park Boulevard Asheville, NC28806 Phone: 828.255.0470 | Fax: 828.255.9035 E-mail:
http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Office of Sponsored Research, Research Division 104 Airport Rd., Suite 2200, CB 1350 Chapel Hill, NC27599-1350 Phone: 919.966.7180 | Fax: 919.843.5784 E-mail:
National Early ChildhoodTechnicalAssistanceCenter (NECTAC) Campus Box 8040, UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC27599-8040 Phone: 919.962.2001 | Fax: 919.966.7463 TTY: 919.843.3269 E-mail:
http://www.nectac.org NationalProfessionalDevelopmentCenter on Inclusion (NPDCI) FPG Child Development Institute Campus Box 8185, UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC27599-8185 Phone: 919.843.5418 | Fax: 919.843.5764 E-mail:
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~npdci TechnicalAssistanceCenter for Social Emotional Intervention (TACSEI) University of SouthFlorida 3650 Spectrum Blvd., Suite 160 Tampa, FL33612 Phone: 813.974.6100 | Fax: 813.874.6115 E-mail:
Outcomes The Early ChildhoodOutcomesCenter SRI International 333 Ravenswood Avenue Menlo Park, CA94025-3493 Phone: 530.758.7483 | Fax: 530.753.0832 E-mail:
http://www.the-eco-center.org NationalCenter on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) University of Minnesota 207 Pattee Hall 150 Pillsbury Drive SE Minneapolis, MN, 55455 Phone: 612.626.1530 | Fax: 612.624.0879 E-mail:
http://www.nceo.info NationalPost-SchoolOutcomesCenter 1268 University of Oregon Eugene, OR97403-1268 Phone: 541.346.5641 | Fax: 541.346.0322 TTY: 541.346.0367 E-mail:
http://www.psocenter.org
NationalDropoutPreventionCenter for Students with Disabilities ClemsonUniversity 209 Martin Street Clemson, SC29631-1555 Phone: 864.656.2599 | Fax: 864.656.0136 E-mail:
http://www.ndpc-sd.org NationalSecondaryTransitionTechnicalAssistanceCenter UNC Charlotte 9201 University City Boulevard Charlotte, NC28223-0001 Phone: 704.687.8606 | Fax: 704.687.2916 TTY: 704.687.6327 E-mail:
http://www.nsttac.org
Postsecondary Education Programs Network (PEPNet) Regional Centers PEPNet-Northeast Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf 52 Lomb Memorial Drive, 50C-A260 Rochester, NY14623-5604 Phone: 585.475.6433 | Fax: 585.475.7660 TTY: 585.475.6433 E-mail:
http://www.pepnet.org PEPNet-Midwest Saint PaulCollege 235 Marshall Avenue St. Paul, MN55102-1807 Phone: 651.846.1337 | Fax: 651.221.1339 TTY: 651.846.1537 E-mail:
http://www.pepnet.org PEPNet-South The University of Tennessee Center on Deafness A239 Bailey Education Complex Knoxville, TN37996-3442 Phone: 865.974.0607 | Fax: 865.974.3522 TTY: 865.974.0607 E-mail:
http://www.pepnet.org PEPNet-West CaliforniaStateUniversity at Northridge NationalCenter on Deafness 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA91330-8267 Phone: 818.677.2099 | Fax: 818.677.6270 TTY: 818.677.2099 E-mail:
http://www.pepnet.org
Deaf-Blind National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) Teaching Research Institute WesternOregonUniversity 345 North Monmouth Avenue Monmouth, OR97361 Phone: 800.438.9376 | Fax: 503.838.8150 TTY: 800.854.7013 E-mail:
http://www.nationaldb.org
IRISCenter for Faculty Enhancement VanderbiltUniversity PeabodyCollege, Box 160 Nashville, TN37203 Phone: 800.831.6134 E-mail:
http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu NationalCenter for Personnel Preparation in Special Education at Minority Institutions of Higher Education (MonarchCenter) University of Illinois at Chicago 1640 West Roosevelt Road (M/C947), Room 651 Chicago, IL60608 Phone: 866.323.7648 | Fax: 312.996.1427 E-mail:
http://www.monarchcenter.org The NationalCenter for Special Education Personnel and Related Service Providers (PersonnelCenter) National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320 Alexandria, VA22314 Phone: 866.BECOME1 Fax: 703.519.3808 E-mail:
http://www.personnelcenter.org The NationalCenter to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development University of Florida G315 Norman Hall P.O. Box 117050 Gainesville, FL32611 Phone: 352.392.0701 x 283 Fax: 352.392.2655 E-mail:
The NationalProfessionalDevelopmentCenter on Autism Spectrum Disorders FPG Child Development Institute University of North Carolina atChapel Hill CB 8040 Chapel Hill, NC27599-8040 Phone: 888.718.7303 | Fax: 919.966.1786 E-mail:
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~autismpdc
Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd) American Institutes for Research 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW Washington, DC20007-3835 Phone: 202.403.5000 | Fax: 202.403.5001 E-mail:
http://www.cited.org FamilyCenter on Technology and Disability (FCTD) Academy for Educational Development 1825 Connecticut Ave, NW Washington, DC20009-5721 Phone: 202.884.8068 | Fax: 202.884.8441 E-mail:
http://www.fctd.info NIMASTechnicalAssistanceCenter CAST 40 Harvard Mills Square, Suite 3 Wakefield, MA01880 Phone: 781.245.2212 | Fax: 781.245.5212 TTY: 781.245.9320 E-mail:
http://nimas.cast.org
The AccessCenter: Improving Outcomes for All Students K-8 American Institutes for Research 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW Washington, DC20007-3832 Phone: 202.403.5300 | Fax: 202.403.5454 TTY: 877.334.3499 E-mail:
http://www.k8accesscenter.org Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) 1235 University of Oregon 1761 Alder Street Eugene, OR97403 Phone: 541.346.2505 | Fax: 541.346.5517 E-mail:
http://www.pbis.org The NationalCenter on Response to Intervention (RTI) American Institutes for Research 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW Washington, DC20007-3835 Phone: 202.403.5000 | Fax: 202.403.5001 E-mail:
http://www.rti4success.org NationalCenter on Student Progress Monitoring American Institutes for Research 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW Washington, DC20007 Phone: 866.770.6111 | Fax: 202.403.5001 TTY: 887.334.3499 E-mail:
http://www.studentprogress.org National Institute for Urban School Improvement (NIUSI) ArizonaStateUniversity P.O. Box 872011 Tempe, AZ85287-2011 Phone: 480.965.0391 | Fax: 480.727.7012 E-mail:
http://www.urbanschools.org Project Forum National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320 Alexandria, VA22314-2840 Phone: 703.519.3800 | Fax: 703.519.3808 E-mail:
http://www.projectforum.org
Leadership Center on State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices (SISEP) University of SouthFlorida 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MHC 2312 Tampa, FL33612-3699 Phone: 813.974.4446 | Fax: 813.974.7743 E-mail:
http://www.scalingup.org IDEA Partnership National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320 Alexandria, VA22314-2840 Phone: 877.IDEA.INFO or 703.519.3800 Fax: 703.519.3808 | TDD: 703.519.7008 E-mail:
http://www.ideapartnership.org NIUSI-LeadScape The PrincipalProfessionalDevelopmentCenter ArizonaStateUniversity POBOX 872011 Tempe, AZ85287-2011 Phone: 480-965-0391 Fax: 480-965-4942 E-mail:
http://www.niusileadscape.org
NationalDisseminationCenter for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) Academy for Educational Development P.O. Box 1492 Washington, DC20013-1492 V/TTY: 800.695.0285 | Fax: 202.884.8441 E-mail:
http://www.nichcy.org Reading Rockets WETA 2775 S. Quincy Street Arlington, VA22206 Phone: 703.998.2001 Fax: 703.998.2060 E-mail:
http://www.readingrockets.org
Content Centers Assessment and AccountabilityComprehensiveCenter WestEd 730 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA94107 Phone: 415.615.3154 E-mail:
http://www.aacompcenter.org Center on Innovation & Improvement Academic Development Institute 121 N. Kickapoo Street Lincoln, IL62656 Phone: 217.732.6462 Fax: 217.732.3696 E-mail:
http://www.centerii.org * Center on Instruction RMC Research Corporation 1000 Market Street, Building 2 Portsmouth, NH03801 Phone: 800.258.0802 or 603.436.9166 E-mail:
http://www.centeroninstruction.org * NationalHighSchoolCenter American Institutes for Research 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW Washington, DC20007 Phone: 800.634.0503 Fax: 202.403.5875 TTY: 800.634.0752 E-mail: http://www.betterhighschools.org * NationalComprehensiveCenter for Teacher Quality Learning Point Associates 1100 17th St, NW Ste. 500 Washington, DC20036-4632 Phone: 877.322.8700 E-mail:
http://www.ncctq.org (* denotes a center co-funded by OESE and OSEP)
Region I - New EnglandEquityAssistanceCenter (NEEAC) Education Alliance at BrownUniversity 222 Richmond Street, Suite 300 Providence, RI02903-4226 Phone: 401.274.9548 x 517 Fax: 401.351.9594 E-mail:
http://www.alliance.brown.edu/ Region II EquityAssistanceCenter New YorkUniversity 726 Broadway, 5th Floor New York, NY10003 Phone: 212.998.5253 | Fax: 212.995.4199 E-mail:
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/EAC.html Region III - The Mid-Atlantic EquityCenter 5272 River Road, Suite 340 Bethesda, MD20816 Phone: 301.657.7741 | Fax: 301.657.8782 E-mail:
http://www.maec.org Region IV - Southeastern EquityCenter 1401 East Broward Blvd., Suite 304 Ft. Lauderdale, FL33301 Phone: 954.765.3553 | Fax: 954.523.3340 E-mail:
http://www.southeastequity.org Region V EquityAssistanceCenter Programs for Educational Opportunity (PEO) University of Michigan 1005 School of Education Ann Arbor, MI48109-1259 Phone: 734.763.9910 | Fax: 734.763.2137 E-mail:
http://www.peo.soe.umich.edu/ Region IX - West Regional Equity Network (WREN) The University of Arizona College of Education P.O. Box 210069 Tucson, AZ85721-0069 Phone: 520.626.7500 Fax: 520.626.4603 E-mail:
http://www.ed.arizona.edu/wren Region X EquityAssistanceCenter Equity Program Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) 101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 500 Portland, OR97204 Phone: 503.275.0664 Fax: 503.275.0452 E-mail:
http://nwrel.org/cnorse/ Region VI - South Central Collaborative for Equity Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) 5815 Callaghan Road, Suite 101 San Antonio, TX78228-1102 Phone: 210.444.1710 | Fax: 210.444.1714 E-mail:
http://www.idra.org Region VII - MidwestEquityAssistanceCenter KansasStateUniversity 401 Bluemont Hall,1100 Mid-Campus Dr. Manhattan, KS66506 Phone: 785.532.6408 | Fax: 785.532.5548 E-mail:
http://www.meac.org Region VIII - The InterwestEquityAssistanceCenter ColoradoStateUniversity 410 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1419 Denver, CO80202 Phone: 303.623.9384 | Fax: 303.623.9023 E-mail:
http://www.colostate.edu/programs/EAC/
