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Center Overview

The Northeast Parent Center Assistance and Collaboration Team (NE-PACT) will facilitate and provide support to Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) in Region 1 to strengthen their infrastructure, enhance their effectiveness, and facilitate their connections to the larger technical assistance network that supports research-based training. A key focus will be strengthening parent center capacities to educate parents about effective practices that improve results for children with disabilities. The project will also work to strengthen collaborative relationships among the PTIs, CPRCs, and state education systems within the region. Region 1 includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Methods

NE-PACT will provide direct technical assistance to the 15 Northeast parent centers, including: (a) technical assistance on management and content areas; (b) effective outreach to underserved and underrepresented populations; (c) collaboration with other technical assistance providers to enhance research-to-practice and parent center capacity to participate in education and systemic reform activities; (d) prepare and use training materials in multiple languages and accessible formats based on research and best practices and prepare information on the No Child Left Behind Act, using the expertise of the parent centers in the region to ensure that the materials are appropriate for the family audiences served; and (e) assistance on computer and technology use. E-PACT will work with the National Parent Technical Assistance Center and Northeast parent centers to conduct an assessment of the training and technical assistance needs of the PTIs and CPRCs, measure program effectiveness and outcomes for children and families, and use the results of assessments to develop individualized Center improvement plans with measurable outcomes, goals, and objectives, continuous improvement strategies, and evaluation tools.