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Center Overview

The West Region Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for the Parent Centers will assist each Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) and Community Parent Resource Center (CPRC) in Region 6 to improve services and solve issues, by providing information or linking them with other resources. Region 6 includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, the outlying areas of the Pacific Basin, and the Freely Associated States.

Methods

Based on a comprehensive needs assessment, the West Region Parent TAC will offer individualized technical assistance to each of the parent centers in the region. Research-based materials, information, and trainings on topics pertinent to the parent centers, especially concerning the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act, will be disseminated to the centers on a regular basis, electronically and through mailings, conference calls, and annual regional conferences. The project will maintain established relationships with partners in critical areas, such as the other technical assistance and dissemination centers in the OSEP network, and will create ongoing opportunities for the parent centers to benefit from those partnerships. The project will focus on helping centers better serve underserved and underrepresented families, and will maximize technology, not only within the infrastructure of each office, but featuring methods of technology that are useful in effectively serving families. The technical assistance will be systematically evaluated and measured for effectiveness.