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FRC Activities

• 2007 Leadership Conference
• Community of Practice Facilitators Monthly Conference Call
• Community of Practice Facilitators Monthly Conference Call
• Guide to Resources for Promoting Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Practices
• Leveraging Resources: Joint Meeting for OESE Comprehensive and Equity Assistance Centers and OSEP Technical Assistance and Dissemination Projects
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Center Overview

The Federal Resource Center for Special Education supports the work of the six OSEP-funded Regional Resource Centers (RRCs) that provide technical assistance (TA) to assist states in complying with IDEA and to implement evidence-based educational practices.

Methods

In order to effectively support the RRCs' work with the states, the FRC is centralizing key network functions by developing a Web presence for the Regional Resource and Federal Center Network, which comprises the FRC and the RRCs. The FRC is consolidating the RRCs' Information Services function, coordinating professional development for RRC staff, expanding the network's data management and reporting system, and establishing new mechanisms to facilitate communication and the dissemination of evidence-based practice. These FRC initiatives are reducing duplication of activity, increasing capacity to allocate scarce resources efficiently, and improving the capacity of the RRCs to assist states to improve outcomes for children and youth with disabilities and their families. The FRC supports the RRCs in their new role as facilitators of forming communities of practice that reflect the areas of emphasis within the Continuous Improvement and Focused Monitoring System. In addition, the FRC is expanding its involvement with the State Improvement Grantees by investigating specific needs of states, maintaining a listserv, facilitating information sharing among projects, providing information to individual projects, and providing support for conferences.