Resources
Center Materials
Getting the Most From Your Comprehensive Center (PDF)
A Guide for State Education Agencies
Conference Materials
September 2011 - Transition to Common Core State Standards: Implications for English Language Learners — Santa Ana Pueblo, NM
August 2011 - Measuring Educator Effectiveness — South Lake Tahoe, NV
April 2011 - Measuring Educator Effectiveness — Phoenix, AZ
March 2011 - English Language Learner Collaborative — Santa Fe, NM
January 2011 - Measuring Educator Effectiveness — Phoenix, AZ
October 2010 - Measuring Educator Effectiveness — Denver, CO
September/October 2010 - Leading Successful School Turnarounds
April 2010 - SWCC Regional High School Summit
December 2009 - WestEd Forum on Building Coherence with ARRA Funds
April 2009 - SWCC Regional High School Summit
March 2009 - WestEd Forum on Turning Around Low-Performing Schools
September 2008 - WestEd Forum on State Systems of Support
April 2008 - SWCC Regional High School Summit
March 2008 - Nevada Indian Education Summit
June 2007 - District Improvement Training
January 2007 - Indian Education Regional Summit
August 2006 - Leading Change Institute
June 2006 - District Improvement Training
April 2006 - Closing the Achievement Gap
Useful Links
Content Comprehensive Centers
The Content Comprehensive Centers are designed to develop materials and products in support of the regional Conference Centers. Please check these sites frequently for updated information and materials.
State Departments of Education
No Child Left Behind - ED.gov
Provides information about the No Child Left Behind legislation including an overview, an A-Z index, and specific tabs for students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Developed by the US Department of Education.
Regional Comprehensive Centers
The Comprehensive Centers Program awards discretionary grants to establish comprehensive technical assistance centers to help low-performing schools and districts close achievement gaps and meet the goals of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
- Alaska Comprehensive Center
- Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center
- California Comprehensive Center
- Florida & the Islands Regional Comprehensive Center
- Great Lakes East Comprehensive Assistance Center
- Great Lakes West Comprehensive Assistance Center
- Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center
- Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center
- New England Comprehensive Center
- New York Comprehensive Center
- North Central Comprehensive Center
- Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center
- Pacific Comprehensive Regional Assistance Center
- Southeast Comprehensive Center
- Texas Comprehensive Center
Regional Educational Laboratory Program
Serves 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. Funded by the US Department of Education.
U.S. Department of Education (ED)
Offers a range and an ever-growing collection of information about the US Department of Education, including initiatives and priorities, grant opportunities, offices, publications, and research and statistics.
What Works Clearinghouse
Provides educators, policymakers, and the public with a central and independent source of scientific evidence of what works in education. A project of the Institute of Education Sciences, US Department of Education.
Doing What Works
Translates research-based practices into practical tools to improve classroom instruction.
SchoolsMovingUp
A WestEd initiative that helps schools and districts address the immense challenge of raising student achievement in low-performing schools. In an interactive Web format, SchoolsMovingUp offers practitioners knowledge and expertise they need to make sound decisions and take tangible action in their school reform efforts.
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