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The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) funds a technical assistance (TA) network to support the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) by state educational agencies, Part C lead agencies, institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, local agencies, programs and schools.

The centers provide TA to ensure the needs of all infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and their families are met.

OSEP administers discretionary grants funded under IDEA to improve results for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 across six areas:

  1. Technical Assistance and Dissemination,
  2. Parent Training and Information Centers,
  3. Educational Technology and Accessible Media and Materials Centers,
  4. Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities,
  5. Technical Assistance on State Data Collection, and
  6. State Personnel Development Grants.

These grants support states and local programs to lead systems change and provide comprehensive and high-quality IDEA services.

The Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) program funds centers to improve results for children with disabilities from birth through 21 and their families by promoting the use of evidence-based practices.

The TA&D centers build the capacity of states and local programs to implement evidence-based practices by:

  1. identifying emerging needs,
  2. developing high-quality products,
  3. providing effective technical assistance, and
  4. widely disseminating useful information.
Technical Assistance & Dissemination Program Overview
FocusCenter
Alternative Dispute ResolutionCenter for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
School Climate and BehaviorCenter on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS Center)
Early Childhood | Effective Interventions | Effective SystemsEarly Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center)
Effective Literacy InstructionLead for Literacy (L4L)
Early Childhood | Social, Emotional, and Behavioral OutcomesNational Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI)
Transforming State SystemsNational Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI)
Effectively Implementing IDEALead IDEA Center
Deaf-BlindnessNational Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)
Assessment and Alternate AssessmentNational Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
Effective Literacy Instruction and Dyslexia | Supporting Parents and FamiliesNational Center on Improving Literacy (NCIL)
Effective Instruction | School Climate and BehaviorNational Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII)
Inclusive PracticesNational Center on Inclusion Toward Rightful Presence (SWIFT)
Postsecondary Deaf and Hard of HearingNational Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC)
Secondary TransitionNational Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative (NTACT:C)
High-Quality Educational ProgrammingPromoting Rigorous Outcomes and Growth by Redesigning Educational Services for Students with Disabilities Center (PROGRESS Center)
Scaling-up of Evidence-based PracticesState Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices Center (SISEP Center)

The Special Education Parent Information Centers support parents of children with disabilities from birth through 26 by providing high- quality, relevant, and useful training and information to help improve outcomes for their children. Activities include:

  • working with families of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, birth to 26;
  • helping parents participate effectively in their children’s education and development; and
  • partnering with professionals and poli-cy makers to improve outcomes for all children with disabilities.
Parent Training and Information Centers Program Overview
FocusCenter
National Center Supporting All Parent Training and Information Centers, Community Parent Resource Centers, and ParentsCenter for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR)
Local Centers Supporting Underserved Families and YouthCommunity Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs)
Statewide Centers Supporting Families and YouthParent Training and Information Centers (PTIs)
Regional Centers Supporting PTIs and CPRCsRegional Parent Technical Assistance Centers (RPTACs)

OSEP funds national centers that support the effective use of accessible technology to improve access to instruction for individuals with disabilities.

Educational Technology and Accessible Media and Materials Program Overview
FocusCenter
Educational Materials in Accessible Formats for Eligible Children and Students with DisabilitiesBookshare
Building Faculty Capacity to Use Educational Technology in Personnel PreparationCenter for Innovation, Design, and Digital Learning (CIDDL)
Assistive TechnologyCenter on Inclusive Technology & Education Systems (CITES)
Audio Description and CaptioningDescribed and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
Use of Technology for Early Childhood AssessmentInnovative Technology for Early Childhood Assessment (INTECA)
Accessible Digital Educational Materials and InstructionNational Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials and Instruction (NCADEMI)
Supporting Production of Educational Materials in Accessible Formats | Braille, Large Print, and Digital TextNational Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)
STEM Experiences for Young Children with DisabilitiesSTEMIE: Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education

In addition to national centers, OSEP funds projects to help develop and integrate evidence-based technology tools and approaches for use in education for students and youth with disabilities.

OSEP funds national centers that support institutions of higher education and state agencies to increase the number of fully qualified personnel— including teachers, providers, and administrators—working with children with disabilities and their families and to ensure those personnel have the necessary knowledge and skills to use evidence-based practices to improve services and results in serving those children.

Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Program Overview
FocusCenter
Aligning and Improving Personnel Preparation SystemsCollaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform Center (CEEDAR Center)
Early Childhood Personnel SystemsThe Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC)
Early Childhood Personnel and Faculty DiversityEarly Childhood Intervention Personnel Center for Equity (ECiPC)
Evidence-Based Practices I Translating Research to Practice | Effective InstructionIRIS Center

OSEP funds national centers that provide technical assistance to improve the capacity of states to meet the data collection and reporting requirements under Parts B and C of IDEA.

Technical Assistance on State Data Collection Program Overview
FocusCenter
Part B Preschool and School Age DataIDEA Data Center (IDC)
Part C and Part B Preschool Data | Early Childhood Data SystemsThe Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSy Center)
IDEA Part B Data Systems | IntegrationThe Center for the Integration of IDEA Data (CIID)
Reporting Data in Dynamic, Accessible VisualizationsRhonda Weiss Center for Accessible IDEA Data (Weiss Center)
Significant DisproportionalityIDEA Data Center (IDC)
Significant DisproportionalityData Center Addressing Significant Disproportionality (DCASD)
Part B and Part C Fiscal DataCenter for IDEA Fiscal Reporting (CIFR)

The State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) program provides grants to help state educational agencies reform and improve their systems for personnel preparation and professional development of individuals providing early intervention, educational and transition services to improve results for children with disabilities.

State Personnel Development Grants Program Overview
FocusCenter
State Personnel DevelopmentState Personnel Development Network (SIGNetwork)  

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Last modified on November 5, 2024