(Name-mce) ListServ Applications for Technical Assistance - NCCRESt

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National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt)

Applications for Technical Assistance

In order to provide high quality technical assistance that contributes
to state capacity and sustainability, NCCRESt will accept applications
on an open ended basis, beginning August 1, 2006 for specific and
individualized technical assistance. The technical assistance
requested can be short or long term, and can focus on a variety of
activities, including document review, strategic planning, improvement
plan development, data analysis and review, professional development
and training, curriculum review, evaluation and research activities,
or other technical assistance that builds the capacity of the state to
eliminate disproportionality and develop culturally responsive
educational systems.

For more information and to download application form:

http://www.nccrest.org/events/applicationfortechnicalassistance.html

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NCCRESt Overview

The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
(NCCRESt), a project funded by the U.S. Department of Education's
Office of Special Education Programs, provides technical assistance
and professional development to close the achievement gap between
students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and
their peers, and reduce inappropriate referrals to special education.
The project targets improvements in culturally responsive practices,
early intervention, literacy, and positive behavioral supports.

NCCRESt Mission

Supporting state and local school systems to assure a quality,
culturally responsive education for all students.

NCCRESt Goals

NCCRESt supports the implementation of the Individual with
Disabilities Education Act as it extends the goals of the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001. To accomplish these goals, NCCRESt will:

- Develop accurate baselines and analyze the impact of change efforts
on placement and outcomes for students from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- Synthesize and expand research-based practices for culturally and
linguistically diverse students.
- Leverage the continued improvement of schools with large proportions
of culturally and linguistically diverse student populations through
state technical assistance plans, collaborative work with existing
technical assistance networks, asset mapping, continuous school
improvement processes, and regional and state leadership academies.
- Engage a national discourse across local, professional practice, and
policy communities on improving educational outcomes for culturally
and linguistically diverse students.
- Develop products, including research syntheses, policy briefs, and
public communication activities that inform a variety of audiences
about effective and evidence-based teaching and school organizational
practices that support successful educational outcomes for students
from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Contact:

Shelley Zion
Project Coordinator
National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
1380 Lawrence Street, Suite 625
Denver, Colorado 80204
Tel: 303.556.3990
Fax: 303.556.6141
Email: shelley.zion at cudenver.edu