East Coast Technical Assistance Center

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East Coast Technical Assistance Center
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ECTAC Mission

• The mission of the East Coast Technical
  Assistance Center (ECTAC) is to provide
  educational consultation services that assist
  local school districts and high poverty schools
  in their efforts to ensure that all children have
  a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to
  obtain a high-quality education.

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ECTAC Services

• TITLE I
• IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE
  DISADVANTAGED
• PART A- Improving Basic Programs Operated by
  Local Education Agencies
• PART B- Student Reading Skills Improvement Grants
• PART C- Education of Migratory Children
• PART D- Prevention Intervention Programs for
  Children Youth who
• are  Neglected, Delinquent, or
  At-Risk
• PART E- National Assessment of Title I
• PART F- Comprehensive School Reform
• PART G- Advanced Placement Programs
• PART H- School Dropout Prevention
• PART I- General Provisions 

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ECTAC Staff

• Carlos A. Guffain
• Director of ECTAC
• guffainc_at_osceola.k12.fl.us
• Phone [phone]
• Lissa Gonzalez
• Secretary of ECTAC
• gonzalel_at_osceola.k12.fl.us
• Phone [phone]
• www.osceola.k12.fl.us/depts/special_programs/ECTAC
  .htm

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ECTAC Also Offers Consultation Services

• Kirk Vandersall
• Consultant
• Arroyo Research Services, Inc.
• kirk_at_arroyoresearchservices.com
• Phone [phone]
• www.arroyoresearchservices.com

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ECTAC Parent Involvement Initiatives

• In 1995, The East Coast Technical
  Assistance Center (ECTAC) created a regional
  Parent Involvement Team for the purpose of
  building the capacity of district and
  school-based Title I personnel with duties and
  responsibilities for implementing the statutory
  requirements of NCLB Title I, Part A, Section
  1118.  PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. 

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Annual Family Involvement Conference Information

• Making the Right Connections
• "Connecting for Success
• Our Conference Mission
• Connecting families, schools and communities to
  help
• children become more successful.

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Annual Family Involvement Conference Goals

•  To assist participants in
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• Understanding Florida statewide testing.
• Helping children develop effective study habits
  and study skills.
• Increasing awareness of positive and negative
  influences on  children.
• Learning effective ideas that can be used to
  reinforce the skills taught in the classroom.
• Learning effective behavior management skills.
• Understanding how families can be a positive
  influence in a child's life.
• Recognizing that we all make a difference in each
  other's lives!

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Parent Involvement Team Members

• Title I Administrators
• District Level Parent Involvement Specialists
• School Level Parent Involvement Specialists
• Title I Resource Teachers
• Parent Educators
• Community Liaisons
• Migrant Parent Specialists
• Homeless Liaisons
• Service Providers
• State Department of Education
• Title I/Migrant
• Family and Community Outreach
• Parent Involvement Resource Center (PIRC) Staff

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ECTAC State Forums

• The East Coast Technical Assistance Center
• (ECTAC) in collaboration with The Florida
• Association of State Federal Educational
• Program Administrators (FASFEPA) provide
• Technical Assistance Forums twice a year.

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ECTAC Currently ServesThese Florida School
Districts

• Brevard County Martin County
• Charlotte County Orange County
• Collier County Osceola County
• Columbia County Palm Beach County
• Desoto County Pasco County
• Glades County Pinellas County
• Hardee County Polk County
• Hernando County Putnam County
• Hillsborough County St. Lucie County
• Indian River County Sarasota County
• Lake County Seminole County
• Lee County Sumter County
• Leon County Volusia County
• Manatee County

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Contact ECTAC

• East Coast Technical Assistance Center
• The School District of Osceola County, Florida
  2310 New Beginnings Road, Portable 17
  Kissimmee, FL 34744Office407-518-2905 Fax
  407-518-2972

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ECTAC Website

• http//www.osceola.k12.fl.us/depts/special_program
  s/ECTAC.htm

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Serving with Excellence

• East Coast
• Technical Assistance Center
• Thank You.

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