The Western Regional Resource Center serves the Special Education Agencies and Part C Lead Agencies in Region 6: Alaska, American Samoa, California, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and Washington. This region has the most geographic, linguistic, cultural, and population diversity of any of the six regions included in the system.
News & Highlights On August 1st the WRRC invited their five comprehensive center partners to a focused discussion on how to incorporate implementation research into technical assistance approaches to states. Dean Fixsen from the National Implementation Research Network was on hand to share the knowledge and wisdom he has gleaned from his research and practice in this arena as well as facilitate our conversation. The following are the materials that were shared at this meeting:
The Part C Regulations have been released for comment. There will be several meetings so the public has an opportunity to do express their thoughts on the draft, with the first being held on June 4. Information about those meetings, and related presentation materials, as well as the side-by-side produced by the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division of Early Childhood (DEC) and the Infants and Toddlers Coordinators Association (ITCA) are available at: The Part C Regulations have been released for comment.
There will be several meetings so the public has an opportunity to do express their thoughts on the draft, with the first being held on June 4. Information about those meetings, and related presentation materials, as well as the side-by-side produced by the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division of Early Childhood (DEC) and the Infants and Toddlers Coordinators Association (ITCA) are available at: http://www.dec-sped.org/publicpolicy.html
The OSEP Ideas that Work website is designed to provide easy access to information from research to practice initiatives funded by OSEP that address the provisions of IDEA and NCLB. This web site will include resources, links, and other important information that supports. The first section to be included in this site is the Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities. Try out the What Works Clearinghouse Help Desk, This new service provides federal, state, and local education officials, researchers, program providers, and educators with practical, easy-to-use tools to help understand and produce scientifically valid evidence about "what works." Call the Help Desk toll free at 1-866-992-9799 for helpemalusing and finding resources, or emal
The Sampling Calculator that was presented at the National Post-School Outcomes Forum is now available on the National Post- School Outcomes Center website.
The “Making a Difference" page presents the opportunity for SIG/SPDG project directors, coordinators and staff to share unique experiences, special news, events, emerging projecSignetwork, and best practices.
Signetwork "Measuring Up” provides state SIG/SPDG project evaluators the opportunity to network with others by sharing successes, unique experiences and Signetworkesources in their states. Signetwork will feature at least one state SIG/SPDG best evaluation practice every other month on Measuring Up.
