The Center for the Integration of IDEA Data (CIID) provides technical assistance to state education agencies (SEAs) to increase the capacity to report high quality data required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B Sections 616 and 618. CIID supports the integration of IDEA data systems and processes with the Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS).
Center for the Integration of IDEA Data
Director(s): Bill Huennekens
Website: https://ciidta.grads360.org/
Specialty Area
Primary Audience
- State Education Agencies
Services
- Consulting
- Facilitation
Regions/States
NationalAmerican Samoa, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Guam, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
Level of Support
General, Intensive, TargetedAdditional Information
Other Services Provided: Technical assistance to integrate data and implementation; Generate the automated EDFacts reporting solution
Other Specialty Areas: Data Systems; Data Integration; Data Quality; EDFacts Reporting
Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center
The Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center is one of four regional Equity Assistance Centers. This center is funded by the United States Department of Education under Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The center provides technical assistance and training, upon request, in the areas of race, sex, national origin and religion to public school districts and other responsible governmental agencies to promote equitable education opportunities. Work focuses on the areas of civil rights, equity, and school reform.
Director(s): Kathleen King Thorius, Ph.D., Seena Skelton, Ph.D.
Website: https://greatlakesequity.org/map-eac
Specialty Area
- Alternative Routes to Certification
- Educator Effectiveness
- Equity
- Family Engagement
- School Climate & Behavior
- School Mental Health
- System Alignment
Primary Audience
- School Districts
- State Education Agencies
Services
- Coaching
- Consulting
- Content Expertise
- Convening Stakeholders
- Facilitation
- Research
Regions/States
MidwestIllinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Level of Support
TieredAdditional Information
Technical Assistance Centers
Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest
Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest (REL Southwest) provides research, technical support, and dissemination activities to State Education Agencies (SEAs) and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in our region to improve the use of data and research evidence to inform practice and policy decisions.
Director(s): Michael Vaden-Kiernan, Director, Lynn Mellor, Deputy Director
Specialty Area
- Career and Technical Education
- Early Childhood Educators
- Early Childhood Leadership
- Educator Effectiveness
- Educator Preparation
- Educator Retention
- English Language Learners
- Evidence Based Practices & Scaling Up
Primary Audience
- Administrators
- School Districts
- State Education Agencies
Services
- Assessment Tools
- Coaching
- Content Expertise
- Convening Stakeholders
- Facilitation
- Research
Regions/States
SouthwestArkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Level of Support
IntensiveAdditional Information
Other Specialty Areas: College and Career Readiness; Teacher Preparation and Professional Development; Early Childhood Education; Networked Improvement Communities; and School Improvement