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Center Overview

The Pacific Comprehensive Center, Region XV, is 1 of 15 regional centers and 5 content centers nationwide [www.ed.gov/programs/newccp/index.html] funded to further the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) [www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml]. The Comprehensive Centers, authorized by Title II of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 [www.ed.gov/programs/newccp/legislation.html], are established as technical assistance centers to help states raise student achievement and reach the goals of NCLB. Centers established under this program replace the former Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers, the Regional Technology in Education Consortia, the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education, and the Regional Mathematics and Science Education Consortia. Program Funding The Pacific Comprehensive Center is funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by NCLB, under award number S283A950023. Purpose The major goal of the Pacific Comprehensive Center is to help increase state capacity to assist districts and schools to meet their student achievement goals. The Pacific Comprehensive Center’s assistance will enable state educational agencies to do the following: Assess the improvement needs of districts and schools Develop solutions to address those needs Build and sustain systemic support for district and school improvement efforts related to closing achievement gaps and improving achievement outcomes Improve the tools and systems for school improvement and accountability

Methods

The Pacific Comprehensive Center’s major function is to help state education agencies (SEAs) increase their capacity to assist districts and schools to meet their student achievement goals by providing frontline assistance to states. This assistance includes ensuring that Pacific SEAs understand the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and similar efforts; that policymakers, educators, parents, and others have access to research-based best practices and improvement strategies; and that the capacity of SEAs to support improvement is increased through technical assistance (TA). The majority of Center-supported activities are carried out through the implementation of SEA-approved TA plans in each jurisdiction. Current SEA-approved plans and contact information for each of the 11 SEAs served by the Center can be found by accessing the following links: http://www.pacificcompcenter.org/plans.asp