Center Overview
The Southeast Parent Technical Assistance Center (SEPTAC) will offer technical assistance that will improve and enhance the capacity, efficiency, and effectiveness of Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) in Region 3 (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The project also received a supplement in FY2004 is to provide Mississippi with PTI services for the period of October 1, 2004 until September 30, 2005.
Methods
The SEPTAC will identify and address the unique needs and issues of parent centers in collaboration with the National Parent Technical Assistance Center (TAC) and the Regional TACs, within a unified technical assistance system. It will build capacity and increase effectiveness of all parent centers in Region 3, by offering technical assistance that is customer-focused. All information provided will be research-based (if applicable), culturally appropriate, available in multiple formats, and designed to meet the unique needs of the diverse parent centers in the Southeast. Access to and connection with the resources of the National Parent Technical Assistance Center, the Regional Resource Center Network, and other state, regional, and national technical assistance centers and information clearinghouses will enhance the opportunities that parent centers have to assist the families they each serve.
States
- AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, PR, TX, VI
Center Type
- TA&D
Dates
- 2003-10-01
- 2008-09-30
Department of Education Contact
- Donna Fluke
- donna.fluke@ed.gov
Center Contact
- Connie Hawkins
- chawkins@ecacmail.org
- (704) 892-1321
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907 Barra Row, Suites, 102/103
Davidson, NC 28036