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RD Zone: About the Region D PTAC
The Purpose of Region D PTAC
The purpose of the Region D Parent Technical Assistance Project (Region D PTAC) is to provide technical assistance to Parent Centers, comprised of 17 Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and 9 Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs), in a 11 state region (Alaska: PTI - Stone Soup Group, Arizona: PTI - Raising Special Kids, California: PTI - Warmline, California: PTI - PHP, California: PTI - Matrix, California: PTI - Support for Families, California: PTI - DREDF, California: PTI - Exceptional Parents Unlimited, California: PTI - TASK - 2 PTI Projects, Colorado: PTI - PEAK Parent Center, Hawaii: PTI - LDAH, Idaho: PTI: IPUL, Nevada: PTI - PEP, New Mexico: PTI - Parents Reaching Out, Oregon: PTI - FACT, Utah: PTI - Utah Parent Center, Washington: PTI - PAVE). The Region D PTAC believes that Parent Centers help foster independence in families so they are empowered to participate and advocate for their children throughout their lives. Through its technical assistance, the Region D PTAC supports sustainable, independent, empowered, and successful Parent Centers.
The Region D PTAC is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education. The Region D PTAC utilizes existing pools of resources to develop the capacity of Parent Centers in Region D by providing targeted and intensive technical assistance so that Parent Centers will more effectively serve families in their state! PEAK Parent Center has been implementing the Region D PTAC project since 2018. Learn more about PEAK Parent Center’s core vision and values!
Region D PTAC Services
- Individualized Technical Assistance in agency and grant management and program content areas
- Connections to regional and national resources, including OSEP, Technical Assistance and Dissemination Projects and other PTACs in the Parent Center Network
- Assistance with outreach to better serve under-represented families
- Technical Assistance on working collaboratively with State Education and Part C Lead Agencies
- Facilitation of strategic technology planning and assistance with connecting Parent Centers with cutting edge non-profit technology resources
- Board training and development
- Assistance with connecting Parent Centers to best practices and resources that address Parent Center needs
- The development of Individualized Center Technical Assistance Plan
- Monthly Topical Director Teleconferences/webinars and Directors’ listserve
- Region D Dynamic electronic newsletter
- Annual Regional Meeting and Gatherings of Parent Centers in Region D
- Region D PTAC website www.regiondptac.org
- Site visits and trainings for Parent Centers in Region D
How to ask for technical assistance:
Each center has been assigned a lead TA Specialist. To request support, please contact your lead TA specialist:
Barb Buswell: bbuswell@peakparent.org
Nora Thompson: nthompson@peakparent.org
Tony Darren: tdarren@peakparent.org
Emily Rome: erome@peakparent.org
Or phone PEAK Parent center 719-531-9400.
Some of the contents of this website were developed under a grant from the US Department of Education, #H328R180006. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer, Perry Williams.
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