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The Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive
Center (MACC) at the George Washington University Center for Equity and Excellence in Education is one of 21 Comprehensive Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The network of Centers supports state education agencies (SEAs) to enable them to address the differentiated needs of low-performing schools and districts as mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). The Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center serves SEAs in the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
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Additional Guidance Issued -- Assessment and Accountability for Recently Arrived and Former Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students
The guidance for testing recently arrived limited English proficient (LEP) students. The new guidance does not create new policy; instead, the document is intended to summarize the flexibility offered in Title I regulations finalized in September 2006. [Date:
May 2007| Format: Word]
SEA Leadership Forum for the Middle to High School Transition
As state education agencies (SEAs) in the Mid Atlantic, Appalachia, and South East regions respond to the identified needs of students who are making the transition from middle to high school, the need for strong leadership has become clear. MACC in partnership with ARCC, SREB, and SECC, held a forum in Richmond, Virginia, April 2-4, 2007, addressing how SEAs can support district leadership in three critical areas: (1) aligning and implementing curriculum; (2) identifying at-risk students; and (3) identifying and implementing research-based programs that address student needs. [agenda, presentations...]
Meeting Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) for English Language Learners
February 20-22, 2007, MACC presented a Forum providing opportunities for Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia region SEAs to share their experiences and insights related to AMAOs, and to learn from noted experts like Robert Linquanti from WestEd, and SEA representatives Fred Carrigg and Raquel Sinai from New Jersey, and Roberta Schlicher from Virginia. The forum was designed to assist SEAs in revisiting AMAOs so that they are attainable and challenging for English language learners and to provide useful information on how to use AMAOs, in addition to state and local data to inform instruction and professional development decisions for diverse populations of learners. [agenda, resource book summary, presentations... ] |
Valerie Woodruff, Secretary of Education for Delaware, Receives Leadership Award
The DQC Managing Partners accepted nominations from across the country for leaders in the field of longitudinal data systems at the local and state levels. After reviewing all nominations, the managing partners voted to present one of the three 2006 leadership awards to Valerie Woodruff, the Secretary of Education for Delaware.
Secretary Woodruff is a past president of the Council of Chief State School Officers. Under her guidance, Delaware has been a leader in the development of a longitudinal data system. She has supported the work of the National Education Data Partnership and Data Quality Campaign, particularly with regard to reducing data collection burdens on state education agencies.
Restructuring
& Corrective Action Forum
Teams from 11 SEAs in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia regions and beyond gathered in Arlington, VA, November 15-17, 2006 at the Restructuring & Corrective Action Forum. Forum sessions ranged from an assessment of needs in the region to school and district review processes and frameworks.
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