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MACC 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. |
Highlights
State Education Agency Leadership Forum for the Middle to High School Transition
MACC in partnership with ARCC, SREB, and SECC, held a Forum in Richmond, Virginia, April 2-4, 2007, addressing how State Education Agencies 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.
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.
MACC Kick-Off Meeting: Differentiating State Technical Assistance through Data Use, February 2-3, 2006
MACC staff met February 2 and 3 in Baltimore, MD to kick-off the Center's work with the Mid-Atlantic states. The meeting is hosted by The George Washington University Center for Equity and Excellence in Education and brought together MACC partners-CEEE, Edvantia, ESCORT, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), and Group Jazz.
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.