About MACC

MACC is one of 21 comprehensive centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education. States served by MACC include Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. 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).

Mission

MACC's mission is to build the capacity of state education agencies to develop a statewide system of differentiated technical assistance for districts and schools in need of improvement. In doing so, MACC helps states:

• use data to determine needs of schools and districts identified for improvement;
• identify evidence-based strategies to address needs;
• use multiple forms of technical assistance; and
• evaluate technical assistance strategies to determine effectiveness in addressing the needs of schools and districts identified for improvement

The Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center serves the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Goals

MACC’s goals address the challenges Mid-Atlantic state education agencies face in developing and implementing statewide systems of technical assistance for schools and districts identified for improvement.

Goal 1: Fostering relationships, resource sharing, and comprehensive planning across divisions to build the facility of the SEA to meet the technical assistance needs of schools and districts identified for improvement.

 Goal 2:  Supporting SEA use of data to identify and differentiate the needs of schools and districts identified for improvement so that appropriate assistance can be delivered by the SEA to address those needs.

 Goal 3:  Expanding the facility of SEAs to design and support ongoing, job-embedded professional development that helps district instructional leaders build effective practice in schools identified for improvement.

Priority Areas of Work

MACC work focuses on five areas identified as priorities through an assessment of state needs:

• Formative Assessment
• Uses of Data
• Content and Delivery of Effective Instruction
• Instructional Leadership
• Methods of Professional Development

Partners

MACC is led by The George Washington University Center for Equity and Excellence in Education (GW-CEEE) in partnership with Edvantia (formerly the Appalachian Education Lab -- AEL), ESCORT (formerly the Eastern Stream Center on Resources and Training), Group Jazz, and the Southern Regional Educational Board (SREB).