The Comprehensive Center Network works with all the US States and Territories.
Projects by State
Creating coherence among and maximize impact of targeted programs within a statewide human capital management system to improve the preparation, recruitment, retention, and advancement of current and future teachers and leaders.
Implementing expert review panel supporting TEA in selecting the most highly- qualified reading academy cohort leaders to provide training to more than 120,000 elementary teachers and principals statewide.
TEA is engaging a broad range of stakeholders to identify gaps in mental health services for students and families, build ESC capacity to support districts, and developing a statewide plan to address mental health needs.
TEA is seeking to scale up Science of Teaching Reading Academies for Special education teachers.
TEA is seeking to maximize the user of new assessment items and item format to influence the improvement of classroom instruction. Region 14 will be benchmarking other state assessment innovations and conducting a statewide stakeholder engagement campaign to provide TEA information to make improvements in assessment items.
TEA is seeking to create a readiness assessment and guidance for LEA's interested in implementing a successful dual language immersion program for students with a high degree of fidelity.
As LEAs are facing increasing costs for residential placements for students, TEA seeks to provide guidance to support schools, students and families to make the best educational decisions.
Region 14 CC is convening SEAs to discuss statewide early literacy improvement plans.
Exploring human capital management models and practices to develop, support, and advance teachers along the career continuum while keeping them in classrooms to increase disadvantaged students' access to the most effective teachers.
The Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), is now comprised of the Arkansas Department of Education, Arkansas Better Chance Program, higher education, and Career & Technical Education. The DESE will be evolving into SPM 2.0 practices as they reorganize and continue to implement disciplined performance management routines agency-wide.
Exploring ways to improve local uses of multiple funding streams, including Alternative Learning Environment funding, to provide more high-quality, equitable services to students most in need of additional supports.
Working to ensure all students with mental health and social emotional learning needs can meet with certified and trained professionals.
Region 14 CC is convening SEAs to discuss statewide early literacy improvement plans.
As LEAs are facing increasing costs for residential placements for students, TEA seeks to provide guidance to support schools, students and families to make the best educational decisions.
LDOE is identifying schools with a high rate of out of school suspensions as part of their ESSA Accountability system. They are seeking to provide guidance and intervention support to schools who need the most help in reducing their OSS rates.
LDOE is exploring evidence-based approaches to addressing root causes of stagnant AP passing rates as AP taking rates rise.
LDOE has made great progress in increasing financial aid application completion to 83% of students completing as a graduation requirement in 2019. We are exploring the root causes of the 17% non-completers and the connect to post-secondary enrollment rates, as well as developing evidence-based plans to reach 100% completion.
LDOE is working to ensure that industry-based certifications LEAs are providing match the projected regional workforce needs. We are exploring how to build LEA capacity to meaningfully match student accomplishments earning credentials with regional workforce demands.
LDOE, like many SEAs, is working to improve their early literacy outcomes. We are exploring how to support the design and delivery of professional development statewide to improve outcomes.
Region 14 CC is convening SEAs to discuss statewide early literacy improvement plans.