Database of Federally Funded Technical Assistance and Research Centers

Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center)

The ECTA Center supports state IDEA Part C and Part B, Section 619 programs in developing more equitable, effective, and sustainable state and local systems, that support access and full participation for each and every young child with a disability, and their family.

ECTA Center provides a variety of technical assistance opportunities to support states including:

Coaching systems change efforts
Developing critical new resources for the field
Facilitating peer learning communities
Co-sponsoring conferences on important national issues
Responding to individual state requests for assistance

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Director(s): Christina Kasprzak, MA, Co-Director, Megan Vinh PhD, Co-Director

Website: https://ectacenter.org/

Specialty Area

Early Childhood Educators
Early Childhood Leadership
Effective Interventions

Primary Audience

State Education Agencies

Services

Coaching
Consulting
Content Expertise
Convening Stakeholders
Facilitation
Research

Regions/States

National

All States

Level of Support

General

Additional Information

PROGRESS Center

PROGRESS Center (which stands for Promoting Rigorous Outcomes and Growth by Redesigning Educational Services for Students With Disabilities Center) provides information, resources, tools, and technical assistance services to support local educators and leaders (kindergarten through transition age) in developing and implementing high-quality educational programs that ensure students with disabilities have access to free appropriate public education (FAPE) which allows them to make progress and meet challenging goals, consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District (2017).

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Director(s): Tessie Rose Bailey, Center Director, Rebecca Zumeta Edmonds, Principal Investigator

Website: https://promotingprogress.org/