1. East Coast Technical Assistance Center

2. ECTAC Mission TheThe mission of the East Coast Technical Assistance Center (ECTAC) is to provide educational consultation services that assist local school districts and high poverty schools in their efforts to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education.

3. ECTAC Services TITLE I IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED PART A- Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies PART B- Student Reading Skills Improvement Grants PART C- Education of Migratory Children PART D- Prevention & Intervention Programs for Children & Youth who are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk PART E- National Assessment of Title I PART F- Comprehensive School Reform PART G- Advanced Placement Programs PART H- School Dropout Prevention PART I- General Provisions PART I- General Provisions

4. ECTAC Staff Carlos A. Guffain Director of ECTAC guffainc@osceola.k12.fl.us Phone: 407-518-2907 Lissa Gonzalez Secretary of ECTAC gonzalel@osceola.k12.fl.us Phone: 407-518-2905 www.osceola.k12.fl.us/depts/special_programs/ECTAC.htm

5. ECTAC Also Offers Consultation Services Kirk Vandersall Consultant Consultant Arroyo Research Services, Inc. kirk@arroyoresearchservices.com Phone: 212-291-1556 www.arroyoresearchservices.com

6. ECTAC Parent Involvement Initiatives In 1995, The East Coast Technical Assistance Center (ECTAC) created a regional Parent Involvement Team for the purpose of building the capacity of district and school-based Title I personnel with duties and responsibilities for implementing the statutory requirements of NCLB Title I, Part A, Section 1118. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. INVOLVEMENT.

7. Annual Family Involvement Conference Information Making the Right Connections "Connecting for Success“ Our Conference Mission Connecting families, schools and communities to help children become more successful.

8. Annual Family Involvement Conference Goals To assist participants in: Understanding Florida statewide testing.Understanding Florida statewide testing. Helping children develop effective study habits and study skills.Helping children develop effective study habits and study skills. Increasing awareness of positive and negative influences on children.Increasing awareness of positive and negative influences on children. Learning effective ideas that can be used to reinforce the skills taught in the classroom.Learning effective ideas that can be used to reinforce the skills taught in the classroom. Learning effective behavior management skills.Learning effective behavior management skills. Understanding how families can be a positive influence in a child's life.Understanding how families can be a positive influence in a child's life. Recognizing that we all make a difference in each other's lives!Recognizing that we all make a difference in each other's lives!

9. –Title I Administrators –District Level Parent Involvement Specialists –School Level Parent Involvement Specialists –Title I Resource Teachers –Parent Educators –Community Liaisons –Migrant Parent Specialists –Homeless Liaisons –Service Providers –State Department of Education –Title I/Migrant –Family and Community Outreach –Parent Involvement Resource Center (PIRC) Staff Parent Involvement Team Members

10. ECTAC State Forums The East Coast Technical Assistance Center (ECTAC) in collaboration with The Florida Association of State Federal Educational Program Administrators (FASFEPA) provide Technical Assistance Forums twice a year.

11. ECTAC Currently Serves These Florida School Districts Brevard County Martin County Charlotte County Orange County Collier County Osceola County Columbia County Palm Beach County Desoto County Pasco County Glades County Pinellas County Hardee County Polk County Hernando County Putnam County Hillsborough County St. Lucie County Indian River County Sarasota County Lake County Seminole County Lee County Sumter County Leon County Volusia County Manatee County

12. Contact ECTAC East Coast Technical Assistance Center The School District of Osceola County, Florida 2310 New Beginnings Road, Portable #17 Kissimmee, FL 34744 Office:407-518-2905 Fax: 407-518-2972

13. ECTAC Website http://www.osceola.k12.fl.us/depts/special_programs/ECTAC.htm

14. Serving with Excellence East Coast Technical Assistance Center Thank You.