About T/TAC
The goal of the Virginia Department of Education's T/TAC at the
College of William and Mary is to improve the educational opportunities
for school-age students with mild/moderate disabilities by providing
a variety of services and assistance to educational professionals
that enhance their professional practices. These services, generally
free of charge, are provided through a collaborative format with
teams of educational professionals in order to build their capacity
to serve school-age students with mild/moderate disabilities.
Mission
T/TAC W&M is part of a statewide system of training and
technical assistance centers whose mission is to:
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Increase the capacity of school personnel, service providers,
and families to meet the needs of children and youth with disabilities
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Foster the state improvement goals for personnel development
that address improving the performance of children and youth
with disabilities by enhancing the knowledge, skills, abilities,
and performance of all personnel who work with them
Priorities
The T/TACs and VDOE support:
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Personnel development that fosters access to the general education
curriculum and achievement in the least restrictive environment
for students with disabilities
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Schools in meeting Virginia's accreditation standards
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Personnel to prepare school-age students with disabilities
for graduation or completion of a program in preparation for
postsecondary life
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Local education agencies in making adequate yearly progress
in compliance with the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and state
standards in its work toward the goals identified by the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)
VDOE Priority Project Involvement
- Academic Review Participation and Follow-Up Technical
Assistance
- Enhanced SOL Scope and Sequence PLUS with Differentiated
Strategies
- Instructional Strategies (Strategic Instruction
Model)
- Reading Technical Assistance and Link with Virginia's
Reading First Training
- Link with Parent Involvement Activities and Local
Parent Resource Centers
- Instructional Support Team (IST) Sites
- State Task Force on Middle & Secondary Instruction
- Virginia Secondary Transition Outcomes Project
- Autism and Links to Other Resources
- Early Transition and Preschool Effective Practices
- Assistive Technology Task force
- Alternate Assessment and Achievement Standards
- Effective Schoolwide Discipline
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