T/TAC - Training and Technical Assistance Center at the College of William and Mary

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:

• Increase the capacity of school personnel, service providers, and families to meet the needs of children and youth with disabilities

• 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:

• Personnel development that fosters access to the general education curriculum and achievement in the least restrictive environment for students with disabilities

• Schools in meeting Virginia's accreditation standards

• Personnel to prepare school-age students with disabilities for graduation or completion of a program in preparation for postsecondary life

• 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

1. Academic Review Participation and Follow-Up Technical Assistance
2. Enhanced SOL Scope and Sequence PLUS with Differentiated Strategies
3. Instructional Strategies (Strategic Instruction Model)
4. Reading Technical Assistance and Link with Virginia's Reading First Training
5. Link with Parent Involvement Activities and Local Parent Resource Centers
6. Instructional Support Team (IST) Sites
7. State Task Force on Middle & Secondary Instruction
8. Virginia Secondary Transition Outcomes Project
9. Autism and Links to Other Resources
10. Early Transition and Preschool Effective Practices
11. Assistive Technology Task force
12. Alternate Assessment and Achievement Standards
13. Effective Schoolwide Discipline

< Training and Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC W&M) >
< William and Mary School of Education >
P.O. Box 8795 • Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Phone: (800) 323-4489 • TDD: (757) 221-2302 • FAX: (757) 253-4897

This website is funded by the < Virginia Department of Education > through the T/TAC project.
 
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