As part of the Regional Technical Assistance Center Network of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services at the U.S. Department of Education, Matrix Parent Network and PEAK Parent Center (in Colorado) have now partnered together as the Parent Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) for Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) in an 11-state region, plus 2 US Territories.
Parent Centers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, The outlying areas of the Pacific Basin, and The Freely Associated States (including the Federated States of Mironesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau) are all included in Region D.
Services include:
- Individualized Technical Assistance in agency and grant management and program content areas
- Connections to regional and national resources, including OSEP, Technical Assistance and Dissemination Projects and other PTACs in the Parent Center Network
- Assistance with outreach to better serve under-represented families
- Technical Assistance on working collaboratively with State Education and Part C Lead Agencies
- Facilitation of strategic technology planning and assistance
- Board training and development
- The development of long range Individualized Center Assistance Plans
- Monthly Topical Director Teleconferences/webinars and Directors’ listserve
- Bi-monthly TAKE 5 electronic newsletter
- Annual Regional Meeting of Parent Centers in Region D
- Region D PTAC website www.region5ptac.org
- Site visits and trainings for Parent Centers in Region D