East
Coast
Technical
Assistance
Center
ECTAC Mission
• The 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.
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
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
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
ECTAC Also Offers
Consultation Services
Kirk Vandersall
Consultant
Arroyo Research Services, Inc.
kirk@arroyoresearchservices.com
Phone: 212-291-1556
www.arroyoresearchservices.com
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.
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.
Annual Family Involvement
Conference Goals
To assist participants in:
• Understanding Florida statewide testing.
• Helping children develop effective study habits and study skills.
• 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 behavior management skills.
• 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!
Parent Involvement
Team Members
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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
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.
ECTAC Currently Serves
These Florida School Districts
Brevard County
Charlotte County
Collier County
Columbia County
Desoto County
Glades County
Hardee County
Hernando County
Hillsborough County
Indian River County
Lake County
Lee County
Leon County
Manatee County
Martin County
Orange County
Osceola County
Palm Beach County
Pasco County
Pinellas County
Polk County
Putnam County
St. Lucie County
Sarasota County
Seminole County
Sumter County
Volusia County
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
ECTAC Website
http://www.osceola.k12.fl.us/depts/special_programs/ECTAC.htm
Serving with Excellence
East Coast
Technical Assistance Center
Thank You.