Metro Center for Urban Education

Technical Assistance Center on Disproportionality

Services

The TACD project provides technical assistance, professional development, and follow-up support to districts and regional networks in New York State. The services are intended to support the efforts of identified districts and regions to address the disproportional representation of minority students in special education. The project's framework is delivered in a two-tiered approach. Tier-1 focuses on districts and individuals and Tier-II on state and regional networks. Services are provided in the following capacity:
  • team building
  • leadership development
  • collaborative teaching
  • cultural competence
  • data-driven decision making
  • root cause analysis
  • second language learning and assessment
  • early development of reading ability
  • classroom management
  • instructional delivery
  • parental involvement
  • differentiated instruction
  • curriculum & instruction
  • building student engagement
  • building home & school assessment
  • leadership
  • developing programs for at-risk children