TA&D Network

The TACC has built a brand new online conference registration system that is available for all TA&D Network projects to use for their own conference. Whether you are hosting a small meeting or a large conference, the registration form can be tailored to best suit the requirements of your event. Each event built will be part of its own unique mini-site, allowing conference administrators to create a set of web pages to support the conference and registration process. This system will be integrated with Freshbooks to allow centers to process credit card payments and auto-invoice. Registrants will notice added benefits such as being able to complete portions of a registration form by loading their personal information directly from their TACC/TA&D Network profile. The goal of this new system is to increase flexibility when building the form while simultaneously decreasing the time and effort it takes a registrant to complete the process.

For instructions, please see the Quick  Reference Guide on Using the TACC Conference Registration System.

The Government Results and Performance Act (GPRA) requires OSEP to respond to four performance measures:

All OSEP funded centers are required to address these measures in their work.
 

Information about GPRA and updates from OSEP on this work are shared during a center’s kick-off meeting and regularly at the TA&D Conference (generally in March) and the Project Directors meeting (generally in July). Centers are required to report on the GPRA measures in their continuation reports due annually in April. TACC schedules informal informational calls prior to the submission of the continuation reports for centers to discuss any challenges they are facing. 

IDEA.ed.gov was created to provide a "one-stop shop" for resources related to IDEA and its implementing regulations, released on August 3, 2006. It is a "living" website that changes and grows as resources and information become available. The site provides searchable versions of IDEA and the regulations, access to cross-referenced content from other laws (e.g., the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), etc.), video clips on selected topics, topic briefs on selected regulations, links to OSEP's TA&D Network, a Q&A Corner where you can submit questions, and a variety of other information sources.

iLinc is a web conferencing tool that integrates audio, video and presentations and can be used by TA&D Network centers to work together between centers and with their clients. Prior to a meeting, users of iLinc can upload content types such as PowerPoint, Excel and Word documents and share them with all of the participants in the meeting. Additionally, the user leading the web session can share media files, web sites and even their entire desktop. Meetings conducted in iLinc can be recorded and posted to the public sessions folder in the portal to be viewed at any time. Reports on meetings can also be generated which include detailed information such the attendee list and contact information for each participant. iLinc allows TA&D Network members to share information in an efficient and effective manner that leverages resources and saves money by not requiring as many face to face meetings. 

For instructions, please see our Quick Reference Guide to Using iLinc.

TACC staff have established relationships with all of the centers across the TA&D Network. We are happy to serve in a connecting role by making introductions or setting up calls or meetings as needed to help other centers get to know each other and look for opportunities to collaborate. TACC is responsible for the "placemat" center contact document that is updated, printed and disseminated twice a year as well as being available electronically on our website- if a center would like to use the placemat at a conference or other event we are able to ship copies as needed. We aim to update the placemat twice each year so we will be contacting centers then to be sure the information we have is correct. TACC staff are available to provide training on tools and answer questions as needed. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if we can assist your center in your work. Orientation training is scheduled for the first Friday of the month and iLinc training is scheduled for the second Friday of the month (both at 2pm Eastern).
 

As part of their cooperative agreements, OSEP TA&D Projects host numerous events for the Department throughout the year. Some of these are geared
directly to the States and LEAs while others focus on the TA&D Projects themselves.

The following is a list of OSEP's Annual Events:

This tool is used to assist States with the preparation and timely completion of the State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR). Resources and events are posted on the SPP/APR Calendar on an ongoing basis to ensure access to the most current information.

 

There is a Google Group (formerly a listserv) available for all members of the TA&D Network to join. You are invited to be a member of this Google Group and invite any or all members of your staff to join. Everyone who is a member of the group has the ability to send and receive messages to the entire group. The email address to send email messages to is taandd@googlegroups.com. To join the Google Group, please send a message to sscholl@fhi360.org, with "Join TA&D Network Google Group" in the headline. This group is used to exchange information with the TA&D Centers and their project officers at OSEP. The TACC works to ensure that all network centers are represented on the list.

All OSEP funded centers that are required to maintain a web site must ensure that their web site is Section 508 compliant. This ensures that all individuals with disabilities will be able to access any information available on these sites.

Additionally all TA&D Center will be entering their data directly into the TACC databases that will be available in a variety of places across the TA&D Network of sites. This information will be maintained by each individual center. Each center will keep their information up to date so it is useful to visitors of the site including the rest of the TA&D Network. Specific information about these databases and how to enter data will be coming soon to each center.