Building Capacity to
Make a Difference
The North Central Comprehensive Center is one of 15 regional centers across the nation that are funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide assistance to and build capacity in state education agencies (SEAs) in the implementation of federal initiatives and programs.
Operated by McREL International, the North Central Comprehensive Center serves
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
The North Central Comprehensive Center's region is a geographic area of 318,833 square miles (8.6% of the nation’s geographic area) serving approximately 946,246 children under the age of 18 (1.3% of the national population of children). Although there are urban and suburban areas, the North Central Region is predominantly rural.
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South Dakota DOE Tackles Barriers to Success
The South Dakota Department of Education (SD DOE) has in place an aspiration, goals, and strategies for achieving those goals. On September 11, 2017, a team of approximately 20 SD DOE leaders gathered and identified two key concerns: a need to gather data points to monitor progress towards goals; and directly involving stakeholders in the process of identifying strategies.
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ND Department of Public Instruction Begins Development of Standards
The NCCC helped North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (ND DPI) organize and lead an initiative that hosted content specialists at the state capitol in Bismarck to initiate development of new content standards in K-12 arts (dance, music, theatre, and visual arts); health; science; and early learning (birth to age 5).
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Developing Regional Academic Language Cohorts
In an effort to develop student capacity to increase academic language, South Dakota Title III Director Yutzil Becker teamed up with the NCCC to train a cohort of educators preparing to deliver targeted professional development to teachers across South Dakota. For more information, please contact Jane Hill at jhill@mcrel.org or call 303-632-5529.
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