Our Clients

The Center on Instruction supports the 16 Regional Comprehensive Centers in their technical assistance to state education leaders in the work of helping schools and districts close achievement gaps, raise student achievement, and improve teaching and learning for all students. The Regional Comprehensive Centers and Content Centers are:

Alaska Comprehensive Center (serving Alaska)
Jerry Schoenberger, Director
Southeast Regional Resource Center
210 Ferry Way, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801
Tel: 907-586-6806
Fax: 907-463-3811
http://www.alaskacc.org

Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (serving Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia)
Steve Moats, Acting Director
Edvantia, Inc.
PO Box 1348, Charleston, WV 25325-1348
Shipping: 1031 Quarrier Street, 1st floor, Charleston, WV 25301-2314
Tel: 800.624.9120 ext. 5409 or 304.347.040
Fax: 304.347.1862
http://www.arcc.edvantia.org

California Comprehensive Center at WestEd (serving California)
Fred Tempes, Director
1107 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-3607
Tel: 916-492-4039
Fax: 916-492-4002
http://www.cacompcenter.org/cs/cacc/print/htdocs/cacc/home.htm

Florida and Islands Comprehensive Center (serving Florida)
Alice Lindsey, Director
Educational Testing Service
1000 North Ashley Drive
Suite 312
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 800-756-9003
Fax: 813-228-0632
http://flicc.ets.org

Great Lakes East Comprehensive Center (serving Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio)
Barbara Youngren, Director
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
1120 East Diehl Road, Suite 200
Naperville, IL 60563
Tel: 630-649-6548
Fax: 630-649-6700
http://www.learningpt.org/greatlakeseast/

Great Lakes West Comprehensive Center (serving Illinois and Wisconsin)
Linda E. Miller, Director
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
1120 East Diehl Road, Suite 200
Naperville, IL 60563
Tel: 630-649-6625
Fax: 630-649-6700
http://www.learningpt.org/greatlakeswest/

Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center (serving Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania)
Charlene Rivera, Director
The George Washington University
1730 North Lynn Street, Suite 401
Arlington, VA 22209
Tel: 703-528-3588
Fax: 703-528-5973
http://www.macc.ceee.gwu.edu

Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center (serving Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma)
Belinda Biscoe, Director
The University of Oklahoma
College of Continuing Education
555 Constitution
Norman, Oklahoma 73072-7820
Phone: 405-325-1729
Fax: 405-325-1824
http://www.mc3edsupport.org

New England Comprehensive Center (serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
Carol Keirstead, Director
RMC Research Corporation
1000 Market St., Bldg. 2
Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-422-8888
Fax: 603-436-9166
http://www.necomprehensivecenter.org

New York Comprehensive Center (serving New York)
Larry Hirsch, Director
RMC Research Corporation
60 E. 42nd St., Suite 1345
New York, New York 10165-1345
212-972-4762
Fax: 212-972-4763
http://www.nycomprehensivecenter.org

North Central Comprehensive Center (serving Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota)
Kathleen Dempsey, Director
Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
1536 Hewitt Ave, MSC 1924
St. Paul, MN 55104
Tel: 651-523-2079
Fax: 651-523-3047
http://www.mcrel.org/nccc

Northwest Comprehensive Center (serving Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming)
Danette Parsley, Director
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
101 SW Main Street, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204
Tel: 503-275-9594
Fax: 503-275-9625
http://www.nwrel.org/nwrcc/

Pacific Comprehensive Center at PREL (serving Hawaii, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia/Chuuk/Kosrae/Pohnpei/Yap, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau)
Paul Dumas, Director
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1300
Honolulu, HI 96813-3718
Tel: 808-441-1300
Fax: 808-441-1385
http://www.pacificcompcenter.org

Southeast Comprehensive Center (serving Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina)
Robin Jarvis, Director
SEDL
3501 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 700
Metairie, LA 70002
Tel: 800-644-8671
Fax: 504-831-5242
http://secc.sedl.org

Southwest Region Comprehensive Center at WestEd (serving Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah)
Paul Koehler, Director
2020 N. Central Avenue, Suite 660
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4598
Tel: 866-979-7322
Fax: 602-322-7007
http://www.swcompcenter.org

Texas Comprehensive Center (serving Texas)
K. Victoria Dimock, Director
SEDL
4700 Mueller Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78723-3081
Tel: 512-476-6861
Fax: 512-476-2286
http://txcc.sedl.org

National Content Centers

Center on Instruction (offers resources and technical assistance to RCCs in literacy, math, science, RTI, special education, English language learning, eLearning, and Early Learning)

Angela Penfold, Director
RMC Research Corporation
1000 Market St., Bldg. 2
Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-422-8888
Fax: 603-436-9166
http://www.centeroninstruction.org

Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center (implements, evaluates, and improves assessment and accountability systems for RCCs, states, and districts to improve academic proficiency for all students)

Stanley N. Rabinowitz, Director
WestEd
730 Harrison Street
San Francisco, CA 94107-1242
Tel: 415-615-3154
Fax: 415-615-3200
http://www.aacompcenter.org

National High School Center (provides information and expertise on high school improvement issues to RCCs to help build states' capacity to implement USED goals)

Joseph Harris, Director
American Institutes for Research
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007-3835
Tel: 202-403-5000
Fax: 202-403-5001
http://www.betterhighschools.org

Center on Innovation and Improvement (provides information, tools, and training to RCCs to help states improve student learning, increase the number and quality of charter schools and ensure equitable participation of private school students and teachers in federal programs)

Sam Redding, Director
Academic Development Institute
121 N. Kickapoo Street
Lincoln IL 62656
Tel: 217-732-6462
Fax: 217-732-3696
http://www.centerii.org

National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (provides resources for RCCs, states, and other education stakeholders to strengthen the quality of teaching, especially in high-poverty, low-performing, and hard-to-staff schools, and to provide guidance to ensure highly qualified teachers serving students with special needs)

Tricia Coulter Miller, Director
Learning Point Associates
1120 East Diehl Road, Suite 200
Naperville, IL 60563
Tel: 800-252-0283
Fax: 630-649-6722
http://www.tqsource.org/