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National Content Centers

Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center (AACC)
WestEd
Dr. Stanley N. Rabinowitz, Director

The Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center is housed at WestEd in San Francisco, California.

Center on Innovation and Improvement
Academic Development Institute
Dr. Sam Redding, Director

The Center on Innovation and Improvement is housed at the Academic Development Institute in Lincoln, Illinois.

Center on Instruction (COI)
RMC Research Corporation
Ms. Angela Penfold, Director

The Center on Instruction is housed at the RMC Research Corporation in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
Learning Point Associates
Dr. Sabrina Laine, Director

The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality is housed at Learning Point Associates (LPA) in Naperville, Illinois.

National High School Center
American Institutes for Research
Joseph R. Harris, Ph.D., Director

The National High School Center is housed at the American Institutes for Research in Washington, DC.

CII's Signature Initiatives

Working Together for Student Success™

CII's web-based planning and coaching tool for district and school improvement, along with CII-developed training and materials, is now being used in several states, with support from thier regional comprehensive centers.

Strengthening the Statewide Systems of Support

CII's Handbookon Statewide Systems of Support is the manual for states across the country in their work with their regional comprehensive centers to self-assess and improve their systems of support.

Content Center Resource
Vetting Process

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the five Comprehensive Content Centers are responsible for providing in-depth knowledge, expertise, and analyses to regional centers and the states served by the regional centers. Content centers disseminate knowledge on scientifically based research on effective practice and research-based products in their area of specialty. The five content centers collaborated in 2006 to develop a standard Vetting Process and Guide for Rating Resources to provide states and regional centers with high quality resources to meet NCLB goals.

Resources are classified into the following categories: 1) Knowledge, 2) Products or Tools, 3) Guidance, or 4) Services. The vetting process emphasizes three main criteria in evaluating resources: 1) relevance, 2) quality, and 3) utility. Reviewers assess content quality, communications quality, usefulness, and evidence of effectiveness for each resource.

Content Center Vetting Form (Word)

CII is a national content center supported by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Award #S283B050057