Welcome
The Great Lakes East Comprehensive Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is operated by Learning Point Associates. Great Lakes East, which focuses its work in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, is part of the network of 16 regional comprehensive centers and five national content centers. The regional comprehensive centers provide technical assistance designed to raise the capacity of states to help districts and schools meet the goals of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
Spotlights
Illinois and Wisconsin Announce American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funding
April 20, 2009
The Illinois Office of the Governor announced $1.4 billion in ARRA funding for Illinois schools. Read the press release.
April 23, 2009
The Governor of Wisconsin and the State Superintendent of Education announced $366 million in ARRA funding for Wisconsin schools. Read the press release.
The Education Stimulus: Too Big to Fail
Learning Point Associates and Mission Measurement interviewed more than 50 education leaders to determine how they are defining successful implementation of American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Funds. Download the report (pdf).
Webinar: Use of SEC Tools and Data in Montana Districts and Schools
2–3 p.m. Eastern Time
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
The Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC) Collaborative of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is offering a second one-hour webinar for state education leaders on the Surveys of Enacted Curriculum, an online, Web-based data tool being used in many states and hundreds of schools. The webinar is designed to meet the specific interests of state education leaders responsible for programs of school improvement and technical assistance to low-performing schools and districts. Montana is used as a case example of how the SEC tools and data are used in one state and district. Please view the event information, registration, and agenda.
Webinar: Stimulating and Sustaining Improvement: Longitudinal Data Systems and ARRA's Impact
2–3 p.m. Eastern Time
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
This webinar, offered by eSchool News, will focus on districts that are attributing their success in student performance to their data systems. It features four presenters, speaking from a district perspective as well as a federal perspective, and will provide insight on using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to implement a longitudinal data system. The format is 45 minutes of presentations with a 15-minute question-and-answer session. The webinar is free, but space is limited. Please view the event information and registration.
New Website and Webinar Series Developed in Response to the Stimulus Package
Website. In response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Barack Obama, Learning Point Associates has developed the Education Recovery and Reinvestment Center website so that recovery funds will make a visible, long-lasting difference in teaching and learning. This comprehensive website offers tools and resources to help educators and policymakers track developments, find current information, and be aware of important and relevant events such as webcasts and audioconferences.
Webinar Series. Learning Point Associates will be hosting a series of free webcasts focused on stimulating change to create an education system that works for all learners. Watch for the upcoming webcasts.
A Network for Educational Change in the Great Lakes Region:
A View Through the Lens of Educational Service Agencies (
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Building state capacity often means tapping into the readily available statewide networks to leverage the appropriate support and resources for educational change. Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West frequently work to help state education agencies identify potential partners within their statewide systems of support. This report describes the structure and the role of educational service agencies (ESAs) in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin in their statewide systems of support with a specific focus on their potential capacity to assist districts and schools in the work of educational improvement as reported by state ESA leaders. To gather this information, Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West worked closely with the Association of Educational Service Agencies—the national professional organization of ESAs—to conduct a survey in the region. The findings are based on data as reported through the perspective of ESAs.
