Technical Assistance (TA)

For the past eight years, CalSTAT has utilized federally allocated grant funds to support training and technical assistance to the field of education. Through collaborative efforts, CalSTAT brings research-based training to schools, families, and organizations. Hundreds of technical assistance training days have been delivered to the field, communicating common messages around specific Core Message Areas.

Technical Assistance is defined as customized problem solving around a specific situation or issue toward achieving improved educational results. TA approaches are used specific to the outcomes desired and can include customized training, facilitation, coaching, site-visits, information dissemination, and referrals.

CalSTAT currently has Technical Assistance available for schools, districts, COEs and SELPAs. Follow these steps to make a TA request for your site.

Activities Reports

A summary report on all TA delivery from 2005 through 2008 is presented below. Additionally, a survey was recently completed to explore what changed at sites who received TA in General Education/Special Education Collaboration, a core message area which received 51% of all TA requests during this period. Findings from this survey are also presented in the report below.

Professional Development TA and Collaborative Sites Survey Summary Report, January 2009 (2.09mb) | HTML version

The Collaborative Sites Survey report below explores TA delivery from 1999 to 2004, using different methods and offering additional insights.

Collaborative Sites Survey Findings March 2004 Report (403kb) – HTML

Forms, Surveys, and Instruments

These surveys and tools are used by sites receiving TA through CalSTAT to monitor the quality of TA delivery. They are broadly flexible, and can be used to evaluate any number of training topics and content areas.

End-of-Event Survey (9.9kb) | HTML version
Follow-up Survey (75.6kb) | HTML version
Collaborative Sites Survey (9.9kb) | HTML version
Training Evaluation Database (TED)