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Regional Technical
Assistance Centers (R-TAC)
The California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) is supported by a system of support that includes a lead State Technical Assistance Center (S-TAC), Regional Technical Assistance Centers (R-TACs) and County Offices of Education. The CCSPP Regional Technical Assistance Centers (R-TACs) provide technical assistance and best practices to potential applicants and grant recipients seeking to establish or expand community schools in their region. These R-TACs are County Offices of Education (COE). The state of California is mapped into 8 regions of California Counties that are supported by COE R-TACs.

System of Support

5 CONDITIONS

  1. Common Agenda
  2. Shared Measurement
  3. Mutually Reinforcing Activities
  4. Continuous Communication
  5. Backbone Support 

5 STRATEGIES

  1. Grounding the work in data, context and target solutions
  2. Focus on systems change in addition to supports and services
  3. Shift power within the system of support 
  4. Listen to and act with the community
  5. Build equity leadership and accountability 

A diagram showing the relationship between schools, LEAs, charters, COEs, R-TACs, S-TACs, CDEs, and advisories.

How the R-TACs provide technical support to community schools

The responsibilities of a R-TAC include:

  • Conducting a comprehensive school and community assets map and needs assessment.
  • Developing programming and strengthening relationships to promote positive, supportive and racially-just school climates.
  • Creating, deepening and expanding community partnerships.
  • Coordinating services across child-serving agencies, municipalities, governmental entities and schools.
  • Improving authentic family and community engagement in the languages spoken in the community.
  • Establishing and supporting collaborative leadership and shared decision-making practices at the Local Education Agency (LEA) and School Site levels.
  • Developing sustainable funding sources.
  • Accessing and combining funding for services from multiple revenue sources.

 

Region R-TAC Counties Served Contacts
Bay Area Santa Clara COE Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Sonoma Corrine Frese
Krisan Meyer
Jennifer Elenes
Capitol Area Sacramento COE Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sierra, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Navdeep Purewal 
Ann Curtis
Rayito Farris
Christina Trentz
Kristina Kress
Central Coast Monterey COE Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Ventura Ernesto Vela
Herminia Cervantes
Junnue Partida-Cook
Jennifer Sarhadi
Anabel Garcia
Central Valley Fresno COE Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne Central Valley R-TAC
Angelina McNamara
Greater Los Angeles Los Angeles COE Los Angeles Dr. Michelle Alferes
Dr. Selena Barajas
Los Angeles R-TAC
Northern California Shasta COE Butte, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Rosemary Mitchell
Wendy Hall 
Joy Garcia
Southern Coast San Diego COE Imperial, Orange, and San Diego

Imperial County
Armando Lopez

Orange County
Lara Kain

San Diego County
Dr. Erin Mahoney
Dr. Monica Loyce
Southern Inland San Bernadino COE Inyo, Mono, Riverside, and San Bernardino Jennifer Gateley
Stephanie Houston

Frequently Asked Questions

How to become a R-TAC?

Per statute, the CCSPP provides funding for at least 5 Regional TAC contracts through June 30, 2028. The total budget for the CCSPP Regional TAC contracts Request for Applications is up to $117,833,000. The award amount for each CCSPP Regional TAC contract shall be a minimum of $5,000,000. This application will be for Contract Period 1: March 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025. The contract may be renewed based upon successful completion of contract outcomes as described in the approved contract.

The CDE lists Assurances and Qualifications that are required for applicants and grantees that want to receive funds.

What support is available for RTACs?

The STAC hosts in-person and virtual Communities of Transformative Practices (CoTP), which are spaces where RTACs can come together to share ideas, network and work together to support community schools. The R-TACs meet five times a year and engage in yearly visioning, planning and compliance to the CCSPP funding requirements. These spaces assist in developing:

  • Technical assistance content and methodology;
  • An implementation rubric;
  • Data collection and analysis, assessment and evaluation of effectiveness, and related improvement systems for the CCSPP
  • Alignment of the CCSPP to the Statewide System of support and other school improvement and child supporting systems and programs.

What other roles does the STAC have in supporting RTACs?

The CDE has established the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) as the Lead TAC, in partnership with UCLA Center for Community Schooling, Californians for Justice, and the National Education Association.


STAC responsibilities are:

  • Facilitate Communities of Transformative Practice (CoTPs) among the RTACS
  • Build a CCSPP Implementation Rubric to Articulate Community Schools Benchmarks
  • Support the CDE to align the CCSPP Technical Assistance with the Statewide System of support and other school improvement and PD Systems
  • Coordinate and maximize areas of expertise among the RTACS
  • Build content and overarching methodology for CCSPP Transformative Assistance
  • Support the CDE in collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data on community schools