Region D
PTAC @ PEAK Parent Center
PEAK Parent Center functions as the Parent Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) for Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) in an 11-state region, plus 2 US Territories, as part of the Regional Technical Assistance Center Network of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services at the U.S. Department of Education.
Contact Us
PEAK Parent Center
917 E Moreno Ave, Suite 140
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: (719) 531-9400
peakparent.org
Our Services
- Individualized Technical Assistance in agency and grant management and program content areas
- Connections to regional and national resources, including OSEP, Technical Assistance and Dissemination Projects and other PTACs in the Parent Center Network
- Assistance with outreach to better serve under-represented families
- Technical Assistance on working collaboratively with State Education and Part C Lead Agencies
- Facilitation of strategic technology planning and assistance
- Board training and development
- The development of long range Individualized Center Assistance Plans
- Monthly Topical Director Teleconferences/webinars and Directors’ listserve
- Bi-monthly TAKE 5 electronic newsletter
- Annual Regional Meeting of Parent Centers in Region D
- Region D PTAC website
- Site visits and trainings for Parent Centers in Region D
The Centers in Region D
- Alaska: Stone Soup Group
- Alaska: LINKS Parent Resource Center (Serving the Mat-Su borough)
- Arizona: Raising Special Kids
- California: Matrix Parent Network and Resource Center; ParentsCAN; Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund; Support for Families of Children with Disabilities; Parents Helping Parents; Exceptional Parents Unlimited; Team of Advocates for Special Kids; CARES CPRC; Chinese Parents Association for the Disabled; Fiesta Educativa
- Colorado: PEAK Parent Center; Show & Tell
- Hawaii: Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii
- Idaho: Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc.
- New Mexico: EPICS
- New Mexico: Parents Reaching Out
- Nevada: Nevada PEP
- Oregon: FACT Oregon; Central Oregon Disability Support Network
- Utah: Utah Parent Center
- Washington: Washington PAVE; Open Doors for Multicultural Families
- The outlying areas of the Pacific Basin and the Freely Associated States: The Pacific Islands Center
Our Parent Centers
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
New Mexico
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
The outlying areas of the Pacific Basin
The Freely Associated States
Region D Staff
Michele Williers, Principal Investigator & Co-Director
Angela Lindig, Co-Director
Tony Darren, TA Specialist
This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Special Education Programs, under Cooperative Agreement # H328R130011 to PEAK Parent Center, Inc.