Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)
MAEC partners with the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN), to provide train-the-trainer sessions to their designated professional development leadership team. MAEC’s technical assistance is anchored in culturally responsive approaches to Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (CRPBIS) and Culturally Responsive Teaching. This assistance seeks to address identified needs to reinforce district efforts to reduce the disparities in discipline. The project is currently embedded in seven pilot demonstration sites and is ultimately projected toward building a state-wide initiative.
The following outcomes have resulted from the first year of train-the-trainer sessions:
- Increased capacity for leading culturally responsive professional development;
- Creation of seven demonstration sites to systematically address needed reductions in disproportionality in discipline;
- Increased effectiveness in the development and administration of school culture and climate surveys.
