Technical Assistance (TA)

For the past 10 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 1600 school sites in 56 of California’s 58 counties to approximately 45,000 participants to date.

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. Topics must fall within one of the nine CalSTAT Core Message Areas.

Those seeking Technical Assistance from CalSTAT for should also read about our Leadership Community in which high performing sites are awarded for their collaborative research-based work in a variety of Core Message Areas. Leadership Sites are excellent resources that can provide Technical Assistance upon request.

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

General Site Requested TA

Those seeking information about CalSTAT technical assistance should follow these basic steps:

Review the Technical Assistance Guidelines to determine the appropriateness of SIG-supported technical assistance for your site.
Provide a brief description of your request by answering six questions that outline the TA request. Be prepared to provide your responses to the questions via telephone, email, or fax when making a TA request.
Speak directly with CalSTAT Coordinator Shannon Paymal at 707-953-0863 or shannon.paymal@calstat.org. Shannon will discuss the TA request, determine the number of TA days to be delivered, and provide invoicing instructions and evaluation procedures.

General Site Requested TA Basic Steps (88kb)| HTML

Activities Reports

Professional Development TA and Collaborative Sites Survey Summary SIG 2 Report, January 2009 (2.09mb) - HTML

Collaborative Sites Survey Findings 1999-2004 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
Follow-up Survey (75.6kb) | HTML
Collaborative Sites Survey (9.9kb) | HTML
Training Evaluation Database (TED)

Last updated: 08/05/2010