Resources

National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center (NDTAC)

The National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent or At Risk is the result of a contract between the U.S. Department of Education and Longevity. The overarching mission of NDTAC is to improve educational programming for neglected and delinquent youth.

NDTAC is legislated to:

• Develop a uniform evaluation model for State Education Agency Title I, Part D, Subpart I programs
• Provide technical assistance to States in order to increase their capacity for data collection and their ability to use that data to improve educational programming for N or D youth
• Serve as a facilitator between different organizations, agencies, and interest groups that work with youth in neglected and delinquent facilities

NDTAC provides the following services:

• Direct Assistance
• E-mail Listserv
• Webinars (web-based teleconferences)
• Q&A Phone Calls
• Conferences
• Monthly Articles on N or D Topics
• Research Reviews
• Toolkits
• Federal and State Data
• Policy and Legislation Information
• Library (web-based compilation of materials by topic)

NEW!

Resources included in February 2021 NAESPA Presentation

• PowerPoint Slides: Pandemic Distance Learning Resources Focused on Special Populations (ED Session) – Implementing Distance Learning in Secure Correctional Facilities
• Webinar: Integrating Technology into Correctional Education Settings (June 2020)
• Issue Brief: Enhancing Facility-Based Education Programs Through Digital Learning (September 2020)

Additional Resources

• Report to Congress, Title I, Part D: Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-risk: This report, submitted to Congress in February 2022, describes how each State is meeting the re-entry requirements for youth served under the ESEA’s Title I, Part D, Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-risk program.
• Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: The Council, an independent organization in the executive branch that coordinates all federal juvenile delinquency prevention programs, all federal programs and activities that detain or care for unaccompanied juveniles, and all federal programs relating to missing and exploited children.
• U.S. Department of Education, Correctional Education:  The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act created the Office of Correctional Education (OCE) to coordinate and improve efforts to support educational opportunities in correctional settings. The OCE function currently resides in the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL).
• US. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) supports local and state efforts to prevent delinquency, improve the juvenile justice system, and protect children.

State Resources

Data and CSPR

• Checklists for Performing Data Quality Reviews of Title I, Part D Data (NDTAC DataQualChecklist)
• NDTAC Instructional CSPR Guide (NDTAC CSPR Guide)
• Conversations With Long-Term State TIPD Coordinators: Data Collection (Part III DataMonitor)

 Monitoring

• A Vital Role for State ND Coordinators: Monitoring and Compliance (Subgrantee Monitoring Brief Revised)
• Conversations With Long-Term State TIPD Coordinators: Monitoring for Compliance (Part IV Monitoring Compliance)

 New Coordinator/Basics of the TIPD Program

• Annual Count Toolkit (Annual Count Toolkit- Determining Formula Counts)
• Coordinators Handbook (NDTAC Coordinators Handbook)
• New Coordinator Conference Presentation (New Coordinator 2020 Conference Presentation)
• Non-Regulatory Guidance (Nonregulatoryguidance FINAL)
• Administrator Planning Toolkit (Program Admin Toolkit)

Transition

• Use of Funds to Support Successful Transitions for Youth Who Are Neglected or Delinquent (8a Use of Funds FINAL)
• Transition Toolkit (NDTAC Transition Toolkit 3.0)