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OSEP, Research to Practice Divsion (RTP),The Elementary and Middle School Team in OSERS Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) administers discretionary grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts for projects that directly support federally-established priorities and initiatives designed to initiate, expand, and improve current practice or advance the state-of-the-art related to the provision of services for elementary and middle school children with disabilities.
The team is responsible for administering projects under a variety of funding programs. These programs include:
The personnel development projects:
The technical assistance and dissemination projects provide technical assistance to states on topics such as:
The technology and media services projects promote the development, demonstration, and use of technology to improve outcomes for children with disabilities in elementary and middle school settings.
The state personnel development projects assist State Educational Agencies and their partners to reform early intervention, educational and transitional services systems to improve results for children with disabilities. To achieve this goal, these projects improve systems of professional development, technical assistance and/or dissemination of knowledge about best practices.