In this Technical Assistance Toolbox you will find examples of technical assistance available from the TQ Center, answers to frequently asked questions, and descriptions of how to use our large collection of content-rich resources to assist in your efforts to improve educator quality in your region and state.

Topic: Equitable Distribution

How Can the TQ Center Help?

• Collaboratively review and revise state equity plans.
  
  
• Work with states to identify the necessary resources and provide support to implement their state equity plan.
  
  
• Help states prepare for the U.S. Department of Education monitoring visits.
  
  
• Work with states to develop data collection systems and protocols to best inform current status, identify challenge areas, and guide efforts related to the equitable distribution of teachers.
  
  
• Identify and disseminate research and information about best practices for recruiting and retaining teachers in hard-to-staff schools and subjects.
  
  
• Assist states in their strategic planning to address the challenge of equitable teacher distribution
  

Technical Assistance in Action

• The TQ Center assisted Oklahoma in a review of their equity plan in preparation of U.S. Department of Education monitoring visit.
  
  
• The TQ Center provided Nevada state education staff and the Southwest Comprehensive Center examples of state equitable distribution plans to use as guidance when revising their plan.
  
  
• The TQ Center, with the Delaware Department of Education and the Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center, developed interview protocols to study the distribution of teachers in Delaware.
  
  
• The TQ Center convened a panel of experts to present a webcast on the topic of the equitable distribution of teachers.
  
  
• The TQ Center hosted a technical assistance workshop on the equitable distribution of teachers.