Education service centers (ESCs) provide state leadership for special education related decentralized functions. Each lead ESC is responsible for identifying a contact and coordinating with a 20-region network for their decentralized function. The purpose of the 20-region network is to ensure ongoing communication between ESCs about state-level needs assessments, program planning/implementation, and evaluating statewide activities.
Education Service Center, Region 20 provides statewide leadership in the area of Access to the General Curriculum (AGC). The Access to General Curriculum (AGC) Network develops a framework for statewide collaboration through a comprehensive planning process. Priorities in professional development and technical assistance focus on ensuring that all students with disabilities will gain access to and show progress in the general curriculum through curricular/instructional adaptations in the least restrictive environment.
