About WESTOP
What's WESTOP
The Mission
The Western Association of Educational Opportunity Personnel (WESTOP) is a regional network of members interested in furthering
access to educational opportunities for economically and educationally
disadvantaged persons and persons with disabilities by enhancing members'
professional development and equipping members with the right tools
necessary in promoting institutional approaches at the local level
and furthering policies at both the state and federal level which would
advance educational equity.
Objectives
· Establishing communication and coordination among directors
and personnel of educational opportunity programs.
· Providing technical assistance to educational equity program
directors and personnel.
· Promoting and engaging in research and evaluation which
will enhance the effectiveness of programs designed to provide educational
opportunities for all.
· Researching local, state, and federal legislation, regulation,
policies, and procedures for the furtherance and establishment of opportunity
programs.
· Advocating for continued financial and legislative support
at the federal, state and local levels for educational programs working
with economically and educationally disadvantaged persons and persons
with disabilities.
· Serving as a resource to committees of Federal, State, and
Local legislative bodies as well as to the Department of Education
at the state and national levels.
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