The purpose of the Regional Comprehensive Centers is to provide intensive capacity-building services to one or more states/jurisdictions to identify, implement, and sustain effective evidence-based practices that support improved educator and student outcomes.​

To this purpose, the Southeast Region 5 Comprehensive Center (SER5CC) has five goals:

1. Support the three SEAs (GA, NC, SC) in improving their effectiveness in carrying out Consolidated State Plans.​
2. Support the three SEAs in continuously improving their literacy, math, and MTSS initiatives.​
3. Build the capacity of SEAs to address emerging needs.​
4. Scale up promising practices and evidence-based programs through engaging cohorts of LEA and school leaders.​
5. Support to the National Comprehensive Center, four Content Centers, RELs, and other ED technical assistance centers in disseminating EBPs and other research/products.

Our work across the three-state region is aligned with the priority areas identified by each state education agency to advance educational improvement. While each state has outlined a range of projects, these efforts cluster into several key themes, including two that are common across all three states.

• North Carolina (Theme: Operationalizing Organizational Excellence)​
  • Development of a PSU-facing survey about NCDPI services/support​
  • Key Performance Indicator (KPI) development support across the agency​
  • Alternative Learning Programs and Schools (ALPS)​
  • Aligning Schools’ Capacity and Efficiency Network for Districts (ASCEND)​
• South Carolina (Theme: Leadership Development & Support)​
  • School Leadership Development & “Profile of a South Carolina Principal”​
  • School Board & District Leadership Development in Finance​
• Georgia (Theme: Communities of Practice to Address Educational Issues)​
  • Innovative School Models in Public Education Systems​
  • Distraction-Free Learning Policy Implementation​
  • Addressing Chronic Absenteeism
• Cross-State (Theme: Supporting Educators in Supporting Students)​
  • MTSS Implementation​
  • Literacy Implementation & Outcomes​