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We show that any metacompact Moore space is monotonically metacompact and use that result to characterize monotone metacompactness in certain generalized ordered (GO)spaces. We show, for example, that a generalized ordered space with a sigma-closed-discrete dense subset is metrizable if and only if it is monotonically (countably) metacompact, that a monotonically (countably) metacompact GO-space is hereditarily paracompact, and that a locally countably compact GO-space is metrizable if and only if it is monotonically (countably) metacompact. We give an example of a non-metrizable LOTS that is monotonically metacompact, thereby answering a question posed by S. G. Popvassilev. We also give consistent examples showing that if there is a Souslin line, then there is one Souslin line that is monotonically countable metacompact, and another Souslin line that is not monotonically countably metacompact.

This document presents results of an evaluation of Virginia's Department of Education's Training and Technical Assistance Centers (T/TACs), a statewide system of technical assistance which emphasizes collaboration in the planning and provision of services to children and youth with disabilities or at risk for school failure. Evaluation results are reported in terms of the following seven questions: (1) "What services do T/TACs provide, and to what extent are those services provided within and across regions?"; (2) "To what extent, and with what consistency, are the T/TACs' services facilitating long-term systemic change and capacity-building?"; (3) "To what extent are the T/TACs making an impact on service delivery options, outcomes, personnel training, policy, and family empowerment?"; (4) "To what extent are the T/TACs' services meeting the needs of students with disabilities?"; (5) "To what extent are the T/TACs' services meeting the needs of students who are at-risk for school failure?"; (6) "What factors hinder or facilitate the extent to which T/TACs function?"; and (7) "How can T/TACs be refined to maximize services to the intended population?" Following an introduction, individual sections address the Virginia T/TAC initiative, methodology, use and impact of T/TAC services, and conclusions. Appended are the telephone interview protocol, the site visit protocol, the personnel survey, and survey data tabulations. (DB)