The Office for Civil Rights is a law enforcement agency with primary responsibility to ensure that institutions receiving federal financial assistance are in compliance with the civil rights laws. In addition to its core enforcement activities, all of OCR's short- and long-term priorities focus on accountability for results when agency resources are expended. OCR is committed to implementing the goals, objectives and legal requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, the President's Management Agenda, the Culture of Accountability Team Report, and the Department of Education's Strategic Plan 2002-2007.
OCR must ensure fair and vigorous
law enforcement and leverage its capacity to provide uniform compliance information
nationwide. OCR is expected to consistently enforce the law nationwide
and narrowly tailor agreements to settle violations established through OCR's
investigations. As a threshold matter, OCR must determine whether there are
legally sufficient grounds for entering into resolution agreements.
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Gerald Reynolds is continuing to meet with OCR staff nationwide to address issues of employee accountability, encompassing management's accountability to staff and staff's accountability to the organization. He also established a seminar series to ensure that OCR and Department staff nationwide are informed on the most challenging civil rights issues in a timely manner. During FY 2002, he brought national experts in to address staff on such issues as single-sex education and civil rights issues involving persons who are hearing-impaired.
OCR looks forward to the challenges ahead.
[1] U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2003).Digest of Education Statistics 2002 (NCES-2003060), Washington, D.C.: Author, Table 89, p. 98.
[2] Ibid, Table 5, p. 14.
[3] Ibid, Table 5, p. 14.
[4] Ibid, Table 3, p. 12.
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
Customer Service #: (800) 421-3481
TDD#: (877) 521-2172
http://www.ed.gov/ocr
Eastern Division
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Office for Civil Rights, Boston Office
U.S. Department of
Education
J. W. McCormack POCH, Room 701
Boston, MA 02109-4557
Telephone:
(617) 223-9662; Facsimile: (617) 223-9669
TDD: (617) 223-9695; Email: OCR.Boston@ed.gov
New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Office for Civil Rights, New York Office
U. S. Department of Education
75 Park Place, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10007-2146
Telephone: (212) 637-6466; Facsimile: (212) 264-3803
TDD: (212) 637-0478; Email: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Office for Civil Rights, Philadelphia Office
U.S. Department of
Education
The Wanamaker Building
100 Penn Square East,
Suite 515
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Telephone: (215) 656-8541; Facsimile: (215) 656-8605
TDD: (215) 656-8604; Email: OCR.Philadelphia@ed.gov
Southern Division
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee
Office for Civil Rights, Atlanta Office
U.S. Department of
Education
61 Forsyth Street S.W.,
Suite 19T70
Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
Telephone: (404) 562-6350; Facsimile: (404) 562-6455
TDD: (404) 331-7236; Email: OCR.Atlanta@ed.gov
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas
Office for Civil Rights, Dallas Office
U.S. Department of
Education
1999 Bryan Street, Suite
2600
Dallas, TX 75201
Telephone:
(214) 880-2459; Facsimile: (214) 880-3082
TDD: (214) 880-2456; Email: OCR.Dallas@ed.gov
North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, DC
Office for Civil Rights, District of Columbia Office
U.S. Department of
Education
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue,
N.W., Suite 316
Washington, DC 20044-4620
Telephone:
(202) 208-2545; Facsimile: (202) 208-7797
TDD: (202) 208-7741; Email: OCR.DC@ed.gov
Midwestern Division
Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Office for Civil Rights, Chicago Office
U.S. Department of Education
111 North Canal Street,
Suite 1053
Chicago, IL 60606-7204
Telephone:
(312) 886-8434; Facsimile: (312) 353-4888
TDD: (312) 353-2540; Email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov
Michigan, Ohio
Office for
Civil Rights, Cleveland Office
U.S. Department of Education
Bank One Center, Suite
750
600 Superior Avenue East
Cleveland, OH 44114-2611
Telephone:
(216) 522-4970; Facsimile: (216) 522-2573
TDD: (216) 522-4944; Email: OCR.Cleveland@ed.gov
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office
U.S. Department of
Education
8930 Ward Parkway, Suite
2037
Kansas City, MO 64114
Telephone:
(816) 268-0550; Facsimile: (816) 823-1404
TDD: (800) 437-0833; Email: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov
Western Division
Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
Office for Civil Rights, Denver Office
U.S. Department of
Education
Federal Building, Suite
310
1244 Speer Boulevard
Denver, CO 80204-3582
Telephone:
(303) 844-5695; Facsimile: (303) 844-4303
TDD: (303) 844-3417; Email: OCR.Denver@ed.gov
California
Office for Civil Rights, San Francisco Office
U.S. Department of
Education
Old Federal Building
50 United Nations Plaza,
Room 239
San Francisco, CA 94102-4102
Telephone:
(415) 556-4275; Facsimile: (415) 437-7783
TDD: (415)
437-7786; Email: OCR.SanFrancisco@ed.gov
Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Pacific Region
Office for Civil Rights, Seattle Office
U.S. Department of
Education
915 Second Avenue, Room
3310
Seattle, WA 98174-1099
Telephone:
(206) 220-7900; Facsimile: (206) 220-7887
TDD: (206) 220-7907; Email:OCR.Seattle@ed.gov