The Southwest RESA Planning Committee is made up of SWRESA staff members, Associate Superintendents of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, Professional Learning Coordinators, and Curriculum Directors and is primarily responsible for sustaining the staff development framework for the 15 school systems it serves and providing feedback regarding GATAPP, Gifted Endorsement, Dyslexia Endorsement, and the Reading Endorsement. This committee facilitates needs assessments, initiates requests, approves course proposals, and provides feedback to the  RESA professional team. The RESA uses information from the RESA Planning Committee to develop a Continuous Improvement Plan that addresses the needs and requests within the framework of the RESA Standards for Service.