We help you fit all the pieces together
We’ve Got
Your Back
The Collaborative team has over 50 years of combined experience working in the special education and MLL/ELL fields. We’ve done the work, we know the laws and policies, we understand best practices…and we want to share that knowledge to empower you. We are here to (quickly) answer your questions and provide resources that spark ideas.
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Our Rapid Response Technical Assist Line is always open to answer your questions, address your pedagogical concerns, and escalate issues to city agencies. The Digital Resource Library, including Special Pops Coordinator Starter Kits, PDs on Demand, and Monthly Compliance Updates save you time and energy. Virtual Communities of Practice and Peer-to-Peer Roundtable Discussions bring special populations educators together to discuss, share and learn.
Partners
in Planning
As former school and special populations leads, our team spent years developing, adapting and implementing special populations systems and programs within charter schools. Individual consulting hours with our specialists provide thought partnership and build your capacity to create programs that are not only compliant, but also ensure inclusion, equity, and access for all.
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Classroom Observations and Strategic Planning, in partnership with school leads and coaches, provide a fresh eye for identifying areas of growth as you seek to shift to more inclusive practices, while our Customizable PDs help address staff mindsets and skillsets. Compliance Audits, great when onboarding new special populations leads or preparing for renewal, ensure your programming is aligned with all federal, state, and local regulations.
Developing
Your Teachers
Let’s face it, the daily bustle often makes it difficult to keep up with the latest research, best practices from leaders in the field and what’s working for current practitioners. Don’t worry, this is why the Collaborative team exists! We’re watching local and national trends, reading the latest studies, and connecting with experts…all so that we can bring that knowledge home to you.
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Whether your team is attending the Collaborative’s (more than) 100 annual Professional Development Trainings/Seminars/Conferences on topics pertinent to best serving students with disabilities and MLLs/ ELLs or your leadership team is looking to join Specialized Cohorts, including Mental Health and Social Emotional Learning, Equity in Education or Newcomer MLLs/ELLs, we’ll make sure you feel supported and empowered.
Building Leader
Capacity
Our team understands that leadership has taken on a whole new meaning these past few years. Whether you are responsible for a school or department, we know leaders are often stretched thin with limited time to tend to their own development. The Collaborative team offers numerous programs specifically for leaders to help “train the trainers” as well as empower principals and EDs seeking to equitably support all students.
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Special Education and MLL/ELL leads will appreciate our year-long Special Populations Leadership Cohorts that provide insights, shared learning and peer support. The Onsite Special Populations Leader Coaching builds the capacity of special populations leads seeking to develop compliant systems and effective inclusive initiatives across grades. Our PIPELINE Program and Principal Circle, offered to Principals and EDs, address inclusion from the school/ network-wide level, focusing on systems, program design and leaders as change agents.
The Collaborative offers several membership benefit levels that suit your school’s needs.
Select
Access is the key at this level. Get your questions answered, tap into our full suite of digital resources and PDs, stay on top of issues and trends, and take advantage of some centralized staff development.
Core
This membership level serves as the baseline for true engagement. Core members have access to more trainings as well as a few personal consulting hours for onsite supports, including customized PDs (an average of once per semester).
Choice
If you want to maximizeyour schools’ access to our professional development opportunities (over 50 in-person and remote events per semester on a wide range of special education, MLL/ELL and inclusion topics), this level will ensure your school team is informed and prepared!
Enhanced
You are committed to regularly engaging with and tapping into the expertise of the Collaborative team. With a robust number of personal consulting hours, PD seats and enhanced access to key initiatives, our team can help your school develop and advance your special populations programming and customize several PDs for your educators.
Premier
Your school is all in! Our extensive partnership will bolster your capacity to understand mandates and best practices for serving special populations, meet the unique needs of your learners, and empower your leads to create schoolwide change.
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