NYC Membership
For more than 15 years, the Collaborative for Inclusive Education has partnered with NYC charter schools to ensure equity and inclusion for students with disabilities and multilingual learners. As former special populations leaders ourselves, we understand the challenges of staying on top of evolving laws and policies, tracking and incorporating the latest research, finding and training staff, and managing complex change. Our partnership will build your capacity for success!
2026-2027
Solving the Puzzle Together
Providing Answers & Insights
The Collaborative team has over 60 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 with you to help empower your own inclusive practices. We’re here to answer your questions and provide resources that spark ideas.
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Our Rapid Response Technical Assistance Line is always open to answer your questions, address your pedagogical concerns, and escalate issues to city agencies. The Digital Resource Library, including robust IEP, 504, and MLLL/ELL sections, PDs on Demand, and Compliance Digests save you time and energy. Virtual Communities of Practice bring special populations educators together to discuss, share and learn.
Establishing Systems & Plans
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.
Building Leader Capacity
Leadership has taken on a whole new meaning these past few years. Whether you’re responsible for a school or department, we know leaders are often stretched thin with limited time to tend to their own development. We offer 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 Deep Dive Summits address inclusion from the school/ network-wide level, focusing on systems, program design and leaders as change agents.
Developing Your Teachers
The daily hustle 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 exists! We’re watching local and national trends, reading the latest studies, and connecting with experts…all so that we can turnkey that knowledge to you.
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Whether your team is attending the Collaborative’s (more than) 100 annual professional development opportunities (including Trainings/ Workshops, Compliance Seminars, and National Speaker Series) highlighting best practices for serving students with disabilities and MLLs/ ELLs, or your leadership team is looking to join Specialized Cohorts, we’ll make sure you feel supported and ready to create real change in your schools.
“The Collaborative for Inclusive Education is truly an asset for every organization. Through the shared resources of NYC charter schools and the planning, expertise, and thoughtfulness of the Collaborative, we can access innovative ideas in special education… The general PD and training sessions strengthen our schoolwide practices, build staff capacity, and provide practical strategies that support the overall functioning of our school.”
“I know I can count on anyone at the Collaborative to offer insightful support for our schools. As our campuses continue to grow, their team’s help with our ENL programming and our approach around behavior and culture has been particularly important.”
“KIPP NYC has been a proud member of the Collaborative since its inception. We are grateful for their expertise and quick replies to our questions on behalf of our students with disabilities and English language learners/multilingual learners. Thank you for serving the NYC charter sector to ensure all children in the city receive these supports!”
