The Collaborative for Inclusive Education provides a wide breadth of school supports for special populations. From onsite consulting and technical assistance to various professional development opportunities, Collaborative member schools are provided with essential assistance to develop rigorous, inclusive and fully-compliant special populations programs.

We help you fit all the pieces together

We’ve Got
Your Back

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 enable your own inclusive practices. We are here to (quickly) answer your questions and provide resources that spark ideas.

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.

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.

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.

Whether your team is attending the Collaborative’s (more than) 100 annual professional development opportunities, including Trainings/ Workshops, Compliance Seminars, and our new National Speaker Series on topics pertinent to best 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 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.

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.

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 quickly, tap into our comprehensive suite of digital resources and archived PD, stay on top of issues and trends, and take advantage of diverse opportunities to develop your staff.

Core

This membership level serves as the baseline for true engagement. You have access to more professional development, both live and asynchronous, as well as some personal consulting hours to strengthen your school’s ability to serve all learners.

Enhanced

You’re committed to regularly tapping into the expertise of the Collaborative team! With a robust number of personal consulting horus and PD seats, we can help your school develop strategic plans and customize a staff development plan for your educators to advance your special populations programming.

Premier

Your school is all in! Our extensive partnership will bolster your capacity at all levels within your school – empowering your leaders and educators, supporting growth and best practices, and progress monitoring often through consistent consultations and personalized trainings – to meet the unique needs of your school community.

Membership Benefits