Our Vision & Mission
We envision a time when all public schools welcome and successfully educate all students, regardless of their abilities or background. In order to achieve this goal, we empower NYC charter schools to develop high quality inclusive educational environments by providing professional development opportunities, resources, school-based guidance and access to local and national best practices and renowned special populations’ experts.
History
In 2011, the New York City Charter School Center merged a consortium of borough-based special education cooperatives into a citywide membership program. The Collaborative for Inclusive Education now serves 190 NYC public charter schools, providing access to professional development, expert technical assistance and advocacy in support of schools’ efforts to provide high quality education to their special populations.
When we began, our work centered around the basics of ensuring compliant programs. Over the years – and in response to schools’ commitment and progress – our programming evolved and expanded to include supports and partnerships that grow the inclusive mindset, engender best instructional practices, and ensure favorable public policies and practices. We’ve also expanded the focus to include English Language Learners and issues such as equity, social emotional learning, and culturally responsive teaching.
By the Numbers
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More than 89% of the sector, or 298 charter campuses, are members of The Collaborative for Inclusive Education.
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The Collaborative offers over 140 professional development workshops, trainings, conferences and webinars annually.
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More than 2,200 educators, leaders and coaches attend the Collaborative’s programs each year.
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The Collaborative team spends approximately 450 hours in schools each year, conducting classroom observations and providing one-on-one consultations.
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The Collaborative has certified over 900 educators in crisis prevention.
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The five Collaborative team members have a combined 49 years of experience in teaching special populations and leading school-based support programs.
Our Evolution
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