Jamila Lysicott Discusses Critical Hope in the Context of Crisis
Assistant Professor of Social Justice Education at UMass Amherst and author of Black Appetite. White Food.: Issues of Race, Voice, and Justice Within and Beyond the Classroom, Jamila Lyiscott, recently spoke at the Collaborative for Inclusive Education’s Annual Conference. In her timely keynote address, Jamila discussed the rich possibilities for reimagining and nourishing the future […]
New Podcast: A School Social Worker’s Perspective on Remote Student Supports
We are excited to welcome Kelsey Reeder to this week’s Collaborative for Inclusive Education podcast! In addition to being a social worker, Kelsey is the moderator for the Collaborative’s online community of practice for counselors and social workers. In this episode, Kelsey shares her perspective on family partnership and trauma-informed practice during a global pandemic. […]
New Podcast Episode on Supporting ELLs Through Online Instruction
In this podcast episode, the Collaborative welcomes Frederic Lim, the ELL Coordinator at St. Hope Academy Charter School. We chat about his approach to co-planning for ELLs during remote learning, including how to ensure rigor and engagement. If you like what you hear, make sure to check out his webinar on co-planning during remote learning, […]
New Podcast Episode on Remote Learning for Students with Disabilities
In our newest podcast episode, we speak with Kristen Ahangari, the Special Education Department Chair at Renaissance Innovation. We discuss lessons learned and pivots that her school has made during the transition to remote learning. Check out Kristen’s E-Learning Guide and compilation of Zoom tips to support students with disabilities. Do you have resources that […]
Remote Learning Resources During COVID-19
The current public health situation has raised many questions about best instructional practices for remote learning. Although we do not have state or citywide guidelines for what distance learning should look like, especially with respect to students with IEPs, we have created a webpage with resources that schools and educators might find helpful. Our COVID-19 Resource […]
How to Avoid Implicit Bias in the Hiring Process
We recently hosted over 50 charter school HR professionals here at the Charter Center, who came to learn from staff recruiting experts and share best practices during a full day conference. As a group, we considered how to ensure more inclusive work environments and avoid implicit bias in the hiring process. Participants came away with […]
Serving Students in Temporary Housing
Our School Supports team recently hosted its annual workshop in partnership with NYS-TEACHS to help schools understand how to meet the needs of students in temporary housing and comply with federal and state laws and regulations, according to the McKinney-Vento Act and the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA). Here are 5 things you […]
Charters Continue to Close the Proficiency Gap
View Interactive Charts Download Test Scores Last week, the New York State Education Department released results for the 2018-19 grades 3-8 English language arts (ELA) and math assessments. We were not surprised that these results confirm the trend- of many years now -that NYC charter schools attain high student achievement results while continuing to close the […]
The Evolution of a Name: Redefining Inclusion and Access
The NYC Special Education Collaborative is now The Collaborative for Inclusive Education. Nearly a decade ago, the New York City Charter School Center created the NYC Special Education Collaborative when it merged a consortium of borough-based special education cooperatives into a citywide membership program in order to codify the charter sector’s commitment to serving […]
In Memoriam
Last week, one of the founders of the New York City Charter School Center, Carol Reich, passed away. You can read the outline of Carol’s life and contributions in the New York Times’ obituary. And, if you want to know more, and wonder how the charter movement got started in New York, I encourage you to […]
