Providing Topic-Based Consulting

CEC provides professional learning to support Social Emotional Learning in the school. We work with schools and districts where they are in the process and introduce or reinforce the five SEL competency areas. Engaging and collaborative practices are modeled as sustainable strategies that embed SEL competencies in the school culture, classroom and curriculum are discussed and identified.

In addition to the services that CEC provides individual schools or districts, we also offer an opportunity to be a member of a Social Emotional Learning Network through our partnership with CASEL (the Collaborative for Academic and Social Emotional Learning). Together, we focus on supporting school and district teams in the development of a comprehensive, integrated approach to strengthen SEL competencies and advance academic equity so all students feel supported. The Network supports:

• Creating a shared plan that builds awareness, commitment and ownership
• Strengthening Adult SEL competencies and capacities, and promoting SEL for students
• Practicing continuous improvement
• Providing full access to resources and expertise from CEC and CASEL
• Collaborating with practitioners and other schools in implementing and sustaining SEL in schools, classrooms and through remote learning
• Learning through virtual, face-to-face and/or blended learning opportunities
• Participating in network meetings throughout the school year to build awareness, commitment and ownership
• Providing schools and districts with deep SEL implementation tools and guidance

Schools who participate in the network have seen academic as well as social/emotional benefits.

To learn more please complete the form at the bottom of this page.

Commitment Level: Year long network (see networks page)
Budget Range: $5,000 per school
Personnel Involved: All levels of stakeholders within the school

The right architectural plan to lay the groundwork to effectively implement a co-teaching inclusion model has the power to ensure the best return on dedicated resources and to maximize learning for all students. CEC has training options to meet your needs.

To learn more please complete the form at the bottom of this page.

Laying the Foundation:

Coordinator’s Workshop

This opportunity is designed for district coordinators and special education leaders to build shared knowledge and understanding around best practices for implementation. Participants can develop a standardized training for co-teaching pairs and review foundational concepts for coaching and supporting program implementation.

Commitment Level: 6 hours
Budget Range: $2,500
Personnel Involved: Special Education Leaders, Building Leaders, Special Education Coordinators

Administrator’s Training

This is a professional development session for leaders to understand the foundations for effective co-teaching classrooms. It includes the importance of staff selection, class composition, supporting the instructional shifts required, and maintenance of the program goals. Consultation is provided on program design as well as indicators for success.

Commitment Level: 2 hours
Budget Range: $625
Personnel Involved: Special Education Leaders, Building Leaders

Building the Structure:

Co-Teaching Teacher Training

This is a professional development opportunity for educators who are placed in co-taught/shared instructional settings to build shared knowledge and understanding around best practices. Topics include critical conversations for teaching partnerships, and a review of foundational concepts of the co-teaching models.

Commitment Level: 2-6 hours
Budget Range: $625 – $2,500
Personnel Involved: Teachers placed in a co-teaching/ inclusive setting, Building Leaders

Embedded Coaching Visits and Pair Debrief Sessions

CEC experts are available for coaching to visit classrooms and debrief with co-teaching pairs. Visits last 5-15 minutes per pair. Debrief conversations are a minimum of 20-30 minutes. School schedules determine the number of visits/ debriefs that can occur in a day.

Commitment Level: 2-6 hours
Budget Range: $625 – $2,500
Personnel Involved: Educators places in a co-teaching/ inclusive setting

Supporting the System:

Specialized Skill Sessions

These sessions provide differentiated skill-building support that are designed to meet the unique needs of each co-teaching pair. Topics are determined based on staff requests or areas of focus but can range from brain research to deep learning strategies to problem solving and more.

Commitment Level: 2-6 hours
Budget Range: $625 – $2,500
Personnel Involved: Teachers placed in a co-teaching/ inclusive setting, Building Leaders, Special Education Coordinators

Professional Development

CEC experts provide on-going, job-embedded support for educators and administrators
to provide one-on-one coaching and mentoring of inclusive practices.

Commitment Level: 2-6 hours
Budget Range: $625 – $2,500
Personnel Involved: Special Education Leaders, Building Leaders, Educators placed in a co-teaching/ inclusive setting

CEC provides schools and districts with training and support to examine their multi-tier systems of support (MTSS). Participants collaboratively discuss and learn how to build capacity for data-driven decision making, components of effective data collection systems and support teams. Strategies are identified for evaluating and strengthening Tier 1 practices and determining effective interventions for Tiers 2 and 3.

Our process includes these critical steps:

• MTSS Vision & Direction Setting Team Experience
• School-Based Action Planning
• On-going Coaching and Implementation Support

Each school’s context drives the improvement efforts by utilizing improvement science techniques. The Plan, Do, Study, Act cycle guides solutions responsive to each unique school’s needs around four (4) principles: collective responsibility, concentrated instruction, convergent assessments, and certain access.

Our experts will guide you through the improvement process from MTSS team selection to identifying specific teacher-specific training needs.

Commitment Level: 3 – 7 days based on district need
Budget Range: $10,000 – $20,000
Personnel Involved: All levels of stakeholders

To learn more please complete the form at the bottom of this page.

CEC works with schools and districts to identify what diversity, equity and inclusion mean within their organization. Participants reflect upon and examine their practices to ensure that every student has access to quality teaching, resources, opportunities and the necessary support to be successful. Attendants are actively engaged and work collaboratively with one another to learn ways for students to value differences, practice empathy, and promote equity. Strategies and activities are shared so educators can help their students and communities better understand each other, different perspectives, and cultures. Specific supports in the areas of organizational culture and classroom-based practices are available.

To learn more please complete the form at the bottom of this page.

Commitment Level: Customizable
Budget Range: $2,500 to $10,000
Personnel Involved: All levels of stakeholders

CEC provides a variety of customized programs to support or refine a district’s specific needs regarding teacher and/or principal evaluation to ensure the process is meaningful and impactful. Programs can consist of a full teacher evaluation system redesign, including an audit of the current plan with recommendations, and/or facilitation around refinements to ensure that collaborative structures and labor-management collaboration are embedded into the system’s processes. Evaluation tools, specialist rubric designs, professional growth plans, peer evaluation/peer assessment rating processes, and a fully compliant teacher evaluation plan are possible final products. We are mindful of school code requirements and alignment to effective, research-based practices that promote growth and ownership while ensuring mandates are met.

We can provide support around inter-rater agreement, establishment of self-study teams or instructional rounds, and calibration of professional development. These supports allow all stakeholders to gain consensus on alignment and ratings to ensure that a transparent and trustworthy evaluation system is in place.

Foundations of Observation & Learning Conversations

CEC offers comprehensive training in observation, evidence collection, and coaching conversations that lead to educator growth. We utilize the features of Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching and other research-based frameworks, and can customize to integrate other evaluation tools used by the district. Participants develop skills in collecting and analyzing evidence for teacher evaluations or walk-throughs to enhance growth.

To learn more please complete the form at the bottom of this page.

Commitment Level: Customized
Budget Range: $2500/day
Personnel Involved: We encourage a collaborative team approach with administration and teachers.

Support for Teachers

CEC offers services for teacher induction and mentoring that align with local and national standards of quality and effectiveness for beginning teacher induction programs. These include the following:

• Program Design and Refinement
• Implementation of Program Design
• Maintaining and Assessing a Quality Program
• Development for New Mentors
• Refinement of Coaching Practices for Mentors
• Foundational Training for Beginning Teachers

Support for Leaders

One of the most effective ways that a school system can help an educational leader be successful is by providing the support of an external coach. CEC offers customized executive coaching for experienced leaders and induction coaching for leaders new to their role. CEC adapts both approaches so that the support is focused on the coachee’s goals within a framework of inquiry and reflection in order to build capacity.

Executive Coaching

CEC’s executive coaching focuses on supporting leaders with the issues and challenges that are most relevant to their current professional reality. The process empowers educational leaders to achieve results by aligning their purpose, choices, and actions. All coaching efforts are based on clearly defined goals and timetables that are determined jointly by the executive leader and coach. Experienced educational leaders are matched with coaches based upon experience and background.

Induction Coaching

CEC’s induction coaching assists the administrator with understanding the dynamics of a new role and the importance of acting with purpose within that new role. CEC’s induction coaching is built on the knowledge that all new administrators need support to help them acclimate to their role, assess the landscape, build relationships, and identify major goals and strategies. The induction coaching approach CEC uses has proven to be impactful as educational leaders who are supported by a CEC coach report feeling successful in navigating the complexities of their new role.

CEC has various customizable structures for both executive and induction coaching to support the unique needs of district and school administrators that include four delivery models:

• Individual Coaching
• Combined Individual and Group Coaching within the Same District
• Group Coaching
• Virtual Coaching

To learn more please complete the form at the bottom of this page.

Commitment Level: Customizable
Budget Range: $5,000-$10,000. The most popular single-person coaching package is a 12-month option with monthly two-hour sessions. The total cost for that option is $6,250.
Personnel Involved: Leaders