Membership

For a current list of Member Districts, please click here.

 

MEMBER SERVICES

The Collaborative provides the following services:

  • Sponsors leadership meetings where special and general education administrators from urban school districts share accomplishments and challenges and participate in leadership development opportunities
  • Publishes newsletters electronically and in print to keep members up-to-date on how others are solving the administrative, programmatic, resource, and policy challenges that all urban education leaders confront daily
  • Develops, coordinates, and reports on research and training endeavors that address leadership challenges such as restructuring, inclusion, assessment, systems unification, and program evaluation/development
  • Provides access to electronic and print resources and online discussion forums
  • Promotes networking and communication between colleagues in urban school districts across the country
  • Offers personalized technical assistance and customized on-site training and consultation to enhance programs, service delivery, organizational structures, procedures and processes
  • Conducts customized professional development to address critical need areas, foster collaboration, and improve student outcomes.

To view the technical assistance and professional development brochure, please click here.

MEMBER BENEFITS

  • Paid airfare and discounted registration fees to semi-annual national meetings
  • Subscriptions to Collaborative publications; Urban Perspectives and CollabNews, our print and electronic newsletters; Research Briefs; and occasional topical reports
  • Access to unique "Member's Only" section of the Collaborative's web site
  • Professional linkages to urban special and general education leaders, education researchers, and policy advisors from across the country

FEES

Membership fees are based on the total student enrollment of the district. A graduated fee scale is applied to determine the number of senior-level administrators who receive Collaborative publications and reports, paid airfare to Collaborative meetings, and other Collaborative benefits at no extra charge.

  • The annual fee for a school district with a total enrollment of less than 15,000 students is $2,400 (covers one district leader).
  • The annual fee for a school district with a total enrollment of between 15,000 and 50,000 students is $3,800 (covers two district leaders).
  • The annual fee for a school district with a total enrollment of more than 50,000 students is $5,000 (covers three district leaders).

Districts may enroll additional senior-level administrators in the Collaborative for $1,500 per enrollee per year.

ENROLLMENT FORM

If you are a school district administrator and would like information on how your district can become a Collaborative member, please download an enrollment form or complete our mailing list form.