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Collaboratives
Leading premier learning with purpose.
As a CCSSO member, you have an exclusive invitation to share ideas, showcase your thought leadership, and meet professional goals in partnership with fellow elite members of your field through our Collaboratives program.
For 31 years, CCSSO Collaboratives have been the trusted venue for education professionals dedicated to keeping their students on the path to success. Meet, network, and harness the energy of the country's top education experts. With 17 Collaboratives to choose from, these groups can help you meet your state's priorities and support equitable education opportunities for all students.
Collaboratives Overview
The Collaboratives meet consistently throughout the program year, at in-person conferences across the country and through virtual webinars and conferences. Throughout the year, online and in-person, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with peers, seek feedback, and get the answers you seek to address issues specific to your state. Beyond scheduled events, the Collaboratives provide turn-key access to subject matter experts at a moment’s notice.
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Collaboratives & COVID-19
As the foremost organization for state education leaders, CCSSO is uniquely positioned to provide our members with expert guidance to navigate the unprecedented levels of federal funding to support SEAs for COVID relief and recovery. CCSSO's 17 Collaboratives will be deeply engaged in supporting states to leverage COVID relief funding consistent with available evidence, federal rules and implementation timelines. Our Collaborative members will have access to experts to support them in maximizing the impact of COVID relief funding and developing systems to sustain recovery efforts on an ongoing basis as one-time relief funds are used.
For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org
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Accountability Systems and Reporting (ASR) Collaborative
The Accountability Systems and Reporting (ASR) Collaborative works to identify and share strategies across states that improve the effectiveness and technical quality of state education accountability models. Further information can be found here.
Assessment, Standards, & Education for Students with Disabilities
The Assessment, Standards, & Education for Students with Disabilities (ASES) Collaborative supports states as they enhance their assessment, accountability, and curriculum and instruction systems to provide equitable education for students with disabilities. Further information can be found here.
Balanced Assessment Systems Collaborative
The Balanced Assessment Systems Collaborative is a new offering from CCSSO for the 2020-21 program year. This Collaborative is designed to support states that are interested in improving their assessment systems by creating a better balance across assessment components so that assessments and assessment practices can be used to more directly support student learning. Further information can be found here.
Career Readiness Collaborative
The Career Readiness Collaborative (CRC) is a diverse group of innovative thinkers including state education leaders such as deputies overseeing career pathways, career and technical education state directors, state business and industry leaders, an representatives from higher education. Expect to join a professional learning community that encourages honest and open dialogue about challenges, successes, lessons learned, and plans for continuous improvement. Further information can be found here.
Chief Academic Officer/Chief Talent Officer Collaborative
The Chief Academic Officer/Chief Talent Officer (CAO/CTO) Collaborative is reserved for senior, cabinet-level staff that oversee departments focused on talent, educator effectiveness, and standards/academics. Our members are leading the creation of policies in their states that improve teacher practice and leader capacity to support high-quality instruction aligned to college and career-ready standards. Further information can be found here.
Early Childhood Education Collaborative
The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Collaborative is focused on ensuring students have access to high-quality, developmentally appropriate early childhood education to prepare them for PreK, elementary school, and beyond. Further information can be found here.
Education Information Management Advisory Collaborative
The Education Information Management Advisory Collaborative (EIMAC) works to ensure all students are prepared for college, careers, and life by bringing states together to develop and advocate for high-quality data and technology standards, policies, and solutions. Further information can be found here.
English Learners Collaborative
The English Learners (EL) Collaborative explores issues of policy implementation, assessment systems, and state policies that affect instruction, curriculum, professional supports, and state leadership for English learners. Further information can be found here.
English Language Arts Collaborative
The English Language Arts (ELA) Collaborative supports effective implementation of college and career-ready English Language Arts/literacy standards across states through the sharing of best practices and the development of high-quality tools and resources. Further information can be found here.
Math Collaborative
The Math Collaborative supports effective implementation of college and career-ready math standards across states through the sharing of best practices and the development of high-quality tools and resources. Further information can be found here.
School and District Improvement Collaborative
The School and District Improvement (SDI) Collaborative supports states as they work to support struggling schools and districts, turn around the lowest-performing schools, and close achievement gaps for all students and for specific subgroup populations. Further information can be found here.
School Leadership Development and Supports Collaborative
The School Leadership Development and Supports (SLDS) Collaborative assists states as they identify and implement school leadership workforce strategies to attract, prepare, hire, develop, and retain a diverse group of school leaders. Further information can be found here.
Science Collaborative
The Science Collaborative is dedicated to ensuring high-quality instructional materials and assessments are available to state and local education agencies and collaborates in the development of examples of high-quality assessment products aligned to standards. Further information can be found here.
Social Studies Collaborative
The Social Studies Collaborative focuses on supporting student and professional learning in states by exploring opportunities and addressing challenges within the field of social studies. Further information can be found here.
Student-Centered Learning Collaborative
The Student-Centered Learning Collaborative is designed to support states committed to increasing access to equitable, student-centered learning through systems-level change to develop life-long learners prepared for success in college, careers, and life. Further information can be found here.
Systems to Elevate Excellent Teaching Collaborative
The Systems to Elevate Excellent Teaching (SEET) Collaborative explores how states can advance great teaching by implementing mechanisms for teachers to meaningfully influence policy, enhance instructional practice, elevate the teaching profession, and change the experiences of teachers. Further information can be found here.
Technical Issues in Large-Scale Assessments Collaborative
The Technical Issues in Large-Scale Assessments (TILSA) Collaborative supports states on a variety of technical topics related to state summative assessments by bringing states together to share and discuss resources, successes, and challenges. Further information can be found here.