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The Urban Collaborative

The Urban Collaborative

The Urban Collaborative is a national network of more than 100 school districts. These leaders are committed to increasing effective and inclusive special education services. They are also focused on decreasing the disproportionality of culturally and linguistically diverse student populations in classification rates, separate educational environments and disciplinary actions. Members of our professional learning community learn from and support each other to achieve these goals.

105

Member school districts

27

States

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Become a member

Join more than 100 school districts across the United States committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities

Educators in our member school districts get exclusive access to resources, events and a network of leaders and practitioners. Enhance your professional network and learn from national experts in the field of equitable and inclusive special education.

 


 


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Events

The Urban Collaborative Spring 2025 Member Meeting

April 30th - May 2nd

Nashville, Tennessee at the Doubletree Nashville Downtown


 

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Headshot of Jay, Meg, and Elaine from CCTS

Tools for Transition Planning

October 24th, 12:00pm PT/3:00pm ET

The Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS) is Washington state’s technical assistance center for secondary transition planning and post-school outcome data. CCTS team members Meg Iyer, Elaine Marcinek, and Jay Shepherd will share an overview of CCTS’s training materials and tools for transition, highlighting the T-Folio transition curriculum.


Resources

View our library of resources, along with our monthly webinars and podcast to support the work of anyone committed to creating equitable and inclusive education practices.

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