The CREATE initiative is built on strong partnerships among the following organizations:
Birth to 3, a program of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, is a partner in the culturally responsive early childhood project.
CESA 1 is working with CESA 2 to develop culturally responsive classroom practices.
CESA 2 works with CESA 1 to develop culturally responsive classroom practices.
CESA 4 is preparing a monthly E-Newsletter on culturally responsive practices.
CESA 6 is the CREATE grant coodinator. CESA 6 is coordinating the delivery of The Consoritium on Racial Equity in PK-12 Education in Wisconsin program.
CESA 8 is working to develop culturally responsive early childhood education.
CESA 9 is planning the CREATE a Culturally Responsive Environment Conference.
CESA 11 works with school districts to conduct needs assessments and develop strategic plans for addressing disproportionality.
CESA 12 is coordinating the American Indian Student Achievement Network.
GLITC's Birth to 3 Program partners with the culturally responsive early childhood initiative.
The Human Development Center (formerly known as NCSEAM) provides information on accountability in education, with special emphasis on Early Intervening Services/Response to Intervention (EIS/RtI).
Dan Losen, Independent Consultant from the Harvard Civil Rights Project, developed the Checklist for Addressing Racial Disproportionality in Special Education for this project.
NCCRESt, the National Center on Culturally Responsive Educational Systems, will lead districts in the needs assessment and development of strategic plans for addressing disproportionality.
SERRC, Alaska’s Educational Resource Center, is a project partner.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction originated and funded the CREATE initiative, using IDEA discretionary funds.
The Wisconsin Division for Early Childhood is a partner in the culturally responsive early childhood project.
The Wisconsin Early Childhood Association is a partner in the culturally responsive early childhood initiative.
Wisconsin Indian Education Association will co-host a professional development meeting with the American Indian Student Achievement Network, during the 2009 annual conference. The Wisconsin Indian Education Association is also a partner in the culturally responsive early childhood initiative.
The Wisconsin Inter-Tribal Early Childhood Association is a partner in the culturally responsive early childhood initiative.
Pacific Education Group, Inc. is part of a team providing The Consortium on Racial Equity in PK–12 Education in Wisconsin workshop series.
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