Center For Educational Innovation

TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES THAT WILL PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATION TO CHILDREN IN NYC AND OTHER COMMUNITIES.

PARTNERSHIP FOR INNOVATION IN COMPENSATION FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS (TIF/PICCS)- THROUGH THE PICCS PROGRAM CEI HAS BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL LEADERS TO BECOME HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONALS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS - FOSTER AUTHENTIC COLLABORATION AT ALL LEVELS OF THE SCHOOL THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLCS) THAT USE DATA TO RESEARCH STUDENT LEARNING CHALLENGES AND CREATE SHARED ACTION STRATEGIES - SUPPORT TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH OBSERVATIONS USING THE DANIELSON FRAMEWORK - SUPPORT PRINCIPAL EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH THE USE OF THE VANDERBILT ASSESSMENT OF LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION (VAL-ED) -PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATOR AND SCHOOL LEADER EVALUATION SYSTEM THAT INTEGRATES MEASURES OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND STUDENT OUTCOMES TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH AN ANNUAL REVIEW TIEDTO COMPENSATION - OFFER EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND A STRUCTURE TO PARTICIPATE IN INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS ACROSS AND WITHIN SCHOOLS - ASSIST SCHOOLS IN CREATING A PERFORMANCE-BASED SALARY SCHEDULE AND TEACHER CAREER LADDER THAT ALLOWS EFFECTIVE TEACHERS TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREER WITHOUT LEAVING THE CLASSROOM - HONE THE INSTRUCTIONAL AND LEADERSHIP EXPERTISE NEEDED TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, REWARDING OUR MOST EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS, AND ACHIEVING HIGH LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

PUBLIC SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES- CUSTOMIZED SERVICES,EMBEDDED PROFESSIONAL COACHING, MENTORING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS TO FACILITATE THE TURNAROUND OF LOW PERFORMING SCHOOOLS. FOLLOWING SEVERAL CYCLES OF FEDERAL FUNDING, CEI CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL LEADERS TO BECOME HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONALS, SUPPORT STRUGGLING CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVEMENT PLANS, AND GROW SUCCESSFUL INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL.

PROJECT BOOST (BUILDING OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS)IS ONE OF CEI'S OLDEST PROGRAMS, WHICH TARGETS ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 5TH THROUGH 9TH GRADE WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED ACADEMIC TALENTS BUT DO NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES NECESSARY TO CULTIVATE AND ENRICH THEIR ACADEMIC QUALITY. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST AND TO INSPIRE PARTICIPATING STUDENTSIN GAINING ADMISSION TO THE HIGH-QUALITY HIGH SCHOOLS. CEI OFFERS A TRIANGLE OF SERVICES TO BUILD ACADEMIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND SERVICE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR LONG-TERM STUDENT GROWTH, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS OF ITS OPERATION, PROJECT BOOST HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SOME OF NYC'S FINEST ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. PROJECT BOOST ALSO ENCOURAGES THE STUDENT TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED TO THEM, BUT ALSO EMPHASIZES THE NEED TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES. STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT THAT REGARDLESS OF THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND, THEY CAN MAKE FUNDAMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY BY GIVING OF THEMSELVES THROUGH SERVICE. IN ADDITION , THORUGH THE EARLY STAGES PROGRAM, PROJECT BOOST HAS PROVIDED FREE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED-COSTTHEATRE TICKETS TO UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS AND THEIR STUDENTS. THIS HAS AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPOSURE TO THE PERFORMING ARTS, WHICH INCLUDED ATTENDANCE AT NYC'S MOST RENOWNED PERFORMING ARTS VENUES, SUCH AS BROADWAY THEATRES, LINCOLN CENTER, AND CARNEGIE HALL, AND TO PROVIDE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO RESPOND TO THE THEATRE THROUGH WORKSHOPS, DISCUSSIONS, AND WRITING (SINCE ITSINCEPTION OVER 5,000 TICKETS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TOSTUDENTS). TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS OF PROJECT BOOST, THE PROGRAM IN ADDITION, THROUGH THE EARLY STAGES PROGRAM ,PROJECT BOOST HAS PROVIDES FUNDING FOR CULTURAL ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES, TEST PREPARATION, ACADEMIC GUIDANCE, COLLEGE VISITATIONS, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES.