CEI works with colleges and universities to help K-12 schools prepare students for college, integrate new research-based practices and, where appropriate, host teacher residencies. Some highlights of CEI’s work with higher education are listed below. To learn more about these initiatives or launch a new partnership, contact us today!

  • College Preparation – From as early as Kindergarten, students
  • Residency-based Teacher Training Programs – CEI is partnering with SUNY Oswego to implement a residency-based teacher training program known as “O-RITE” (Oswego Residency Initiative for Teacher Excellence). Through O-RITE, graduate students work as “apprentice teachers” at a public school while completing their coursework. Funded by the New York State Department of Education, the 13-month MAT program is designed to prepare teachers to work in the areas of Secondary Special Education and Science, Math or TESOL in high-need schools in Oswego, Syracuse and New York City.