Ventures

Beloved Community advocates for and provides capacity-building supports that help communities operationalize and sustain diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) commitments. Key programs include a free, online equity audit, Equity in Schools and Equity at Work cohorts, and deep-dive single institution planning and implementation programming. Beloved Community builds diverse voice in local leadership so that the commitment to regional solutions remains long after any individual charismatic leader, local legislation, or funding stream has gone.

BranchED supports minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to maximize the quality of their educator preparation programs (EPPs) by providing training, technical assistance, and coaching support – coupled with peer learning and collaborative problem solving.​

The CREC Foundation was established in 2005 to support CREC’s programs, missions and its members. The mission of the CREC Teacher Residency Program is to provide college graduates with an alternate route to elementary certification based on a residency model that focuses on recruiting, preparing, increasing and sustaining minority teachers in elementary schools in the Hartford Region.

Launched in 2019, Lead with CPS serves as the umbrella under which leadership development programs will be aligned, eliminating silos between existing programs, and establishing a common vision and goals for creating diverse talent pipelines. Lead with CPS defines what leadership means at every level and provides transparent and equitable access to leadership opportunities that meet the needs of all employees, with a particular focus on recruiting and advancing African American and Latinx employees who are underrepresented among the district’s leadership, especially compared to the demographics of the students they serve. With a core commitment to equity, Lead with CPS aims to strategically recruit and prepare leaders of color and facilitate their advancement within the district.

Concourse Education is a college program designed to help working adults earn an accredited, affordable, and job-relevant bachelor’s degree in as little as 2-3 years. The Concourse Educator Pathway helps school-based employees (like instructional aides and paraprofessionals) earn a bachelor’s degree and become a certified teacher. Fellows also benefit from support with exam prep (CBEST and CSET) and in finding, applying, and transitioning to a high-quality teacher credential program.

Diversity in Leadership Institute identifies, cultivates, and activates Black and Latinx leaders and allies to serve as change agents, to close the achievement and opportunity gaps for children of color, through growing talent pipelines for excellent school leadership and advocacy. The DILI vision is to build and accelerate strong school leaders and advocates of color, to create equitable K-12 school systems in the state of California, ultimately improving the academic, social and emotional well-being for youth of color.