Partnerships

PROMISE (Pursuing Regional Opportunities for Mentoring, Innovation, and Success for English Learners)
CE⁴R's partnership with the PROMISE Initiative entails developing teacher inservice and certificate programs, providing technical support for the Initiative, and conducting research in a collaborative design research model.

The PROMISE Initiative is a response to the vast needs of English Learners in Southern California. The goal of the PROMISE Initiative is to ensure that English Learners achieve and sustain high levels of academic, linguistic and multicultural competency and are successfully prepared for the 21st century.

For more information on PROMISE visit their website at http://www.promise-initiative.org.

LAUSD Achieving A+ Summit
The Achieving A+ Summit: Acquisition of English plus Academic Achievement for All hosted by the Los Angeles Unified School District convened over 350 researchers, practitioners, and school districts with exemplary model programs from around the nation to focus on two key student populations – English Learner (EL) and Standard English Learner (SEL) students. CE⁴R's association with LAUSD in this endeavor consisted of consultation activities related to pre-, during, and post summit events. Additionally, the Center conducted parent interviews and prepared an education and policy brief in answer to the question: "What do parents of English Learners and Standard English Learners say about the education of their children and about parent education and involvement in the Los Angeles Unified School District?"

For more information on the LAUSD Achieving A+ Summit visit their website at http://aplussummit.lausd.net/

Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles
LMU’s Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles will collaborate with CE⁴R by conducting related research on leadership and policymaking in the Los Angeles education sector.