Re-imagining Special Education

To affirm and empower diverse neurodivergent youth and the adults that support them

America’s Special Educators need support.

Our work ensures specialized instruction and related services are high-quality, appropriate, affirming, and sustainable. We aim to co-create thriving learning environments where all students succeed in heart and mind.

Experience has shown that adding certifications, training, and personnel to the classroom doesn’t automatically lead to better student outcomes. MindWorks Collaborative optimizes how specialized learning teams work together to individualize instruction and services, advancing educational liberation for every student.

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What we do?

Support Individuals

We foster human-centered communities of practice, coaching, and other resources for educators to develop the confidence, competence, and connections, that enable them to discover and rectify issues affecting their capacity to create brave learning environments for themselves and their students.

Strengthen Organizations

We ensure continuity of accessible learning opportunities for every child by building the capacity of schools to find, connect, and grow diverse specialized talent and learning practices. 

Transform and Stabilize the Sector

We co-create a vibrant and diverse national community where visionary stakeholders come together to learn, advance sustainable and collaborative learning models that attract and retain specialized educators, and transform schools into affirming environments where every child can thrive and make a positive impact.

Our Crew: Catalysts – Born from the Sector

Reimagining Special Education to:

● Activate Liberated Learners

● Accelerate Accessibility and Belonging

● Attract and Support the Talent

Our Supporters

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