Center for Excellence in Urban and Rural Education (CEURE)
The Center for Excellence in Urban and Rural Education (CEURE) was established to proactively meet the needs of disadvantaged students and their schools in urban and impacted rural areas. CEURE's mission is to close the student achievement gap, revitalize impacted schools to facilitate teacher retention, and provide qualified, effective teachers for every classroom that needs one. To this end, CEURE has initiated ongoing efforts to shape culturally responsive education strategies that benefit students in Western New York's city and rural schools.
Literacy Center
The School of Education Literacy Center offers diagnosis and tutoring for K-12 students who need help with literacy skills. Tutors in the program are graduate students completing their Literacy Specialist certification and/or master’s degree in education, and work under the guidance of experts in the reading field.
Professional Development Schools (PDS)
The Professional Development School (PDS) Partnership between the Department of Elementary Education and Reading at Buffalo State College and participating schools is a collaborative effort. The partnership is dedicated to college faculty, school administrators, and practicing teachers exploring effective practices to (1) cooperatively supervise preservice teachers and provide closer connections to classroom practice; (2) promote professional development for inservice teachers; (3) improve student learning; and (4) research the problems of educational practice.
Response to Intervention Technical Assistance Center
The New York State Education Department awarded Buffalo State College a 5-year grant totaling $1.5 million to develop a statewide New York State Response to Intervention Technical Assistance Center (NYS RtI TAC). This center is a consortium between Buffalo State College, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York University, College of St. Rose, Syracuse University, and Mid-Hudson Region. The NYS RtI TAC mission is to support capacity-building efforts of NYS schools to implement proven and promising practices within a Response to Intervention model. The Center will compile and disseminate information and resources as well as provide technical assistance and professional development to schools. (Visit the RtI website at http://www.nysrti.org or email Theresa Janczak.)
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