CTL Quick Facts
Registered corporate name: Collaborative for Teaching and Learning, Inc.
Also known as: CTL (preferred) or The Collaborative
Incorporation status: Non-profit, 501 (c) (3), tax-exempt public benefit corporation (determination date: July 22, 1998)
Headquarters: Louisville Kentucky (Jefferson County)
Founded: April, 1994
Founder: Linda F. Hargan, Ed.D.
President and CEO: Deborah Walker, Ed.D.
Mission: To ensure excellence and equity in learning for individuals and organizations with whom we work.
Governance: CTL is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprising leaders from public and private enterprises throughout Kentucky.
Staff: CTL currently employs 14 staff members with diverse subject content, pedagogy and leadership expertise and experience on the school, district, college and state level. Members of CTL's educational coaching staff have expertise in the areas of:
- professional development design;
- adult learning;
- adolescent literacy;
- educational leadership development;
- the arts in education;
- early childhood development;
- at-risk student achievement (closing the achievement gap);
- college readiness; and
- assessment, program design and evaluation.
Areas of concentration: CTL’s work is generally organized under three areas of concentration:
- Literacy
- Leadership
- The Arts
CTL also conducts work that does not fall naturally under these three; however, these are the categories that currently guide our focus. See Core Competencies and Expertise for more information.
Evaluation/Results: The effectiveness of CTL’s work is monitored both internally and externally through methods involving standards-setting, continual evidence gathering and re-designs to make adjustments based on evidence (continuous assessment/continuous progress). Major programs are typically measured by external experts in research and evaluation, and results are reported to funders, granting agencies, project stakeholders and other interested parties.
Funding: CTL is funded primarily through fee for service contracts (earned income), supplemented with corporate, foundation and government grants and financial contributions from individuals (contributed income).