Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Initiatives
The mission of the Buffalo Public Schools’ Office of CLRI is to share the value and best practices of culturally and linguistically responsive practices in order to support and respond to the growing needs of our diverse student population. The CLRI team at each Buffalo school helps to provide supports, resources, exemplars, and a framework for stakeholders to receive lifelong meaningful learning experiences that inform, train, and support systemic culturally and linguistically responsive practices.
CLRI team at City Honors School:
Elissa (Elise) Banas, Guardian of Equity & IB DP Coordinator
William Kresse, Principal
Maria Monaco, School Psychologist
Cassie Cammarata-Gonlag, Instructional Coach
Danielle Grzymala, Parent & Parent Engagement Liaison
Nevaeh Foster ‘24, CLRI Student Scholar
Charles Augustine ‘25, CLRI Student Scholar
Our Story Project Coordinator:
William O'Neil-White, CHS Teacher
Below is a link to the CLRI folder that contains the lesson plans for the Reading Anthologies books that all ELA and Social Studies teachers have available to them.
To access the lesson plans, click on the document that says "Digital Version." There, the lessons are linked in the esson title column (each lesson title is a link to the lesson).