Join District Assembly today
For more than 20 years, the CAREI District Assembly has brought together university researchers and school practitioners from around the country. Membership in the assembly is an investment in the professional development of your school, district, or organization's staff and leaders. It's the link between University research and educational practices.
After completing the form below, a CAREI associate will reach out within five business days with further information and your invoice. If you have any questions, please email carei@umn.edu. Your form submission confirmation email will contain information pertaining to accessing your District Assembly member portal.
Member benefits
Each quarter, District Assembly member gather together virtually to discuss the most pressing topics in education. These meetings are facilitated by CAREI leadership, with keynote speakers from across the nation. These meetings are recorded for reviewing at later dates as well. Explore past District Assembly session recordings through our members only portal!
Whether it's attending our four District Assembly meetings hosted virtually throughout the school year, connecting with CAREI experts for virtual office hours, or networking with our 60 member schools, districts, and educational organizations, CAREI District Assembly is the place where educational leaders come together and share a vision of the future.
Professional development that is on you schedule. Examples include our feature series "Recovery and redesign with an intentional focus on the whole child." This on-demand, self-directed course aims to help educators feel prepared to intentionally address the social-emotional needs of students, families, staff, and themselves.
More courses coming in 2026!
Access research and policy briefs, implementation inventories and checklists, data checklists, practice guides, and research summaries in your District Assembly members only portal.
Research Watch is published four times a year for members of District Assembly. Each issue highlights summaries of recently published research, curated for educational leaders by CAREI experts. Areas include: assessment; early childhood; educational leadership; equity; multi-tiered system of supports; and social-emotional learning, behavior and mental health. You can access past editions of Research watch any time in your District Assembly members only portal.
Membership options
Single school = $650/year
Fewer than 2,000 students = $1,050/year
2,000 to 8,000 students = $1,500/year
8,001 to 20,000 students = $2,000/year
More than 20,000 students = $2,500/year
