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Region 16 Continues Leaders in Native Education Series in Juneau

Relationships are the foundation for transformational change. What happens when Leaders in Native Education from across the region come together to collaborate, exchange practices, and build connections? Nearly forty leaders in Native Education from Alaska, Oregon, and Washington came together at the Leaders in Native Education Convening this August in Juneau, Alaska. This event is the third in the Leaders …

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Second Region 16 Cohort in the NECP Completes First Year

Culturally sustaining practices are key to creating equitable educational environments — but where do we start in a system designed to assimilate Indigenous students? In 2022, Region 16 Comprehensive Center sponsored 33 students in the University of Washington’s Native Education Certificate Program (NECP). They completed their first year of the program in July 2023. We sponsored 28 leaders from eight …

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Alaska Launches Reading Specialist Endorsement

All students benefit from structured, research-based approaches to learning how to read — so how do we equip teachers with the tools they need to transform reading in Alaska? The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) will welcome its first cohort of educators this fall in Alaska’s first reading specialist endorsement program. The 27-credit program is designed to …

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Advancing Equity through Data Justice

Data are an invaluable asset to educational systems — but what happens when data don’t accurately represent the students, families, or communities the system serves? Region 16 Comprehensive Center is supporting the Oregon Department of Education as they begin to identify and address limitations in data collection policies, practices, and processes in Oregon. This work is part of data justice, …

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How a Toolkit can Contribute to Change

Coming from someone who has made toolkits and guides used by absolutely no one to tens of thousands of people, here are some tips you can use to create and use guidance that will help people in their work and lives. For anyone who has had the experience of making a toolkit, the need for guidance often arises out of …

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Share Our Voices, Hear Our Stories: Celebrations of Spring

Forum Overview Share Our Voices, Hear Our Stories is a series of forums designed to convene Native American and Alaska Native students and families to inform efforts to create an education system where Native students can thrive in Washington. The Region 16 Comprehensive Center (R16CC), one of the 19 centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education to support states …

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Building Capacity in Washington Tribal Education Programs

Together, Region 16 Comprehensive Center and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Office of Native Education have cleared brighter pathways for Native learners and their families in Washington state. In 2020, Region 16 was approached by the National Comprehensive Center to participate in a four-state pilot of their newly developed process, Circles of Reflection. The Circles of Reflection is …

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Improving Equitable Access to Evidence-Based Reading Strategies in Alaska

Region 16 Comprehensive Center and the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development are building a foundation for early literacy in Alaska through effective, accessible tools, and enriched educator capacity. Results of the work completed to date have been felt across Alaska, and include better-equipped literacy educators and stronger relationships and trust with teachers in remote communities. Explore our impact …

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Join Our 2023 Professional Book Study Keynotes!

For a second year, Region 16 Comprehensive Center is bringing together educators, administrators, families, and community leaders from across the region to build cross-state communities of action that grow regional capacity to innovate in education and activate systems change. We know that committing to the full six-week book study schedule can be challenging for busy leaders. This year, we’re bringing …