This year, we’re bringing leaders from across Alaska, Oregon, and Washington together to build cross-state communities of action that grow regional capacity to activate systems change in education. We’ll learn together and from one another, grow networks, and deepen our understanding of systemic issues that create barriers to student success. Ready to join us? Our Regional Professional Book Study Series is …
Share Our Voices, Hear Our Stories: Celebration
Forum Overview On May 4, 2022, R16CC delivered the fourth and final session in the second year of the virtual Share Our Voices, Hear Our Stories forums. The forum’s theme was “Celebration.” The series brings together Native parents, families, students, and elders as an opportunity to connect, hear from respected leaders and elders, and provide guidance on the direction of …
Request for Proposals: Oregon Summer Learning Initiative
Oregon Proposals due August 4, 2022 R16CC is seeking an individual, team, or organization to partner with R16CC in support of the Oregon Department of Education’s Summer Learning Initiative. The awardee will collect data, tools, and resources; interview or lead focus groups of students, teachers, parents, and community-based organizations; collect and write impact stories; and create a final report in written …
Job Opening: Oregon State Director
Are you an experienced educator ready to explore a new opportunity for supporting educational equity across Oregon? We’d love to have you on our growing team. Learn more about this opening below, and read the full description and apply at bit.ly/OregonDirector. Our Oregon state director will foster connections between Region 16 Comprehensive Center, the Oregon Department of Education, the Oregon Association of …
Join Us at a Just Schools Q&A This May
Join Region 16 Comprehensive Center and author Dr. Ann Ishimaru on May 3 for a Just Schools Q&A. At this event, we’ll share questions and discuss strategies and practices for fostering equitable collaboration and building collective capacity to better serve students. In Just Schools, Dr. Ann M. Ishimaru explores how schools can build more equitable forms of collaboration with families and communities. …
Request for Proposals: Data Identification and Disaggregation
Oregon Proposals due June 10, 2022 R16CC is seeking an individual, team, or organization to partner with R16CC in support of the Oregon Department of Education’s Data Identification and Disaggregation: AI/AN project. The contractor will bring together a cross-office internal team in partnership with the Director of the Office of Indian Education and the Director of the Office of Equity, …
Job Opening: Equity and Systemic Change Specialist
Region 16 Comprehensive Center is seeking an equity and systemic change specialist to join our growing team! The specialist will support teams in Oregon and across the region with a focus on impacting student success at the systems level. Read the full description and apply at bit.ly/R16Equity. Expected Responsibilities Include: Facilitate and coordinate activities associated with the planning, development, delivery …
Our Future: Rooted in Culture, Family, and History
Our children are our future, and their future is rooted in our present and past: our cultures, families, communities, and histories. The resources on this page center on supporting Indigenous students and families navigating intergenerational trauma and suicidal ideation. Abstract: McQuaid et al. found that intergenerational exposure to traumatic historical experiences such as residential schools contributed to increased risk of suicidal …
First Quarter Recap: Alaska’s State Service Plan
Region 16 Comprehensive Center’s work in Alaska is centered around supporting the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED)’s strategic plan: Alaska’s Education Challenge. Our support centers on four areas: evidence-based reading instruction, standards refresh and refocus, school improvement, and assessments and data literacy. The goal of Region 16 Comprehensive Center’s work is to provide capacity-building support to DEED …
First Quarter Recap: Oregon’s State Service Plan
Equity and racial justice are at the center of Region 16 Comprehensive Center’s work in Oregon. Through Oregon’s State Service Plan (SSP), we support two project pillars: Enhancing the Oregon Department of Education’s Office of Indian Education Enhancing the Oregon Department of Education’s Equity & Racial Justice Strategic Plan Enhancing the Oregon Department of Education Office of Indian Education During …