Applications for the 2023-2024 Co-Designing with Families and Communities Fellowship are now open. Read more about this opportunity for educational systems leaders. The Co-Design Fellowship will host nine teams. Teams will consist of two to three systems-based educational leaders with strong understandings of racial inequities and demonstrated commitments to addressing them. Each selected team will then recruit an additional five …
Share Our Voices, Hear Our Stories: Poetics and Power of Native Voices, Stories, Creators, and Educators
Forum Overview Share Our Voices, Hear Our Stories is a series of forums designed to convene Native American and Alaska Native families and students from across Washington to inform efforts in Native education. The Region 16 Comprehensive Center (R16CC), one of the 19 centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education to support states in enhancing student success, hosts these …
Job Opening: Operations Project Manager
Are you ready to transform our implementation of core projects and processes? Our team is seeking an experienced project manager ready to support projects across Alaska, Oregon, and Washington. In this role, you’ll work with a dynamic, innovative team; connect with local, state, and national leaders in education; and co-create systems that sustain our operations. This role also includes supporting …
Announcing The Co-Designing with Families and Communities Fellowship
Are you a systems-focused educator in Alaska, Oregon or Washington? Have you been working to engage communities, families, and students in re-imagining a more equitable education system? Despite efforts to involve communities and families, many education systems struggle to engage local partners beyond symbolic input. The Co-Design Fellowship supports teams by centering community voices in re-designing education systems. The fellowship …
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 …
Share Our Voices, Hear Our Stories: Hope in Action
Forum Overview Share Our Voices, Hear Our Stories is a series of forums designed to convene the families of Native American students in Washington to inform efforts to promote student wellbeing. The Region 16 Comprehensive Center (R16CC), one of the 19 centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education to support states in enhancing student success, hosts these forums in …
Share Our Voices, Hear Our Stories: Student Session
Forum Overview Share Our Voices, Hear Our Stories is a series of forums designed to convene Native American families and students in Washington to inform the direction of education. The forums are hosted by the Region 16 Comprehensive Center (R16CC), one of the 19 centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education to support states in enhancing student success, in …
Join Our 2023 Professional Book Study Series!
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 …