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Creating a Blueprint for Enhancing School Supports in North Dakota

A case study from McREL and the Region 11 Comprehensive Center

When the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) in 2019 began identifying schools for comprehensive and targeted support, per the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirements, the department’s Office of Education Improvement and Support took the reins. They worked with all the state’s

February 20th, 2024|

Voices from the Region: An Interview with Barney Lacock

Voices from the Region spotlights stakeholders in Region 11 and their work to improve educational opportunities and outcomes. The R11CC is privileged to collaborate with and share the insights of Barney Lacock, principal of Wind River and Crowheart elementary schools in Wyoming’s Fremont County School District 6. The two schools, located about 45 minutes from each other, are

January 12th, 2024|

Voices from the Region: An Interview with Dr. Greg Carlson

Voices from the Region spotlights stakeholders in Region 11 and their work to improve educational opportunities and outcomes. The R11CC is privileged to collaborate with and share the insights of Dr. Greg Carlson. Dr. Carlson is an institutional researcher with the North Dakota University System who assists the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) through a legislative

September 15th, 2023|

A Snapshot of Accelerated Learning Efforts in Region 11 States

By Erin A. Chaparro, Haley E. Johnson, Dylan Kriescher, and Brad Rentz

Most educators are aware of the steep decline in student performance levels due to the pandemic. They have either observed the skill deficits in their schools or read the most recent results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report, which details declines in math and reading for

August 28th, 2023|

Voices From the Region: An Interview with Dr. Janice Garnett

Voices from the Region spotlights stakeholders in Region 11 and their work to improve educational opportunities and outcomes. R11CC is privileged to collaborate with and share the insights of Dr. Janice Garnett, a distinguished senior lecturer on educational leadership at the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska Omaha. The Omaha native is

May 22nd, 2023|

Interactive Resource on Systems Change Highlights Work in North Dakota

The Region 11 Comprehensive Center team, in collaboration with the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI), is sharing how North Dakota schools are working to accomplish effective systems change to improve student achievement through an interactive poster that was presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting. The poster, which features text, videos, and graphics,

May 18th, 2023|
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