By Dorothy Aguilera-Black Bear and Susan Shebby Building on momentum from the 2017–19 WoLakota project, the South Dakota Department of Education (SDDOE) and SD Tribal Relations Department Office of Indian Education recently partnered with the Region 11 Comprehensive Center (R11CC) for the Bright Spots project. Focused on reigniting teachers’ interest and commitment to implementing the
When the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) began requiring states to identify schools for support and improvement plans, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) recognized a statewide challenge. As a variety of improvement efforts got underway at individual schools and districts, the department lacked an overarching plan and uniform framework to set statewide
Gaining access to improvement science through the R11CC network helped the Parshall School District gain better insights into the core problem of student attendance underlying student achievement issues.