Time: 12:30-2:00 p.m. PST
Location: Virtual
Description: The Oregon Graduation and Postsecondary Success Alliance is a partnership between practitioners and researchers working to improve high school graduation and postsecondary education completion for all Oregonians. The alliance's 2020 convening provided the opportunity to:
- Convene alliance members to network with and learn from one another
- Increase knowledge about how to support equitable outcomes for Oregon students
- Learn from REL Northwest research focused on high school graduation and postsecondary success and discuss how to apply data and evidence from the research to support students' high school graduation and postsecondary success
This year's keynote speaker was Kali Thorne Ladd, executive director of KairosPDX, a nonprofit focused on delivering excellent, equitable education to underserved children, their families, and their communities. Ladd presented on the relationship between belonging, a healthy brain, and optimal learning.
Following Ladd's keynote, participants attended a breakout session of their choice. The three breakout sessions focused on recent research REL Northwest has conducted in Oregon on career and technical education, accelerated learning, and school discipline, respectively.
