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Montana Education Research Alliance

MERA is a partnership between REL Northwest and state, local, and tribal education stakeholders in Montana. The alliance's goal is to strengthen the use of data and research to inform practice and policy decisions on key state challenges.

Objectives

MERA's current projects include:

Addressing educator recruitment and retention issues
Improving college credit transferability for American Indian students
Sharing evidence about effective alternative education programs
Promoting the use of Montana's Early Warning System

Resources

Grow-Your-Own Programs for American Indian Teachers in Montana

Study Examines Educator Shortages in Montana

Montana Early Warning System (EWS) Videos

Members

Elsie Arntzen, Superintendent, Office of Public Instruction
Laurie Bishop, Director, Montana Afterschool Alliance
Sandra Boham, President, Salish Kootenai College
Jayne Downey, Professor, University of Montana
Marco Ferro, Public Policy Director, MEA-MFT
Angela McLean, Director of American Indian/Minority Achievement and K-12 Partnerships, Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
Lance Melton, Executive Director, Montana School Boards Association
Eric Meredith, Data Analyst, Office of Public Instruction
Kirk Miller, Executive Director, School Administrators of Montana
Dennis Parman, Executive Director, Montana Rural Education Association
Tricia Seifert, Associate Professor and Department Head, Montana State University
Bethany Steinken, Program Support Coordinator, Montana Afterschool Alliance
Rob Watson, Superintendent, Missoula County Public Schools
Amy Williams, Dual Enrollment and Montana Career Pathways Manager, Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
Denise Williams, Executive Director, Montana Association of School Business Officials
Curtis Yarlott, Executive Director, St. Labre School
David Yarlott, Chair, Montana Tribal College President's Association

Contacts

Sun Young Yoon

503.275.9492

Erich Stiefvater

503.275.0761