About REL Northwest
REL Northwest serves five states: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. To address the priorities and interests in these states, REL Northwest works in partnership with school districts, state departments of education, and others to use data and research to improve academic outcomes for students.
REL Northwest works to bridge the worlds of education research and education practice. We offer various supports to the collaborative research partnerships and other stakeholder groups in the region:
- Applied research studies and studies in progress that address our partners' research questions
- Training, coaching, and technical support to build our partners' capacity to use data and research, such as survey, interview, or observation protocol development; literature reviews; or tool development
- Workshops, presentations, and other events that support the use of data and research
- Ask A REL annotated bibliographies produced in response to stakeholder research questions
Directors
Partners and External Experts
REL Northwest—administered by Education Northwest—partners with the following research and technical support organizations:
- Concord Evaluation Group
- MDRC
- Portland State University
- RAND Corporation
- Temple University
- University of Oregon
- West Wind Education Policy
Governing Board
REL Northwest is guided by a Governing Board representing constituent groups in the Northwest, including chief state school officers, superintendents, educators, researchers, and community members. The REL Northwest Governing Board is charged with ensuring that the work being conducted addresses the high-leverage problems of the region and that progress is being made in meeting the intended outcomes of the federal REL program.
Members
Sharyl Allen
Deputy Superintendent, Montana Office of Public Instruction
Helena, Montana
Jioanna Carjuzaa
Professor, Montana State University; Executive Director, Center for Bilingual and Multicultural Education
Bozeman, Montana
Doug Gray
Principal, PAIDEIA Cooperative School
Anchorage, Alaska
Aleksandra Hollingshead
Associate Professor, University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho
Tim McMurtrey
Deputy Superintendent, Operations, Idaho State Department of Education,
Boise, Idaho
Karen Melin
Deputy Commissioner, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Juneau, Alaska
Michaela Miller
Deputy Superintendent, Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Olympia, Washington
Rebecca Mitchell
Teacher and K-12 Curriculum Director, Vision Charter School
Caldwell, Idaho
Carmen Urbina
Deputy Director, Oregon Department of Education
Salem, Oregon
Gene Sharratt
Center for Educational Effectiveness
Bellevue, Washington
Andy Shouse
Chief Program Officer, Washington STEM
Seattle, Washington
Alma Trinidad
Associate Professor, Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Curtis Yarlott
Executive Director, St. Labre Indian School
Ashland, Montana