Flashback

NWREL Anniversary Party—Board members and Lab staff gathered in June to celebrate NWREL’s 37 years of working with schools and communities to improve education. The gala event coincided with the Board of Directors’ quarterly meeting in Portland, at which the following officers were elected: Chair, John Pugh (Chancellor, University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, AK); Vice-Chair, Sharon Parry (school board member, Idaho Falls, ID); and Secretary-Treasurer, Dennis Haverlandt (teacher and President of the Great Falls, MT, Education Association).

Photo 1—Chair John Pugh enjoys a break from Board business.

Photo 2—Ann Rader, a NWREL management assistant, received the Jerry Kirkpatrick Annual Award for Special Achievement at the dinner. Ann was recognized for her exceptional work during 25 years of service.

Photo 3—ELL Training. Education specialist Carmen West (left) and Jan Byers, facilitator/trainer, Oregon Department of Education, review material during an English Language Learners workshop sponsored in August by the Laboratory’s Comprehensive Center, Region X.

Photo 4—National Task I Conference. Representatives of the 10 Regional Educational Laboratories met in Portland in August to hear from four distinguished researchers and share how they are serving low-performing schools. Presenter Michael Kamil, a Stanford professor, chats with Patricia Montgomery of the Laboratory for Student Success (LSS) at Temple University.