Podcast Season Finale!
For the last episode of this season, Dr. Coakley met with Clackamas ESD Superintendent Larry Didway and NW Regional ESD Superintendent Dan Goldman to discuss the implications and future of artificial intelligence in education. The superintendents shared insights on the potential benefits and challenges of integrating AI into their school districts, highlighting the importance of preparing both staff and students for a technologically advanced educational landscape.
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Reminder - Tribal Regalia for Native Students at Graduation
Friendly reminder about essential guidance concerning the use of culturally significant tribal regalia by Native students at graduation ceremonies, as mandated by the passing of House Bill 2052 (HB 2052). This legislation requires that all Oregon school districts permit Native students to wear tribal regalia during graduation ceremonies. It is aligned with Oregon’s commitment to fostering inclusivity, cultural understanding, and respect within our educational system, and honors and uplifts the cultural identities and traditions of American Indian and Alaska Native students and families.
MESD current policy, IKFB-Graduation Exercises, clearly calls out that “Graduating students will be allowed to wear Native American or other items of cultural significance.”
The Council for Opportunity in Education
The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) is the think tank and advocacy arm of our federal TRIO programs nationwide. They are celebrating 60 years of serving low-income and first-generation students across the country. At MESD, we are lucky to have our own Alternative Pathways/TRiO program, which provides educational opportunities for low-income and first-generation students as they transition from high school to post-secondary education and was established with the passage of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, grant-funded through the US Department of Education. Since 1998, the MESD has supported a TRIO Talent Search project and since 2022, added another TRIO program called Upward Bound.
Geoffrey Garner has served with 10 other regional TRIO Presidents, Past Presidents, and Presidents-Elect for the past three years on the national board of directors with The Council for Opportunity in Education based in Washington, D.C. His duty is coming to an end in December, and it has been a worthwhile learning and leadership experience.
Most recently, Geof was with CNN's Manu Raju at The Capitol in between meetings with Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Val Hoyle. He also spent some time with fellow COE Board Members from Puerto Rico and Colorado and COE’s President, Kimberly Jones.
