在美国.S., Native students face opportunity gaps as a result of structural and institutional barriers that impact their educational experiences and trajectories. Opportunity gaps exist for many reasons, including

• Ineffective curriculum and instruction
• Deficient social and emotional supports
• Inadequate educator preparation and training
• Lack of programs focused on college and career readiness
• Absence of meaningful partnerships between organizations, such as state education 年龄ncies (SEAs), local education 年龄ncies (草原), and tribal education 年龄ncies (茶)

的 National Comprehensive Center, in a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of 教育 and 趣赢平台, works with states and Regional Centers to enhance the quality of instruction, 近的差距, and improve educational outcomes for all students. 为此, we deliver high-quality universal and targeted capacity-building services and products, and work with key education stakeholders to lever年龄 expertise and resources and, 最终, 获得最大的成效. 的 National Center was tapped to develop the Native 教育 Collaborative to help improve education for American Indian/Alaska Native students.

To build the capacity of SEAs to better serve Native students, 趣赢平台 first conducted interviews with leading experts on Native education and reviewed relevant literature to better understand the needs of SEAs, 草原, 茶, 和部落社区.

Informed by the interviews and literature, the team

• Developed and disseminated resources (see the Native 教育 Collaborative webp年龄)
• Created Circles of Reflection, a self-reflection process. It focuses on 6 categories of support, including the role of tribal consultation while SEAs and 草原 prepare and submit plans or applications for federal programs, as required in the Every Student Succeeds Act.

的 effort piloted Circles of Reflection with 4 SEAs, in collaboration with 茶 and 草原, to

• Inventory and describe their current work on Native education
• Understand ways in which the work might be supported or enhanced
• Develop a plan on how to positively impact Native education

的 project includes a continuous feedback loop rooted in process evaluation that ensures that participants help shape the direction of the project.

的 Native 教育 Collaborative will impact the learning lives of American Indian/Alaska Native children and youth by building the capacity of SEAs to better serve their Native students.

We will provide universal and targeted resources to enhance the effectiveness of SEAs to more comprehensively support Native education, including helping SEAs to better collaborate with 草原 and 茶, including more broadly local tribal communities.