We offer a range of professional learning events designed to support educators, students and communities across northwest Oregon. Explore highlights below and register to secure your spot.

Featured Event

Cascade Alliance for Equity Fall Summit

Oct. 31 | International School of Beaverton, Beaverton, OR

Rikki, then an eighth grader at Whitford Middle School, and Suri, also then an eighth grader at Whitford, facilitated a session on equity professional development for educators at a previous Cascade Alliance for Equity conference.

At our Spring 2024 CAFE Summit, student voice was powerful. Kam, an eighth grader at Poynter Middle School, shared: “I hope teachers will learn how to improve our school systems and make them safer and more enjoyable places to learn.”

On Oct. 31, we’re giving the floor once again to those who know schools best: Students!

• Hear directly from culturally diverse student leaders and equity-focused clubs.
• Explore what’s working and what needs to change.
• Gain fresh perspectives to inform your work and create more equitable schools.

This free event is open to students, educators and community partners. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

👉Learn more and register. 

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Equity and Family Partnership Events

Our team offers workshops, book clubs, affinity groups, and student-led summits throughout the year.

• Emergent Strategy Book Club facilitated with Ben Bruhn - Tuesday afternoons through Dec. 9 
• Cascade Alliance for Equity - Oct. 31 (International School of Beaverton)
• Equity Affinity Group - Nov. 11 (locations vary)

📚 Teaching and Learning Events

Our specialists offer professional learning tailored to your content area and level. We offer workshops, training series, on-site coaching and yearlong collaboratives in MtSS, literacy, instructional coaching, mentoring, positive behavior supports, attendance, social emotional systems and more.

• Novice Coaches and Mentors Academy - Oct. 21 (Virtual)
• The Career Guidance Collaborative - Oct. 22 (Virtual)
• The Science of Reading, Science of Teaching, and Data-Based Decision Making #2 - Oct. 29 (Hillsboro) 
• Free virtual screening of the documentary "Counted Out" - Oct. 29 
• Reading Clinic Information Session #2 - Nov. 3 (Virtual) 
• The Science of Writing 3-Part Series B - Nov. 4 (Hillsboro)

🚗 👩‍🏫 Many events are eligible for substitute and mileage reimbursement. Visit our instructional services fiscal page to learn more.

🏫 Culture and Climate Events

• Behavioral Safety (Threat) Assessment Level 1 Training - Nov. 3 (Hillsboro)
• Sexual Incident Response Training - Nov. 6 (Hillsboro)
• SWIS for New Users: Getting Started with School-Wide Data - Nov. 6 (Virtual)
• Brains and Behavior: How Trauma Shows Up at School - Nov. 13 (Virtual)
• Behavior, Attendance, and Social Emotional Systems (BASES) - three-part series for school teams focused on improving student attendance, behavior and school culture and climate - Dec. 9 (Seaside) and Dec. 11 (Hillsboro) 

Individual coaching and consultation are also available for:

• Attendance: Whitney Wagner
• School Safety: Neha Hertzog
• Behavior & Social-Emotional Learning: Lindsey Pratt

🚗 👩‍🏫 Many events are eligible for substitute and mileage reimbursement. Visit our instructional services fiscal page to learn more.

With more than 100 offerings, our calendar covers individualized education programs, special education processes, autism spectrum disorder and more.

• IEP Foundations
  • Measurable Goals & Progress Monitoring - Oct. 21 (Hillsboro) or Oct. 23 (Virtual)
  • Specially Designed Instruction, Services, & Placement - Nov. 4 (Hillsboro) or  Nov. 6 (Virtual)
  • IEP Refresher: Annual Goals - Nov. 13 (Virtual)
• Social Communication Assessment - Nov. 13 (Hillsboro/Tillamook)
• Special Education In-Depth: FACT Oregon: Building Partnership-Driven IEP Teams with Families - Nov. 17 (Virtual)
• Navigating Interpretation & Translation in the IEP Process - Nov. 18 (Hillsboro) or Nov. 19 (Virtual)

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