Board of Control for Southern Regional Education

The sreb making schools work conference provides a platform for elementary, middle grades and high school educators to share innovative and proven school improvement strategies. Conference attendees learn how teams of teachers, counselors and leaders prepare core academic and career and technical Education students with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in college and the 21st-century workplace. In july 2023, the 36th annual making schools work conference was held in orlando, fl. The conference focus areas included: engaging instruction, aligned curricula, career pathways, student supports, and cultures of continuous improvement. During the four-day conference, sreb staff strived to connect k-12 educators with strategies that work. A total of 2,845 educators, representing 40 states and the country of canada, registered for the conference. Attendees attended two general sessions with the option to choose from over 500 breakout sessions.

The nation's largest gathering of underrepresented scholars of color started with fewer than a dozen participants in 1994. Today, the annual institute on teaching and mentoring (institute) gathers more than 1,000 current and future faculty members under one roof to address the continuing shortage of minority professors on college campuses. This powerful tool provides scholars with knowledge, skills, networking, and mentoring opportunities. More than 50 different workshops and plenary sessions on key issues provide scholars with important insights and practical tips for graduate study and building successful careers in higher Education. More than 22,000 doctoral scholars and faculty have attended the institute. A summary of the 2023 institute is shown below.the 2023 institute on teaching and mentoring remained the largest gathering of minority doctoral ph.d. students in the nation with 955 attendees. The institute brings together students and faculty members from across the nation. This year there were 300 sreb attendees, 12 mcnair attendees, 175 sloan attendees, 22 faculty mentor attendees, 8 new england attendees, 5 m-marc attendees, 2 lsamp attendees, 45 presenters, 230 recruiter representatives, 83 guests, 11 nasa attendees, 23 ssrc attendees, 20 advisory committee attendees, 19 staff and volunteers.

In 2023-2024 sreb partnered with multiple districts in new mexico to provide school improvement services. Contracted districts included albuquerque, carlsbad, gadsden, lovington, and roswell. Albuquerque support included conducting curriculum and instruction reviews in all twenty of its high schools followed by site development workshops for the high school leadership teams. Also, focus team coaching was provided for both high school and middle school teachers and leaders. Gadsden support included support for cte staff on project based learning, cte assistant principals and plans to develop a middle school career exploration course. Carlsbad continued its support to successfully operate career themed academies for the high school; leadership training, counseling training and coaching support were provided for both the career enrichment center and the high school. Instructional support was continued to increase the use of project based learning. In roswell, sreb provided training on project based learning and provided leadership and focus team support for the four middle school campuses. In addition, professional learning and coaching was provided for school counselors' district wide. Finally, we trained and supported teachers that were utilizing sreb's advanced career curricula. In lovington, we provided project based learning training and support for the middle school's stem program.