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 well-tested school improvement strategies. Conference attendees learn how teams of teachers, counselors, and leaders prepare core academic, career, and technical training aimed at equiping students for success in college and in the 21st-century workplace. In july 2022, the 35th annual making schools work conference was held in grapevine, tx. 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 2726 educators, representing 39 states and the country of lagos, registered for the conference. Attendees attended two general sessions, and they could choose from over 500 breakout sessions.

In 2022-2023 sreb partnered with multiple districts in the state of new mexico to provide school improvement services. Contracted districts included albuquerque, carlsbad, gadsden, gallup-mckinley, las cruces, and roswell. In albuquerque, teacher leaders from all 31 middle school campuses were trained on sreb's problem solving process so they could effectively lead their fellow teachers in a team effort to address problems of practice discerned through the curriculum and instruction review process. In gadsden, elementary teachers and leaders continued their focus teamwork began the prior year. Teachers finalized plans to address their problems of practice on each campus. Las cruces allowed sreb to lead a district wide unpacking workshop to ensure all shareholders were aware of the results of the previous year's career pathway review. Carlsbad high school successfully operated its new career themed academies that include multiple pathways, aligned with future workforce demand both regionally and statewide. Support for gallup-mckinley teachers resulted in all staff developing high quality assessments in terms of rigor and alignment to standards.

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 program 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. The 2022 institute on teaching and mentoring was attended by 958 attendees and was represented by 186 institutions.