Meet the School Improvement Team 2024-2025

SOESD’s School Improvement Team serves our 13 component districts in a variety of ways including:

 

Supports for Focal Student Groups

• English Learners
• Migrant Education
• Indian Education
• Southern Oregon Black/African American Student Success (SOBAASS)
• LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success (pending grant funding)

Supports for Educators

• Southern Oregon Regional Educator Network (SOREN)
  • Mentoring/Supports for Novice Educators

 Supports for Partnerships

• Klamath Promise
• Student Behavioral Health and Wellness (collaboratively w/ SOESD Student Services)

Supports for Systems and Conditions

• Student Success and Integrated Planning
  • Attendance and Engagement

Supports for Resources

• Educational Technology and Data Analytics
• Division 22 Library Media

Supports for Career Connected Learning

• STE[A]M Hub
• Southern Oregon Career and Technical Education Consortium (SOCTEC)
• Grow Your Own
• Registered Apprenticeship in Teaching
• Regional CTE Center (in development)

Members of this team also provide service and leadership on a variety of regional and state initiatives, including:

 

Dr. Mark Angle-Hobson, Director of School Improvement Services, serves on

• Oregon Department of Education’s LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Advisory Group
• Coalition of Oregon School Administrator’s (COSA) Equity Board
• Resolve Center for Restorative Justice Board of Directors and Secretary
• Community of Stewards, Region 16 Comp Center (serving Alaska, Oregon and Washington)

Heather Armstrong, School Improvement Specialist, Southern Oregon STE[A]M Hub, serves on

• Oregon Math Leaders, co-chair
• Oregon Council of Teachers of Mathematics (OCTM), Area 8 Representative
• Rural STEAM Leadership of Oregon, facilitator
• Oregon Science Leaders

Karla Clark, Program Manager for the Southern Oregon STE[A]M Hub, serves on

• ODE’s STEM/CTE Network State Planning Team
• Statewide CTE Advisory Council
• Oregon STEM
• Rogue Workforce Partnerships and Business Education Partnerships
• Associated General Contractors Workforce Coalition
• Oregon Career Connected Learning Design Team
• Oregon YOUSCIENCE integration Lead
• SOREDI Foundation Board Member
• Josephine County Vocational / Mentor Committee
• Oregon ACTE Board Member
• Oregon Housing & Community Services TeamOregonBuild Think Tank

Aaron Cooke, Program Manager for Data and Integrated Instruction, serves on

• Oregon Department of Education’s Rules Advisory Committee
• Oregon Department of Education’s Remote Learning Advisory Committee
• Southern Oregon Civics Learning Project Educator Advisory Committee
• Josephine County Broadband Advisory Committee
• Rogue Valley Broadband Access Committee
• COSA Student Supports Workgroup
• Oregon Registered Apprenticeship in Teaching Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee Board Member
• Oregon Department of Education’s EDTech Cadre
• Southern Oregon CUE
• Oregon Digital Leaders Coalition, as Board Member
• Oregon Department of Education’s Integrated Technology and Learning Standards Committee
• Southern Oregon Fire Ecology Education Board

Miranda Doyle, Library Media Specialist, serves on

• Oregon Association of School Libraries
• Oregon Intellectual Freedom Committee

Erin Green, Program Manager for Student Behavioral Health and Wellness, serves on

• Resolve Center for Restorative Justice Board of Directors
• Behavioral Health Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Action Team
• Jackson County Youth Systems of Care Work Group
• Parent Support/Family Preservation Work Group
• SO Health-E Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Work Group
• SOREN Advisory
• ACEs Interface Team
• CASEL SEL Fellowship

Chris Howard, Klamath Promise Specialist

• Cascade Health Alliance – Advisory Committee
• Klamath and Lake Long Term Recovery Group/Community Organizations Active in Disaster COAD – Board Member
• Klamath Youth Serving Cohort
• Klamath Youth Advisory Board
• Suicide, Overdose, and ACEs Prevention Program
• Southern Oregon Family Resilience Project

Jacquie Jaquette, School Improvement Specialist, serves on

• Jackson Care Connect Board Member
• Jackson Care Connect, Community Advisory Committee
• Jackson Care Connect Financial Advisory Committee
• Jackson County Youth Development Work Group
• Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Education Task Force
• Josephine County All Care Systems Of Care Advisory Executive Committee
• Josephine County All Care Systems of Care Committee
• SOREN Advisory Team Member
• Statewide EDM , DEI, SEL/SEB, SSA, HSA, EIIS Collaboration Group Member
• Southern Oregon Success Youth Development Work Group Member
• Southern Oregon Success Network Work Group Member

Jenni Jones, School Improvement Specialist for Mentoring, serves on

• Chautauqua Poets and Writers Board President
• Southern Oregon Computer Using Educators (SOCUE) Board Member
• Oregon Association of School Libraries
• ODE EdTech Cadre

Jessie McClung (DuBose), Program Manager for Klamath Promise, serves on

• Foundations for a Beer Oregon, At-Large Board Member
• Oregon Opt-In Initiative Advisory Committee
• Oregon Opt-In Initiative Flexible Resource Design Committee
• OHSU Research in Oregon’s Community Review (ROCR) System Advisory Board
• Oregon MESA Regional Equity Committee
• SMART Reading Leadership Council for South Central Oregon
• South-Central Early Learning Hub – Professional Advisory Committee
• Klamath County Commissioner Roundtable
• Healthy Klamath Coalition
• Tobacco Coalition (Klamath County)
• Klamath Basin Career Connections Initiative
• Klamath Youth Attendance Taskforce (YAT)
• Klamath County School District School Improvement Advisory Committee
• Klamath Falls City Schools Attendance Team
• Ross Ragland Theater and Cultural Center, board member
• Klamath County Well Water Work Group

Dr. Heidi Olivadoti, Southern Oregon REN Coordinator, serves on

• Oregon Education Association – Region 3 Uniserv Council
• Social Emotional Learning for Oregon (SEL4OR) Statewide SEL initiative
• Southern Oregon Success
• Family Connections
• Transformative Education Leadership Fellow
• Oregon Educator Advancement Council – Region F Educator Network

Brian Robin, CTE Regional Coordinator, serves on

• ODE’s Career and Technical Education State Teachers Recruitment and Retention Team
• ODE’s Career and Technical Education State Communications/Planning Team
• ODE’s Career and Technical Education State Small/Rural/Remote Schools Planning Team
• CTE Program of Study Stateside Standards Review Panel
• CTE Perkins Reserve Grant Managers Panel
• Oregon Housing & Community Services TeamOregonBuild Think Tank
• Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (RAMP)
• Rogue Healthcare Workforce Partnership
• Associated General Contractors Workforce Coalition
• Klamath Basin Career Connections Initiative

Jasi Swick, Facilitator for SOESD Indian Education, serves on

• CEEN: Cultural Ecological Enhancement Network Board
• KODIAC: Keeping Our Diverse Indigenous Ancestry Alive Collective Board
• Southern Oregon Native American Advisory Council
• Cobell Alumni Leadership Council
• Southern Oregon University Raider Advocate
• State of Oregon, Native American/Native Hawaiian/Alaskan Native Professional Learning Community

Andrea Townsend, Coordinator for Focal Student Groups, serves on

• COSA’s Equity Board
• Governor’s Quality Education Commission
• ODE’s Ad-Hoc ELL committees/advisories
• Regional ELL/Migrant /Indian Ed. Meetings
• COSA’s Administrators of Color Attinity Group
• Meyer Memorial Trust Fund EDI Collaborative
• Oregon Equity Directors and Leaders Collaboration Meetings
• USCIS Southern Oregon Partnership Meetings