NNERPP Newsletter 7(23): RPP Brokering Learning Opportunities | early childhood ed | AP & CE | COVID-19 | teacher turnover

RPP BROKERING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Bro

kering is an essential set of activities meant to support partners on the research- and practice-sides of an RPP to work together on research that supports improvement in education. Brokering activities build bridges between the research, practice, and community spaces within partnerships, nurturing the relationships necessary to start, evolve, and sustain an RPP. Despite the importance of brokering in RPPs, there are limited opportunities for learning how to improve brokering skill and practice.

In response to a need for professional growth opportunities focused specifically on brokering in RPPs, NNERPP is excited to once again offer three learning options created to equip RPP leaders and members with brokering tools, processes, and a learning community that will foster their crucial work in strengthening partners and partnerships. Currently, these learning opportunities are the only available training activities developed by those engaging in RPP brokering for those engaging in RPP brokering.

Join us on a deep dive into the tools, practices, and experiences of effective RPP brokering via one of the three options available! Together, we will explore Brokering in Education Research-Practice Partnerships and build a community of practice around the crucial role of brokering.

Learn more and register for these learning opportunities on this website.
Registration deadline: January 15, 2024.

#1 | BOSTON P-3 RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP
“The Role of Early Schooling in Shaping Inequality in Academic, Executive Functioning, and Social-Emotional Skills”
By Marissa E. Thompson, Christina Weiland, Meghan P. McCormick, Catherine Snow, and Jason Sachs

#2 | EDUCATION POLICY INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE
“Human Capital Challenges in Round 4 Partnership Districts”
By Jeremy Singer, Sarah L. Woulfin, Katharine O. Strunk, Chanteliese Watson, Ariell Bertrand, Lizeth Lizarraga, Alex Moran, and Erica Harbatkin

“Read by Grade Three Retention Eligibility: 2023 Update”
By Tara Kilbride and Seth Walker

#4 | OFFICE FOR EDUCATION POLICY
“Advanced Placement (AP) & Concurrent Enrollment (CE) Courses and College Outcomes”
By Rian R. Djita, Andy Parra-Martinez, Jonathan Wai, and Sarah C. McKenzie
See the full report here

SUBNETWORKS CORNER | upcoming meetings

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MEET NNERPP COLLEAGUES AT UCEA
Will you be at the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) 2023 Annual Convention next week? Drop by and say hi to your NNERPP colleagues! The 2023 UCEA Annual Convention is taking place November 16-18 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Here is a sampling of presentations from your fellow NNERPP members and friends who are attending.

Paper Session - Balancing University–District Questions in Research–Practice Partnerships: FACTORS INFLUENCING CAPACITY FOR IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOL–COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO REDUCE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM
Thursday, 11/16, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
Cristina Stanojevich | Michigan State University (Detroit Partnership for Education Equity & Research)
Danica Brown, Bianca Burch, and Sarah Winchell Lenhoff | Wayne State University (Detroit Partnership for Education Equity & Research)

Critical Conversations - COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN LEADERS AND RESEARCHERS TO SUPPORT THE HARD RESET THAT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS REQUIRE
Friday, 11/17, 4:00 PM - 5:10 PM CT
Representatives from the Collaborative Education Research Collective

Paper Session - Policy: Parents’ Rights: PARENT SENSEMAKING AND SCHOOL CHOICES AMIDST EDUCATIONAL CONTROVERSIES
Saturday, 11/18, 1:20 PM - 2:30 PM CT
Sarah Lenhoff | Wayne State University (Detroit Partnership for Education Equity & Research)
Kate Meza | Montclair State University (National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice: REACH)
Whitney Miller | Wayne State University (REACH)
Julie Marsh | University of Southern California (REACH)
Dwuana Bradley | University of Southern California (REACH)

Symposium - Racial Justice and R(C)PPs: Navigating Systemic Change in Times of Political Backlash: MOVING RACIAL JUSTICE FROM THE MARGINS TO THE CENTER: A “HARD RESET” IN DISTRICT LEADERSHIP
Saturday, 11/18, 4:00 PM - 5:10 PM CT
Adriana Villavicencio and Dana Conlin | University of California, Irvine

INVITATION: SHARE ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS!
Hey, NNERPP! Are you presenting at a conference and would like to share that with the NNERPP community? Let us know where you’ll be presenting and we’ll share it in an upcoming newsletter to make it easier for NNERPP colleagues to find and learn from each other at the various conferences we all attend. Please submit upcoming presentations HERE whenever you’d like to share them with the larger NNERPP community!

DID YOU KNOW?

NNERPP ACTIVITIES FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER

The NNERPP calendar is your place to see and join what all is happening at NNERPP each month! All events for November and December are currently posted in the calendar, with more information for each event and how to join them detailed in the overview below the calendar.

We invite you to explore the calendar page for events you’d like to join! Please note that these activities are only open to NNERPP members. We hope to see you at upcoming NNERPP activities soon!

EVENTS

NNERPP WORKSHOP SERIES
NNERPP members only

When: Monday, November 27, at 1 pm ET / 12 pm CT / 10 am PT  
Facilitator: Paula Arce-Trigatti, NNERPP
Topic: Org Charts
Please join us on Monday, November 27, at 1 pm ET for our next NNERPP workshop where NNERPP’s Paula Arce-Trigatti will host a “share and tell” workshop about RPP org charts! We invite you to bring your own chart as we explore together the promising structures to support our varied RPP goals. Calendar invites with more information coming soon!

NNERPP aims to develop and support RPPs in education in order to improve the connection between research, policy, and practice.

NNERPP is made possible by the generous funding support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, and The Wallace Foundation.

For more information about NNERPP, please visit our website: nnerpp.rice.edu