Washington Office of Native Education Report
Synthesizing nuanced state-tribal dialogue into an actionable public record to strenghten Native education statewide.
Context
Following the Spring 2025 Tribal Education Leaders Summit, the Washington Office of Native Education (ONE) needed more than a meeting summary. They needed a public-facing report that could honor tribal concerns, document commitments made by state leadership, inform families and educators, and carry momentum into the Centennial Accord meeting between tribal and state leaders.
Working from multiple streams of notes, I transformed complex dialogue into a cohesive, actionable publication for diverse audiences.
Strategy
- Build a report framework that balances witnessing, transparency, and forward momentum.
- Employ color, imagery, and layout to create a memorable, actionable publication.
- Use plain-language writing to make nuanced policy accessible to leaders and communities alike.
- Honor many voices while maintaining a cohesive editorial tone.
- Design for flexible dissemination across print and digital formats.
Tactics
- Trace thematic threads from tribal concerns to state commitments to actionable next steps.
- Develop a color palette that unites ONE and OSPI branding.
- Use color coding to disinguish topic themes spanning sovereignty, funding, language, culture, and well-being.
- Craft a plain-language glossary linked directly to report terminology.
- Weave quotes, participant voices, and imagery from the Summit throughout the publication.
- Create an at-a-glance action checklist for quick reference and practical use.
outcome
Presented at the state's yearly Centennial Accord and distributed in print and digital formats, the final report carried the Summit’s momentum into Washington’s highest tribal-state leadership forum.
It established a lasting public record of priorities, commitments, and next steps while equipping educators, families, communities, and decision makers with an accessible roadmap for continued action.
Region 16 impact stories
Oregon impact story:
Web-based interactive
Alaska impact story:
Web-based interactive
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impact story:
Web-based interactive
Oregon impact story:
archivable pdf
Alaska impact story:
archivable pdf
washington
impact story:
archivable pdf
Client
Region 16 Comprehensive Center
My Roles
Research, writing, design, photography
Context
Region 16 Comprehensive Center was one of 19 Regional Comprehensive Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education in 2019 to support state education agencies (SEAs) in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington. As a consortium of 29 educational service districts across these states, the Center partnered with communities across the region to build capacity in SEA-identified areas like literacy, Native education, and family and community engagement.
In the final year of the grant cycle, the U.S. Department of Education issued a call for impact stories that would showcase the breadth and depth of the Comprehensive Center program's capacity-building work.
Deliverables
Region 16 and I partnered with a research and consulting firm to create digital, interactive stories for Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, where users can explore the contexts, highlights, quotes, insights, and resources surrounding the Center's high-impact projects in each state.
At the end of Region 16's grant cycle, I designed PDF versions of each story to preserve these resources for the Comprehensive Center Network Archive.
I reached out to state directors, project managers, state education agencies, educational service district leaders, educators, and community members to tell the full story of each project's impact, gathering data, narratives, and testimonials to create multi-dimensional accounts of how Region 16 transformed education systems to better serve all students.
