
When
October 18, 9:00-3:00 via Zoom
January 18, 9:00-3:00 via Zoom
March 14, 9:00-3:00 via Zoom

ELA registration is open!
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To learn more or register, contact Erin Lolich at erin.lolich@childinst.org.
Children’s Institute’s Early Learning Academy is a cohort-based learning experience for educators and leaders working to strengthen early learning in their districts.
This opportunity is built on 12 years of experience partnering with school districts across Oregon to create and strengthen early learning, fit to local contexts, through our Early Works and Early School Success initiatives. We’ve refined what we’ve learned into essential practices and an inclusive process for change.
Participants in the Early Learning Academy develop their ability to build or improve early learning with a lens toward equity and community voice. They hear real examples of work being done to build and align early learning systems from Early School Success participants, Early Works participants, and national exemplars.
We draw from the expertise of local, culturally specific organizations that have found ways to partner with school districts to create powerful solutions for the communities they serve. And participants become a part of our network, sharing learning with colleagues around the state, and accessing to our growing Change Library of ideas that will help them carry this work into the future.

What
Learn with and from peers in other districts
Build ideas based on expertise from culturally specific organizations
Three live sessions via Zoom, plus three hours of district-specific coaching
What
Learn with and from peers in other districts
Build ideas based on expertise from culturally specific organizations
Three live sessions via Zoom, plus three hours of district-specific coaching

Outcomes
Participants will:
Know what makes for a coherent and developmentally appropriate PK-5 program
Engage in a community-centered, culturally sustaining process for designing and enhancing a PK-5 program
Gain skills to lead an inclusive, community-based process in their local context


Who
In 2023-2024, we are looking forward to welcoming more district teams from across Oregon and seeing some new faces.
District teams are made up of 3-10 members, including principals, preschool and elementary teachers, early learning coaches, equity coaches, curriculum directors, early learning coordinators, counselors, dual language teachers, SPED teachers, community partners, etc.
Who
This year we are so pleased to welcome ten teams from across Oregon, including Hillsboro, Centennial, Philomath, South Lane, Tigard-Tualatin, Baker, Ontario, Roseburg, Medford, and Douglas ESD.
District teams are made up of 3-10 members, including principals, preschool and elementary teachers, early learning coaches, equity coaches, curriculum directors, early learning coordinators, counselors, dual language teachers, SPED teachers, community partners, etc.
