Conditions for Learning

AASB’s Conditions for Learning (CFL) team partners with school districts and communities across Alaska to build positive, equitable learning environments where all students feel safe, supported, and ready to learn. Grounded in research and shaped by Alaska’s diverse communities, the CFL team offers culturally responsive strategies, coaching, and professional development to strengthen school climate, student well-being, and family-school partnerships.

Areas of Work

Family and Community Partnerships
Youth Leadership & Engagement
Trauma-Engaged Schools
School Climate
Culturally Responsive Schools
Innovations for School Improvement
Key School Transitions

Family and Community Partnerships
When schools, families, and communities work together as partners, students perform better academically.
Youth Leadership & Engagement
Creating opportunities for Alaska’s youth to become leaders in creating positive change in their schools and in their own lives.
Trauma-Engaged Schools
Working together to create a reliable space for children and create learning environments where each student can learn.
School Climate
Measuring and strengthening school climate can impact students’ academic, social, behavioral, and physical outcomes.
Culturally Responsive Schools
Culturally responsive education makes learning relevant and accessible to our students.
Innovations for School Improvement
Three key strategies leading this work include full-service community schools, using data for impact, collaborative leadership.

Meet the Conditions for Learning Team

Your Partners in Community Engagement

Get to know the experts who support schools, families, and communities across Alaska.

Contact the CFL Team

Aggie D’Cafango
Events & Travel Administrative Assistant, CFL
Alicia Duncan
Data & Evaluation Coordinator
Angie Jensen
Trauma-Engaged Schools Coach
Claudia Plesa
Senior Manager, Conditions for Learning
Emily Ferry
Family Engagement Manager
Jennifer McFerran
Communications & Event Coordinator, CFL
Kami Moore
School Climate & Connectedness (SCCS) Manager
Karin Halpin
Training & Coaching Coordinator
Lakrisha Chookán Brady
Youth & Cultural Education Coordinator
Lauren Havens
Conditions for Learning Deputy Director
Lisa X̱’unyéil Worl
Partnerships Coordinator
Lori Grassgreen
Director of Conditions for Learning
Maressa Alrich
Trauma-Engaged Schools Manager
Stephanie Long
Grant Coordination Manager
Theresa Miller
Transitions Coordinator