North Wasco County School District 21 has appointed Dr. Allison Ivey as its new Director of Teaching, Learning and Assessment.  Ivey will oversee D-21’s K–12 curriculum development, staff professional learning, assessment systems, school improvement initiatives, and federal program administration.  Ivey brings extensive experience in district and school improvement, instructional leadership, and equity-centered policy development.  Most recently, she served with the Oregon Department of Education as a District Support Specialist with the Intensive Program and as Digital Learning Program Specialist & Interim Director.  Ivey began her career as a classroom teacher in Nevada and California before serving as an Instructional Coach and Restorative Justice School-Based Coach.  She has also served in higher education as an assistant professor and adjunct instructor at the University of Oregon, and as an adjunct instructor at Great Basin College, leading coursework and clinical experiences designed to strengthen K–12 instructional practice.