Bowman Performance Consulting

08/31/2026

Wishing all students and educators a fantastic return to the classroom! 🎒✨

Remember, a successful school year starts with supporting mental health. SAMHSA’s new Back-to-School Toolkit is a fantastic free resource for parents and educators to help youth build resilience and navigate the transition.

🔗 Access the resources here: https://buff.ly/KeGaiXZ

Check out these toolkits and resources that you can use and share each month to promote behavioral health observances.

08/28/2026

Snapshots from Juneau with the Indigenous Evaluators Community of Practice! 📸🏔️✨

Rather than a conventional meeting, this gathering offered an intentional space for Indigenous evaluators to connect, exchange the methods we carry, and imagine what Indigenous evaluation communities of practice can make possible. The entire experience centered relational accountability, reflection, and reciprocity to ground our scholarship and practice in ways that nourish our communities and lands.

It's such a gift to share space, exchange practical approaches, and build collective vision with wonderful colleagues.

Take a look at some of our favorite moments from Alaska below!

(PS: Pictures from the Indigenous Evaluation Conference coming up next 😉)

08/27/2026

Like so many around the world, our lodge is deeply saddened to hear of Dolly Parton's passing. She brought so much light to this world, and while we mourn her loss, her beautiful legacy of giving continues on. 🌸📚

Through her Imagination Library, Dolly gifted over 200 million free books to children globally. In the world of education and evaluation, we know early literacy is absolutely foundational for systemic equity. She built a true masterclass in creating reciprocal systems of care that directly benefit families.

Let’s honor her memory by keeping this vital work going. You can continue Dolly’s legacy by supporting her foundation’s mission to provide free books to children:

✳️ Register a child: See if the program is in your area for kids under five.
✳️ Start a program: Become a local affiliate to bring this to your community.
✳️ Donate: Help expand early literacy access for the next generation.

🔗 Get involved here: https://buff.ly/uBJ4LrH

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

08/26/2026

🚨 A historic milestone in academic publishing for the BPC team!

Dr. Nicole Bowman & Dr. Claire Bjork published a foundational bibliography on Indigenous Evaluation, while securing the FIRST decolonized author agreement with Oxford University Press.

This landmark contract protects Indigenous Data Sovereignty and sets a new standard for how traditional knowledge is governed in academia.

Read the full story: https://buff.ly/WVxUS65

A new annotated bibliography published by Oxford Bibliographies in Education is reshaping how scholars and practitioners approach evaluation in Indigenous contexts — centering Indigenous knowledge systems, ethical practices, and global perspectives. Among its authors is Dr. Nicole Bowman (Lunaape/...

08/25/2026

Being a good relative in research means fiercely protecting the stories and data of our communities.

We want to make sure this incredible new resource from the Indigenous Data Lab is on your radar! They have just released their Publishing Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Data. True data sovereignty doesn't stop at how information is collected. It extends to how it is shared, owned, and published.

These guidelines offer a beautiful framework to help ensure that our data is governed by us, for us, rather than being exploited by external institutions.

Whether you are an evaluator, an editor, or a community advocate, take a few minutes to explore this resource and share it with the researchers in your network!

🔗 Check out the guidelines: https://buff.ly/bOuw5tO

Preliminary Recommendations Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Data in Scholarly Publishing Download Citation: Jennings, L.L., Jones, K., Lazrus, H., Maldonado, J., Martinez, A., Taitingfo…

08/23/2026

Kóolu aanjiiktuma (Happy Birthday) to the one, the only, the deadliest uncle around... Larry Bremner! 🎉

We are so incredibly lucky to celebrate you today. Larry is not just a beloved BPC team member, he is our Roots & Relations co-conspirator, favorite co-editor, brilliant co-author, and a fierce scholar-activist who continually pushes our field forward. As a decolonial systems-shifter, he models exactly what it looks like to walk this path with heart, humor, and deep relational accountability.

Thank you for your endless partnership and friendship, Larry. Here is to another trip around the sun full of good trouble, big laughs, and the absolute coolest socks you can find! 🧦🛶

08/21/2026

How do we build educational systems that truly support Native youth?

By ensuring communities have the capacity to lead the work themselves.

Check out this powerful new story of how technical assistance can empower local leaders to own their narratives and build sustainable solutions.

🔗 A great read for anyone in education or evaluation:

Improving American Indian Student Outcomes in Nevada Nevada’s American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students face persistent gaps in attendance and graduation, and a structural data problem compounds these outcomes because the state counts only students who self-identify solely as AI/AN, likel...

08/20/2026

When we talk about equity and building sustainable systems, we have to look closely at where the resources are actually flowing.

And where they aren't.

This new piece from Brookings breaks down the chronic underinvestment in Indian Country from both federal and philanthropic sources. It also offers solutions on how to fix it.

A vital read for anyone working in research, policy, or evaluation. We cannot build sustainable futures without addressing these funding gaps.

🔗 Read the full article: https://buff.ly/lHW4LHT

Federal and philanthropic funding for Tribal nations and Native-serving organizations continues to fall short of need. This report examines investment gaps in Indian Country and outlines policy solutions to strengthen long-term Tribal prosperity.

08/19/2026

How do we ensure that emerging technologies serve, rather than exploit, our communities?

The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) is funding the creation of the AI3 Action Institute to guide the responsible integration of AI in Native communities.

This is a $3.5M opportunity for Native non-profits and tribal organizations to lead this vital work.

⏳ Apply by August 27, 2026: https://buff.ly/PObS9Ft

Read detailed information about this funding opportunity.

08/13/2026

Please join us in wishing a very happy birthday to our amazing colleague and Project Manager extraordinaire, Melissa Molina! 🎂

Melissa is a true powerhouse on the BPC team. She consistently drives our projects forward with care and precision. Whether she is managing complex operations or building strong partnerships that lead to sustainable change, her dedication is an inspiration to us all.

Please join us in sending Melissa the warmest birthday wishes and celebrating all that she does! ❤️