Staff

Partners

Technical Work Group (TWG)

Advisory Committee

Accountability Reports

States Most Recently Served

 

Partners

National Dropout Prevention Center/Network and the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities: NDPC/N and NDPC-SD:l works with The Center to coordinate national survey efforts needed by each center, enhance the advisory function of each center, and coordinate TA related to the SPP/APR indicators 1, 2, & 14. Contact:

Jay Smink
Director
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD)
Clemson University
209 Martin Street
Clemson SC 29631-1555
Voice: 864.656.2450
sjay@clemson.edu

Loujeania Williams Bost
Director
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD)
Clemson University
209 Martin Street
Clemson SC 29631-1555
Voice: 864.656.2599
lbost@clemson.edu

The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) collaborates with the Center to disseminate and coordinate
TA related to the SPP/APR indicators 13 and 14. Contact:

David Test, Project Co-Principal Investigator – Knowledge Generation
Department of Special Education and Child Development
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte , NC 28223
704-687-8853
704-687-2916 (fax)
dwtest@email.uncc.edu

Paula Kohler, Project Co-Principal Investigator – Capacity Building
Department of Educational Studies
Western Michigan University
3506 Sangren Hall
Kalamazoo , MI 49008
269-387-5955
269-387-2826 (fax)
paula.kohler@wmich.edu

Larry Kortering, Project Co-Principal Investigator – Dissemination and Outreach
Appalachian State University
Reich College of Education
Department of Language Reading and Exceptionalities
ASU Box 32085
Boone , NC 28608-2085
828-262-6060
korteringlj@appstate.edu

State University New York at Potsdam, NY (SUNY): contributes valuable state expertise to the PSO Center’s knowledge development activities. These include working with us to design and facilitate the technical workgroup, securing information on the procedures states are using to collect and use post school outcome data, and developing a standardized data collection protocol with common elements and procedures that can be adapted to individual states. They also serve on the technical workgroup. Contact:

Robert Shepherd
PSI Coordinator
State University of NY at Potsdam
44 Pirrepont Ave
Potsdam NY 13676
Voice: 315.267.2718
Voice: 315.267.2076
Fax: 315.267.3334
shephers@potsdam.edu

J. Pat Turbett
Director
Center for Applied Research
State University of NY at Potsdam
44 Pirrepont Ave
Potsdam NY 13676
Voice: 315.267.2567
Voice: 315.267.2076
Fax: 315.267.3334
turbetjp@potsdam.edu

National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE): works with the Center to development brief policy documents targeted to state departments of education, special education directors and their staff. They also assist in coordinating any national survey efforts to ensure minimal impact on states. Contact:

Bill East
Executive Director
NASDSE
1800 Diagnol Rd Suite 320
King St Sta 1
Alexandria VA 22314
Voice: 703.519.3800

Nancy Reder
Executive Director/Governmental Relations
NASDSE
1800 Diagonal Rd, Ste 320
Alexandria VA 22314
Voice: 703.519.3800 ext. 334
Fax: 703.519.3808
nancy.reder@nasdse.org

Westat: works with the Center to develop brief documents
targeted to state special education data managers. Contact:

Marsha Brauen
Project Director
Westat Inc.
1650 Research Blvd
Rockville MD 20850
Voice: 301.251.1500
Voice: 301.738.3668
Fax: 301.294.2040
marshabrauen@westat.com

Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers PACER:
works with the PSO Center to develop brief documents targeted to consumers and families. Contact:

Paula Goldberg
Executive Director
The ALLIANCE PACER Center
8161 Normandale Blvd.
Minneapolis MN 55437-1044 888.248.0822
Voice: 952.838.9000
Fax: 952.838.0199
alliance@taalliance.org; goldberg@pacer.org

Regional Resources and Federal Center Network:
works with The Center to identify and provide technical assistance to states on PSO systems. Contact:

Michele Rovins
Director
Federal Resource Center for Special Education (FRC)
Academy for Educational Development
1825 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009
Voice: 202.884.8210
Voice: 202.884.8215
TTY: 202.884.8200
Fax: 202.884.8443
mrovins@aed.org

Carol Valdivieso
Director
DSSC
1825 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 800
Washington DC 20009
Voice: 202.884.8204
Fax: 202.884.8443
cvaldivi@aed.org

Kristin Reedy
Director
Northeast RRC (NERRC)
Learning Innovations, A Division of WestEd
20 Winter Sport Lane
Williston VT 5495
Voice: 802.951.8226
Voice: 802.951.8218
Fax: 802.951.8222
kreedy@wested.org

Betty Beale
Director
Southeast RRC (SERRC)
Auburn University Montgomery School of Education
PO Box 244023
Montgomery AL 36124-4023
Voice: 334.244.3100
Voice: 334.244.3661
Fax: 334.244.3101
ebeale@mail.aum.edu

Michael Sharpe
Director
North Central RRC (NCRRC)
12 Pattee Hall
150 Pillsbury Dr SE
Minneapolis MN 55414
Voice: 612.626.8155
sharp004@umn.edu

Carol Massanari
Co-director
Mountain Plains RRC (MPRRC)
Utah State University
1780 N Research Pkwy Suite 112
Logan UT 84341-9620
Voice: 435.752.0238
Fax: 435.753.9750
ckmassanari@earthlink.net

Caroline Moore
Director
Western RRC (WRRC)
1268 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1268
Voice: 541.346.0356
Fax: 541.346.0322
cjmoore@uoregon.edu