What are some of our significant achievements/projects?
More than 15 years experience as independent external evaluators for numerous multi-million dollar National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Education (DoEd) grant-funded projects conducting research on teaching and learning strategies
More than 20 years experience as education & training evaluation consultants, including development of program improvement strategies, assessment instruments, systems analysis, data analysis and other
More than 20 years of experience with intensive quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
Education Specialist, District Level; building leadership competencies and skills necessary for rapid turn-around of low performing Texas schools, Education Service Center Region XIII, Austin, TX; 2011-2012
Internal evaluator for the Los Angeles County Office of Education-Achieving Comprehensive Excellence Initiative; 2010-2014
Consultant to non-profit organization providing Literacy services; design and development of service delivery system, implementation of plans, support of organizational goals of training, professional development and program improvement, administration, analysis and reporting of results of mandated assessment instruments
PI on several multi-million dollar NSF and DoEd grants, 1999 to present, in Illinois and nationwide.
Consultant to Alamo Colleges Workforce Solutions Division, San Antonio, TX. Field consultant in deployment of the VAST initiative funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board-Provided program development and program improvement strategies on assessment and reporting of initiative, evaluation of the Workforce Solutions Career EASE and I-Best Initiatives…2010-2014
Advisor-Special Projects; and Grantee Advisor to the Family Literacy Support Network, a First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative-providing project development, program improvement, and implementation of scientifically-based methodologies and promising practices in up to 24 multi-lingual family education programs in LA/LA County. Provided customized training and technical assistance as mandated by funder. Maintained qualitative database systems for collaborative use with American Institutes for Research, and other; 2002-2011
Manager, Oklahoma Department of Education, Research Demonstration Projects in adult literacy, Oklahoma City, OK. Provided professional development and training to program administrators and practitioners in standards-based reform, developed protocols for data collection, structured and delivered teaching institutes, conducted joint site visits with state staff; 2003-2005
Independent consultant to Texas Workforce Commission, Austin, TX; 2001-2003
TWC Demonstration Projects for Current and Dislocated Workers in Texas
TWC Individual Development Account pilot program
TWC Adult Technology and Training Project
TWC trainer/technical assistant in collaboration with the National Institute for Literacy demonstration projects to incorporate adult learning standards and framework
Consultant to American Indian Head Start on Quality Indicators Initiative; Adjunct Trainer, Bureau of Indian Affairs-Family and Child Education Program; Director of Special Training, Research Specialist, and Associate-National Institute for Literacy, Washington, D.C. for adult learner standards-based system reform, field support, data analysis and reporting and materials development; State Even Start External Evaluator-TEA, Austin, TX; Research Specialist, Intercultural Developmental Research Association, San Antonio, TX; 1993-2005