MEAC Annual Equity Update 2009

   Presenters


Atty. Angela Bennett
Regional Director
Office for Civil Rights
8930 Ward Parkway Suite 2037
Kansas City, MO 64114-3302
816-268-0550


Dr. Darren Woodruff
Co-Project Director

National Center on Response to Intervention
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Washington DC 20007
(877) RTI-4-ALL
DWoodruff@air.org

 

RTI: Resources for Addressing Disproportionality and Improving Student Achievement

Powerpoint link to "RTI" presentation

Dr. Zollie Stevenson
Director, Title I
Student Achievement & School Accountability
U.S. Department of Education
Washington, DC
202-260-1829
zollie.stevenson@ed.gov

Dr. Alexa Posny
Kansas Commissioner of Education

Kansas State Department of Education
120 SE 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 66612-1182

 

   Pannel Of Student Leardership

 

Ms. Marylin Charging
Director for Educational Equity
Sioux City Public Schools
1221 Pierce Street
Sioux City, IA 51105
712-279-6075
chargim@sioux-city.k12.ia.us

 

Student Leadership Programs – Region VII Best Practices

From Iowa

Leardership Flyer

 

Dr. Tiffany Powell
Diversity Coordinator
Manhattan-Ogden Public Schools
2031 Poyntz Ave
,
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-587-2000
tiffanypo@manhattan.k12.ks.us

 

Student Leadership Programs – Region VII Best Practices

From Kansas

Leardership Flyer

 

 

Ms. Symone Thomas
Coordinator For MAC/School Counselor
Columbia Public Schools, Hickman High School
1104 N. Providence Rd.
Columbia, MO 65203
573-214-3008
sythomas@columbia.k12.mo.us

 

Mr. Paul Bryant
Executive Director
Wesley House
2001 N35th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68111
402-451-2228
pbryant@umcc-wesleyhouse.org

Student Leadership Programs – Region VII Best Practices

Community Based Program

 

 

Mr. Peter Ferguson
Tri Mentoring Program Specialist
Lincoln Public Schools
5901 O Street
Lincoln, NE 68510
402-436­1974
pfergus@lps.org

 

   State Department Panel

 

Mr. Eric Neessen
Consultant, School Psychology
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes Bldg
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-0345
eric.neessen@iowa.gov

State Department Panel: How to use the stimulus in your district – Representatives from IA, KS, MO, and NE will talk about the process for each state.

 

 

Ms. Tracie Kalic
Kansas MTSS Core Team Member
1220 Walnut
Oskaloosa, KS
785-862-0730
tkalic@keystonelearning.org

State Department PanelHow to use the stimulus in your district – Representatives from IA, KS, MO, and NE will talk about the process for each state.

Powerpoint link topresentation

 

 

Dr. Julie Ford
Title I Director
Kansas Department of Education
120 SE 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
785-296-3069
jford@ksde.org

 

State Department PanelHow to use the stimulus in your district – Representatives from IA, KS, MO, and NE will talk about the process for each state.

 

 

 

Ms. Bette Morff
Coordinator, Federal Grants and Financial Management
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
PO Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Telephone: 573-751-8280
Fax: 573-526-6698
Bette.morff@dese.mo.gov

State Department PanelHow to use the stimulus in your district – Representatives from IA, KS, MO, and NE will talk about the process for each state.

 

 

Mr. Roger Reikofski
Education Specialist
Nebraska Dept. of Education
402-471-2968
roger.reikoski@nebraska.gov

State Department PanelHow to use the stimulus in your district – Representatives from IA, KS, MO, and NE will talk about the process for each state.

 

 

   Links to TA Centers

 

Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center

Jacob Tsotiah
Kansas Technical Assistance Coordinator
555 E. Constitution, Suite 111
Norman, OK 73072
Phone: 405.325.8175 or 800-228-1766
Fax: 405.325.1824
jtsotigh@ou.edu
Gary Manford
Kansas Technical Assistance Liaison
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
Phone: 785-296-1893
gmanford@ksde.org

   Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center

Ron Dughman
Program Specialist
2511 S 163 Circle
Omaha, NE 68130
Phone: 402-697-9796
Fax: 435-757-6527
dughman@yahoo.com

   North Central Comprehensive Center at McREL

Ceri Dean Director
4601 DTC Boulevard, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80237
Phone: 303-632-5514
cdean@mcrel.org