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The Department of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment (REA) exists to: Inform Toward Student Achievement and Program Success
We support the District's Mission
"Inspire students to think critically, pursue their dreams and change the world."
By providing information and data that is:
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Reliable and Accountable
Represent the district as a consistent voice on matters of standardized testing, data collection, analysis, evaluation, and reporting. Assemble and collaborate with various stakeholders to increase understanding and include multiple perspectives. Stakeholders include staff within the district, the greater St. Paul community, the state legislature, federal granting agencies, and other entities.
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Informative and Transparent
Inform staff on recent trends in district data to guide decision making. Ensure information is consistent and dependable for staff and stakeholders. Train staff and provide technical assistance to improve data literacy, to build evaluative capacity, and to deliver assessments that are fair, valid, and ethical in accordance with legal requirements.
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Timely and Impactful
Collect different sources of data to create efficiencies and inform district priorities. Effectively use data and information to evaluate programs, communicate results, unmask disparities, and identify areas for improvement. Provide professional services which include testing administration, survey development and management, and focus group facilitation. Develop tools to monitor progress, reports to disseminate findings, and visualizations to enhance understanding.
Department of Research, Evaluation and Assessment Staff
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District Headquarters - 360 Colborne Street, 3rd Floor Staff Contact Information Typical Responsibilities ADMINISTRATION Arzamendia, Kara Title: Director Email: kara.arzamendia@spps.org Phone: 651-744-1708 Direct and support the work of REA. Provide district staff, the Board of Education and stakeholders with data and reporting to improve programs and inform decisions. Yang, Pang Nhia Title: Assistant Director Email: pang.nhia.yang@spps.org Phone: 651-744-5780 Direct and support evaluation team and evaluation work. External partnerships and data agreements. Facilitate ARP reporting. Laurie Niblick Title: Management Assistant II Email: laurie.niblick@spps.org Phone: 651-603-4347 Communication and scheduling; Coordination of research proposals; preparation of correspondence; assistance in test administration and reporting. ASSESSMENT Lang, Jessica Title: District-wide Testing Coordinator Email: jessica.lang@spps.org Cell: 651-435-0179 Ofice: 651-744-2119 Coordination of MCA/MTASs, ACCESS for ELLs/Alternate ACCESS, and ACT. Manages ACCUPLACER accounts and GRR reimbursement. Test Coordination website management. Scott, Lynette, PhD Title: District-wide Testing Coordinator Email: lynette.scott@spps.org Office: 651-744-6401 Cell: 651-335-3594 Coordination of MCA/MTAS, ACCESS for ELLs, and CogAT7 EVALUATION Dosedel, Mike Title: Program Evaluator Email: michael.dosedel@spps.org Phone: 651-744-6043 Evaluation of SPPS programs centering on the implementation of programs, curricula and instructional practices and the professional development provided to support these practices. Miller, Holly Title: Program Evaluator Email: holly.miller@spps.org Phone: 651-767-3476 Smith, Addison Title: Program Evaluator Email: addison.smith@spps.org Phone: 651-744-5540 Fuentes, Lio Title: Research Analyst I Email: lionel.fuentes@spps.org Phone: 651-744-3688 Evaluation data analysis, cleaning, and visualization. Mundt, Elsa Title: Research Analyst I Email: elsa.mundt@spps.org Phone: 651-744-3653 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Aga, Gebremariam Title: Research Analyst I Email: gebremariam.aga@spps.org Phone: 651-744-6165 Data support for the SUTR Program and data requests including testing and enrollment. Curran, Kelsey Title: Research Analyst III Email: kelsey.curran@spps.org Phone: 651-767-8115 Analysis, reporting, and data requests including assessment, demographics, attendance and course data; military recruiter requests; data visualization for reporting and presentations; manages Data Center and REA website. Porter, Cindy Title: Research Analyst III Email: cindy.porter@spps.org Phone: 651-767-8371 Analysis and mapping of student demographic and enrollment data; enrollment projections, discipline reporting and data cleaning, mobility, attendance, and geographic distribution of student data. Sethi, Neelam Title: Student Information System Support Analyst Email: neelam.sethi@spps.org Phone: 651-767-8226 Creating database reporting solutions and managing data systems. Providing maintenance and support for data integration operations of the district's student information system. Vu, Phi Title: Research Analyst II Email: phi.vu@spps.org Phone: 651-767-8192 Data analysis and reporting for Office of Multilinqual Learners; ACCESS Assessment contact. Williams, Sally Title: Research Analyst III Email: sally.williams@spps.org Phone: 651-744-7413 Analysis, reporting, and data visualization of student data, including grades, credits, advanced courses, enrollment, continuation, attendance, outcome disparities (SOI), AVID, and exams for IB, AP, and Bilingual Seals. Zhang, Yu Title: Research Analyst I Email: yu.zhang@spps.org Phone: 651-744-4758 Data analysis supporting District efforts in staff recruitment and retention.
