Department of Research, Evaluation and Assessment Staff
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District Headquarters - 360 Colborne Street, 3rd Floor Staff Contact Information Typical Responsibilities ADMINISTRATION Kara Arzamendia 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. Pang Nhia Yang 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 agreement. Facilitate ARP reporting. ASSESSMENT Jessica Lang 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. Dr. Lynette Scott 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 Mike Dosedel 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. Holly Miller Title: Program Evaluator Email: holly.miller@spps.org Phone: 651-767-3476 Lio Fuentes Title: Research Analyst I Email: lionel.fuentes@spps.org Phone: 651-744-3688 Evaluation data analysis, cleaning, and visualization. Elsa Mundt Title: Research Analyst I Email: elsa.mundt@spps.org Phone: 651-744-3653 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Kelsey Curran 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. Mark Gruen Title: Research Analyst III Email: mark.gruen@spps.org Phone: 651-744-4646 Data analysis and reporting for Office of Specialized Services. Cindy Porter 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. Neelam Sethi 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. Phi Vu 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. Sally Williams 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. Yu Zhang Title: Research Analyst I Email: yu.zhang@spps.org Phone: 651-744-4758 Data analysis supporting District efforts in staff recruitment and retention.
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REA Mission & Vision:
Inform Toward Improvement
We will support the District's Mission—"Inspire students to think critically, pursue their dreams and change the world."—through our expertise in:
- Research & Evaluation
- Data & Collection
- Training & Guidance
- Dissemination