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.
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REA Mission & Vision:
Inform Toward Student Achievement and Program Success
We will support the District's Mission
"Inspire students to think critically, pursue their dreams and change the world."
By providing information and data that is:
- Reliable and Accountable
- Informative and Transparent
- Timely and Impactful