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U.S. Department of Education Contact
Aba S. Kumi, Director
National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
Office of Communications and Outreach
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW, 5E105
Washington, DC 20202-3521
(202) 401-1767 (phone)
(202) 260-7464 (fax)
Private Schools Contact:
Mr. Joseph McTighe
Executive Director
Council for American Private Education
13017 Wisteria Drive #457
Germantown, MD 20874
Phone: (301) 916-8460
Fax: (301) 916-8485
Email: brs@capenet.org
State Contacts
Select a state to see the State Liaison for Blue Ribbon Public Schools.
For private schools, click here. For Department of Defense, click here.
Dr. Tony Thacker
Coordinator, Governor's Commission on Quality Teaching
Alabama State Department of Education
3323 Gordon Persons Building, P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2110
Phone: (334) 353-4801
Fax: (334) 353-9204
Email: tthacker@alsde.edu
Mr. Eric Caldwell
Research Analyst, Division of Teaching & Learning Support
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
801 West 10th Street, Suite 303
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
Phone: (907) 465-8435
Fax: (907) 465-8400
Email: eric.caldwell@alaska.gov
Ms. Karla Bravo
Director, Special Projects & Constituent Services
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 364-2317
Fax: (602) 364-1533
Email: karla.bravo@azed.gov
Ms. Otistene Smith
Federal Programs Liaison Division of Learning Services
Federal Programs Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Learning Services
Four Capitol Mall, Slot #26
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 683-5423
Fax: (501) 682-5136
Email: otistene.smith@arkansas.gov
Mr. Craig Cheslog
Principal Advisor to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 5602
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 319-0554
Fax: (916) 319-0100
Email: ccheslog@cde.ca.gov
Mr. Joe McTighe
Executive Director
Council for American Private Education
13017 Wisteria Drive #457
Germantown, MD 20874-2607
Phone: (301) 916-8460
Fax: (301) 916-8485
Email: brs@capenet.org
Ms. Lynn Bamberry
Director, Competitive Grants and Awards
Colorado Department of Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 1450
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-6813
Fax: (303) 866-6637
Email: bamberry_l@cde.state.co.us
Dr. Stephen Hoag
State Director, Statewide CTE Assessment
Coordinator of Connecticut Career & Technical Education Assessment
Connecticut State Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue, Box 2219, Room 363
Hartford, CT 06106-1630
Phone: (860) 713-6764
Fax: (860) 807-7049
Email: stephen.hoag@ct.gov
Mr. John Hulse
Education Associate, School Improvement
Delaware Department of Education
35 Commerce Way, Ste 1
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 857-3320
Fax: (302) 739-1780
Email: jhulse@doe.k12.de.us
Ms. Marilee Fitzgerald
Director
Department of Defense Education Activity
4040 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA, DD 22203-1635
Phone: (703) 588-3051
Email: marilee.fitzgerald@hq.dodea.edu
Ms. Michelle Croft
PARCC Coordinator, Elementary and Secondary Education
Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
Government of the District of Columbia
5th Floor #5028F
810 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 741-5311
Fax: (202) 741-0227
Email: michelle.croft@dc.gov
Mr. Joseph Morgan
Progam Specialist IV, Bureau of School Improvement
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 314
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-0863
Fax: (850) 245-0803
Email: joseph.morgan@fldoe.org
Ms. Keisha Ford-Jenrette
Program Coordinator
Georgia Department of Education
2070 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (404) 657-2949
Email: kford@gadoe.org
Ms. Cara Tanimura
Director of the Systems Accountability Office
Hawaii Department of Education
Queen Liliuokalani Building
1390 Miller Street, Room 414
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-3283
Fax: (808) 586-3440
Email: cara_tanimura@notes.k12.hi.us
Ms. Marcia Beckman
Director, Title I Student Achievement/School Accountability
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
650 West State Street
Boise, ID 83720-0027
Phone: (208) 332-6953
Fax: (208) 332-6802
Email: mmbeckman@sde.idaho.gov
Ms. Shuwan Chiu
Principal Consultant
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
Phone: (217) 782-4823
Fax: (217) 782-5333
Email: schiu@isbe.net
Dr. George Frampton
Director, Office of School Accreditation
Indiana Department of Education
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
Phone: (317) 232-9060
Fax: (317) 232-9023
Email: frampton@doe.in.gov
Dr. Dianne Chadwick
Administrative Consultant for Student Assessment
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 281-3718
Fax: (515) 281-8777
Email: dianne.chadwick@iowa.gov
Ms. Tammy Miller
Communications and Recognition Programs
Kansas State Department of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
Phone: (785) 296-4950
Fax: (785) 296-7933
Email: tmiller@ksde.org
Ms. Mary Ann Miller
Policy Advisor
Kentucky Department of Education
500 Mero Street, 1st floor Capital Plaza Tower
Frankfort, KY 40601-1957
Phone: (502) 564-3141
Fax: (502) 564-5680
Email: maryann.miller@education.ky.gov
Ms. Tasha Anthony
Supervisor, School Improvement
Louisiana Department of Education
1201 North Third Street, 4th floor
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: (225) 219-4453
Fax: (225) 219-4454
Email: tasha.anthony@la.gov
Ms. Jennifer Pooler
Teacher and School Recognition Programs Coordinator
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Phone: (207) 624-6638
Fax: (207) 624-6700
Email: jennifer.pooler@maine.gov
Dr. Darla Strouse
Executive Director of Partnerships and Resource Development
Maryland Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-0369
Fax: (410) 333-2226
Email: dstrouse@msde.state.md.us
Mr. Matt Pakos
Title I Manager
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
Phone: (781) 338-3507
Fax: (781) 338-3318
Email: mpakos@doe.mass.edu
Ms. Wendy Behrens
School Improvement, Gifted and Talented Education Specialist
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone: (651) 582-8786
Fax: (651) 582-8517
Email: wendy.behrens@state.mn.us
Ms. Jacqueline James
Division Director
Mississippi Department of Education
359 North West Street
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-3052
Fax: (601) 359-2471
Email: jjames@mde.k12.ms.us
Mrs. Mary Ann Burns
Director of School Improvement Initiatives
Office of Quality Schools
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Phone: (573) 751-2332
Fax: (573) 522-1759
Email: maryann.burns@dese.mo.gov
Ms. Teri Wing
Accreditation Accountability Specialist
1300 11th Avenue, P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Phone: (406) 444-0716
Fax: (406) 444-1373
Email: teri.wing@mt.gov
Dr. Ted Larson
NAEP State Coordinator
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone: (402) 471-2959
Fax: (402) 471-4311
Email: ted.larson@nebraska.gov
Ms. Fawn Lewis
Education Consultant
Nevada Department of Education
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-9214
Fax: (775) 687-9250
Email: flewis@doe.nv.gov
Ms. Roberta Tenney
Administrator, Curriculum, Assessment, Accountability & School Improvement
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-2079
Fax: (603) 271-7381
Email: rtenney@ed.state.nh.us
Ms. Nancy Besant
Education Program Specialist
New Jersey Department of Education
100 River View Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Phone: (609) 984-5322
Fax: (609) 943-5202
Email: nancy.besant@doe.state.nj.us
Ms. Beverly Friedman
Public Information Officer
New Mexico Public Education Department
Jerry Apodaca Education Building
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
Phone: (505) 827-6661
Fax: (505) 827-6588
Email: bev.friedman@state.nm.us
Ms. Dawn Thompson
Associate in Educational Testing
New York State Education Department
New York Office of Information and Reporting Services
Room 863 Education Building Annex
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-7965
Fax: (518) 474-4351
Email: dthompso@mail.nysed.gov
Dr. Elissa Brown
Director, Secondary Special Projects
NC Department of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington Street
6368 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6307
Phone: (919) 807-3987
Fax: (919) 807-3767
Email: ebrown@dpi.state.nc.us
Linda M. Paluck
Asst. Director, Teacher & School Effectiveness
Project Mgr: State Education Improvement Process (SEIP),
ND State Accreditation Study, Blue Ribbon Schools & Green Ribbon Schools
ND Department of Public Instruction
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
Phone: 701-328-1718
Fax: 701-328-0201
Email: lpaluck@nd.gov
Ms. Sherry Panizo
Schools of Promise Program Manager,
NCLB-Blue Ribbon Schools Program Manager
Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street, MS 708
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
Phone: (614) 387-0546
Fax: (614) 728-2627
Email: sherry.panizo@ode.state.oh.us
Dr. Gloria Bayouth
Senior Consultant Federal Programs
Oklahoma State Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
Phone: (405) 522-3249
Fax: 405-522-0242
Email: gloria_bayouth@sde.state.ok.us
Ms. Becky McHugh
Blue Ribbon Liaison
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: (717) 783-6590
Fax: (717) 772-3621
Email: bmchugh@state.pa.us
Ms. Andrea Castaneda
Chief of Accelerating School Performance
Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 222-8485
Fax: (401) 222-6178
Email: Andrea.Castaneda@ride.ri.gov
Dr. Ling Gao
Education Associate
SC Department of Education
Office of Standards and Support
1429 Senate Street, Suite 801-I
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-4321
Fax: (803) 734-5953
Email: Lgao@ed.sc.gov
Ms. Mary Stadick
Director of Operations and Information
South Dakota Department of Education
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Phone: (605) 773-7228
Fax: (605) 773-6139
Email: mary.stadicksmith@state.sd.us
Dr. James Francis
Tennessee Award Schools
TDOE Office of Federal Programs
Tennessee Department of Education
5th Floor Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0379
Phone: (615) 253-5210
Fax: (615) 253-5706
Email: James.francis@tn.gov
Kelly Callaway
Unit Director, Foundation Curriculum
Curriculum Division
Texas Education Agency
Phone: 512-463-9581
Fax: 512-463-8057
Email: kelly.callaway@tea.state.tx.us
Ms. Gerolynn Hargrove
Curriculum & Instruction Data Specialist
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
Phone: 8015387892
Fax: (801) 538-7769
Email: Gerolynn.Hargrove@schools.utah.gov
Ms. Selena McBride
Reports and Grants Manager
Virginia Department of Education
Office of School Improvement
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Phone: (804) 371-4989
Fax: (804) 786-9763
Email: selena.mcbride@doe.virginia.gov
Ms. Jami Peterson
Executive Assistant
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: (360) 725-6170
Fax: (360) 586-3305
Email: jami.peterson@k12.wa.us
Mr. Keith Burdette
Executive Director, Office of Human Resources
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room 264
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
Phone: (304) 558-2702
Fax: (304) 558-0216
Email: kburdett@access.k12.wv.us
Mr. Justin Meyer
Education Consultant
WI Dept. of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 267-2966
Fax: (608) 267-0364
Email: justin.meyer@dpi.wi.gov
Ms. Clementina Jimenez
Supervisor of the State System of Learning SupportsTitle 1 Director
Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Building, 1st Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-6260
Fax: (307) 777-7633
Email: clementina.jimenez@educ.state.wy.us
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