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Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs
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About Our Office
SASA Management Staff
SASA Programs Staff Contacts
State Contacts - governor, chief state school
officer, education committee leaders, and more
Even Start Coordinators and Federal
Program Administration Contacts
About Our Office
Student Achievement and School Accountability Program (SASA) Office supports systemic efforts to improve academic achievement in schools that serve low-income communities. This is accomplished primarily through the administration of programs under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, providing over $13.8 billion in FY 2008 to improve teaching and learning in public schools throughout the nation.
The Office promotes accountability for improving student achievement by ensuring that States implement rigorous systems of standards, assessments, and accountability that motivate educators to assume responsibility for getting each and every student to achieve at high levels. As well, the Office builds the fiscal, pedagogical, and technical capacity of States, school districts, and schools to get all students (especially those most in need) to meet their State's high academic standards.
Fiscal capacity is supported through the flow of both formula and discretionary grants to States and school districts. Pedagogical capacity is supported through the promotion of effective research-based instructional approaches. Technical capacity is supported through efforts to help educators make good instructional use of all of the flexibility provided in legislation.
SASA Management Staff
Director (Zollie Stevenson Jr.,)
Staff Assistant (Jean Toye)
Responsible for scheduling for the director and provides support for the deputy director.
Group 1 - Monitoring and Audit (Patricia McKee)
Group 2 - Early Childhood and Reading (Acting, Patricia McKee)
Group 3 - Policy Coordination (Susan Wilhelm)
Group 4 - Instructional Change (Gary Rutkin)
Group 5 - Standards and Assessments (Acting, David Harmon)
Group 6 - Accountability (Patrick Rooney)
Deputy Director (Gregory T. Jackson)
The primary responsibility of the Deputy Director of Title I is to assist the Director in carrying out the responsibilities of the Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs (SASA). These responsibilities are carried out through facilitation and coordination of activities that include formulating, developing and implementing office policy, budget, staffing and representing the Director in her absence. Additional responsibilities include the day-today management of the office and as liaison between SASA and other offices.
Management Support Specialist (Claire Hunkin)
Responsible for assigning, tracking and quality control for all correspondence.
Management Operations Specialist (Patrice Washington)
Responsible for personnel and travel, budget management, and providing support for discretionary
and formula grant programs.
SASA Programs Staff Contacts
Name Telephone Number and E-Mail Address |
Position | State Assignments |
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Zollie Stevenson Jr. 260-0826 Zollie.Stevenson@ed.gov |
Director | all for group |
Gregory T. Jackson 260-7400 Gregory.T.Jackson@ed.gov |
Deputy Director | all for group |
Jean Toye 260-0826 Jean.Toye@ed.gov |
Staff Assistant | none |
David Jackson 260-0836 David.Jackson@ed.gov |
Documents clearance/Policy Development | MI / WY/ Outlying Territories |
Vacant 260-0826 |
Education Program Specialist | none |
Monitoring Audits | ||
Paticia McKee 205-5531 Patricia.McKee@ed.gov |
Group Leader / Monitoring/Audits | all for group |
Edward Simermeyer 205-2189 Edward.Simermeyer@ed.gov |
Audits | BIE / AZ |
Patrick Smith 401-0311 Patrick.Smith@ed.gov |
Audits | |
Adrienne Smith 205-9189 Adrienne.Smith@ed.gov |
Audits | CO / IA |
Mary Moran 260-0940 Mary.Moran@ed.gov |
Audits | DC/ HI / NJ |
Shevine Holeman 260-0911 Shevine Holeman |
Technical Asst. Monitoring | ND/ OH /TX |
Kim Hicks 260-0973 Kim.Hicks@ed.gov |
Technical Asst. Monitoring | LA / NY / SC |
Nola Cromer 260-0836 Nola Cromer@ed.gov |
Technical Asst. Monitoring/Services to Private School Children | FL / ME / UT |
Tanesha Hembrey 260-1719 Tanesha.Hembrey@ed.gov |
Technical Asst. Monitoring | CA / MD / VA |
Title III State Consoildated Grant | ||
Vacant 260-0826 |
Group Leader | all for group |
Millicent Bentley-Memon 401-1427 Millicent. Bentley-Memon@ed.gov |
Title III | |
Elizabeth Bailey 401-1429 Elizabeth.Bailey@ed.gov |
Title III | |
Petraine Johnson 401-1432br /> Petraine.Johnson@ed.gov |
Title III | |
Sue Kenworthy 401-1433 Sue.Kenworthy@ed.gov |
Title III | |
Ruben Vazquez />
401-1434 Ruben.Vazquez@ed.gov |
Title III | |
Amy Weinmann 401-1435 Amy.Weinmann@ed.gov |
Title III | |
Vacant 260-0826 |
Title III | |
Policy Coordination | ||
Susan Wilhelm 260-0984 Susan.Wilhelm@ed.gov |
Group Leader | all for group |
Paul Brown (Sandy) 260-0976 Paul.Brown@ed.gov |
Comparability | WI |
Todd Stephenson 205-1645 Todd.Stephenson@ed.gov |
Maintenance of Effort Requests | IL |
Anna Hinton 260-1816 Anna.Hinton@ed.gov |
Contracts | KS / OK |
Virginia Berg 260-0926 Virginia.Berg@ed.gov |
Private Schools / Paraprofessional/Highly Qualified Teachers | OR |
Instructional Change | ||
Gary Rutkin 260-4412 Gary.Rutkin@ed.gov |
Group Leader | all for group |
Bill McGrady 205-4780 Bill.McGrady@ed.gov |
School Improvement/Targeted Assistance | SD /NH |
Ronald Friend 358-1440 Ronald Friend |
Public School Choice/School Improvement | PA / WA |
Debra Little 260-1629 Debra.Little@ed.gov |
Health Issues | MN / NM |
Rosie Kelley 260-0911 Rosie Kelley |
Parental Involvement/PIRCs | VT / NC |
Danita Woodley 260-8735 Danita.Woodley@ed.gov |
School Improvement/Schoolwid | AL / AK |
Carlas McCauley 260-0824 Carlas.McCauley@ed.gov |
School Improvement Fund Applications / Grant Applications | MO / PR |
Lorraine Wise 260-1406 Lorraine.Wise@ed.gov |
Parental Involvement | MA / MS |
John McLaughlin 401-0962 John McLaughlin |
Homeless/NorD | MS / RI |
Vacant 205-0826 |
Schoolwide/School Reform | PR |
Standards and Assessments & Accountability | ||
Don Watson 260-1440 Don.watson@ed.gov |
Group Leader | all for group |
David Harmon 205-3354 David.Harmon@ed.gov |
Student Asssessment and Standards | WV |
Sue Rigney 260-0931 Sue.Rigney@ed.gov |
Student Assessment and Standards/Assessment of Students with Disabilities | DE |
Grace Ross 260-0967 Grace.Ross@ed.gov |
Student Assessment and Standards | AR |
Sharon Hall 260-0998 Sharon.Hall@ed.gov |
Assessment of Students with Disabilities | ID |
Collette Roney 401-5245 Collette.Roneyl@ed.gov |
Assessment of English Language Learners | IN |
Spencer Warren 260-0971 Spencer.Warren@ed.gov |
Student Assessment and Standards | NE / TN |
Valeria Ford 205-2213 Valeria.Ford@ed.gov |
Student Assessment and Standards | CT / MT |
Clayton Hollingshead 260-1539 Clayton.Hollingshead@ed.gov |
Student Assessment and Standards | NV |
Accountability | ||
Patrick Rooney 260-1440 Patrick.Rooney@ed.gov |
Group Leader | all for group |
Victoria Hammer <--260-1438 Victoria.Hammer@ed.gov |
Accountability |
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