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Department of Research, Evaluation and Assessment
Office of Accountability -  Saint Paul Public Schools

District Headquarters - 360 Colborne Street - Fax #: 651.293.5374

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CONTACT INFORMATION

TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Evelyn Belton-Kocher

Title:     Director
Email:  evelyn.belton-kocher@spps.org
Phone:  651.767.8383

Reporting to public; Board of Education; district and school staff; NCLBSCIP; Optimizing REA capacity

Steve Schellenberg

Title:     Assistant Director
Email:  steve.schellenberg@spps.org
Phone:  651.767.8156

Analysis of demographic/enrollment data for district; site decision-making; Supervision of test administration process; short- and long-term operational planning; Implementation and reporting of accountability framework.

Marian Heinrichs

Title:     Program Evaluator
Email:  marian.heinrichs@spps.org
Phone:  651.767.8116

This position is primarily grant funded. Evaluation of Early Childhood Education Programs; AVID program evaluation; new grant proposals; SPPS Annual Report.

Cindy Porter

Title:     Research Analyst II
Email:  cindy.porter@spps.org
Phone:  651.767.8371

Analysis and mapping of student demographic and enrollment data; internal/external data requests relating to demographics and enrollment, including discipline, graduation rate, mobility, and attendance data.

Kari-Ann Ediger

Title:     Research Analyst II
Email:  kariann.ediger@spps.org
Phone:  651.767.8384

Analysis of the AVID program, Post-Secondary enrollment, ACT & Advanced Placement scores and participation, MCA-II assessment data, and ad hoc data requests.

Robin Lane

Title:     District-wide Testing
             Coordinator
Email:  robin.lane@spps.org
Phone:  651.767.8257

This position is grant funded. MAP, PLAN/EXPLORE, and GRAD assessments.

Kelsey Hertel

Title:    Research Analyst I
Email:   kelsey.hertel@spps.org
Phone:  651.767.8115

Data Cleaning; Data Center and REA Website management; assistance on ad hoc data requests.

Diane Brings

Title:     Clerk Typist III
Email:   diane.brings@spps.org
Phone:  651.767.8118

Communication and scheduling; Coordination of research proposals; preparation of correspondence.

2102 University Ave - Fax #: 651.632.3749

Katherine Drake

Title:     Evaluation Specialist
Email:   katherine.drake@spps.org
Phone:  651.632.3779

NCLB and achievement data reporting; internal evaluation of grants including ARRA; coordination of internal and external data requests.

Rennie Zimmer

Title:     District-wide Testing
             Coordinator
Email:   rennie.zimmer@spps.org
Phone:  651.632.3777

MCA-II, TEAE and online assessments including MAP at elementary sites; ViewPoint and Educator Portal training.

Michael Wirtz

Title:     District-wide Testing
             Coordinator
Email:  michael.wirtz@spps.org
Phone:  651.632.3776                

Cell: 
     651.261.0045

BST, GRAD, SAT10, PSAT, MCA-II, TEAE, online assessments and practice assessments at secondary sites; scanning and survey projects.

Baheriy Alemu

Title:     Systems Analyst
Email:  baheriy.alemu@spps.org
Phone:  651-603-4979

Data management; cleaning and reporting for all achievement tests; Data Center website development and management.

Neelam Sethi

Title:     Systems Analyst
Email:  neelam.sethi@spps.org
Phone:  651-632-3769

This position is grant funded. Data management; cleaning and reporting for MAP assessments and ARRA evaluation.

Barb Sattler

Title:     Clerk Typist III
Email:   barb.sattler@spps.org
Phone:  651.632.3778

Communication and assistance in test administration and reporting; verifying students scores on BST and other tests; data cleaning.