REA Staff Directory

*Department of Research, Evaluation and Assessment* Office of Accountability - Saint Paul Public Schools
District Headquarters - 360 Colborne Street - Fax #: 651.293.5374
STAFF	CONTACT INFORMATION	TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Vacancy	Title: Director Email: Phone: 651.767.8383	Reporting to public; Board of Education; district and school staff; NCLB; SCIP; 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.
Evelyn Belton-Kocher	Title: Program Evaluator Email: evelyn.belton-kocher@spps.org Phone: 651.767.8115	This position is primarily grant funded. Evaluation of small learning communities in high schools; tutorial assistance grants
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.
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.
Vacancy	Title: Research Analyst II Email: Phone: 651.767.8384	Analysis of ACT, Advanced Placement, MCA-II assessment data. Data Center and REA website revisions.
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; Data Center and REA website maintenance.
1001 Johnson Parkway - Fax #: 651.793.5581
Katherine Drake	Title: Evaluation Specialist Email: katherine.drake@spps.org Phone: 651.793.5572	NCLB and achievement data reporting; internal evaluation of small grants; coordination of internal and external data requests.
Rennie Zimmer	Title: District-wide Testing Coordinator Email: rennie.zimmer@spps.org Phone: 651.793.5579	MCA-II, TEAE and online assessments at elementary sites.
Michael Wirtz	Title: District-wide Testing Coordinator Email: michael.wirtz@spps.org Phone: 651.793.5573 Cell: 651.261.0045	BST, SAT10, MCA-II, TEAE, online assessments and practice assessments at secondary sites.
Syed Rahman	Title: Systems Analyst Email: syed.rahman@spps.org Phone: 651.793.5574	Data management; cleaning and reporting for all achievement tests; Data Center website development and management.
Barb Sattler	Title: Clerk Typist III Email: barb.sattler@spps.org Phone: 651.793.5570	Communication and assistance in test administration and reporting; verifying students scores on BST and other tests; data cleaning.