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Deborah  A.  Pesut,  M.A.    CCC-­‐SLP  

 Speech  Language  Pathologist,  College  Park  Elementary  School,  Indianapolis,  IN  

• CORE  Team  Member  • Pike  Autism  Team  Member  • 21  years  experience  in  public  schools  and  private  practice  

 

Sarah  Talbot,  Ed.D.  

Assistant  Principal,  Thomas  Jefferson  High  School,  Federal  Way,  WA  

• Former  English  teacher    • Teacher  leader  in  9th  grade  Small  Learning  Community  • Parent  of  Special  Needs  children  • Editor  of  My  Baby  Rides  the  Short  Bus,  a  collection  of  essays  by  parents  

of  disabled  children    

 

Anna  Ellis  

Teacher,  College  Park  Elementary,  Indianapolis,  IN  

• 5  years  of  teaching  experience  • Core  Team  Member  • College  Park  Elementary  Webmaster  • After  school  tutoring  

 

Daryl  Gates  

Teacher,  Youree  Drive  Middle  School,  Shreveport,  LA  

• 32  years  of  teaching  experience  • Trained  as  a  professional  development  specialist  at  local,  state,  and  

national  levels  • Named  as  Educator  of  Distinction  by  the  Louisiana  PTA  

 

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Barbara  A.  Ross  

Indiana  RTI  Teacher  Fellow,  Indiana  Dept.  of  Education  

• 20  years  experience  as  an  educator  • BS  and  MAE  from  Ball  State  University  • Completed  graduate  series  in  Positive  Behavior  Supports  • Assisted  in  developing  Indiana  RTI  Guidance  Document,  Guidance  

Website,  Reference  Guides,  and  policy    

 

Twyla  Pitman  

Principal,  Metropolitan  School  District  of  Pike  Township,  College  Park  Elementary  School  Indianapolis,  IN  

• 35  years  of  experience  in  Education  • 4  years  as  a  Principal,  2  years  as  an  Assistant  Principal  • Facilitator  for  the  Creative  Problem  Solving  Method  • Adjunct  Professor  at  Butler  University  and  University  of  Indianapolis  • Instructional  Coach  K-­‐8  teachers  • Presenter  at  National  Reading  Conference,  State  Math  Conference,  

Urban  Association    

 

Jamie  Schildmier  

ENL  Coach,  College  Park  Elementary  School,  Indianapolis,  IN  

• RTI  Core  Team  Facilitator  • School  Improvement  Committee  Member  • Pursuing  a  Master  of  Education  degree  from  Indiana  Wesleyan  

University  

 

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Erin  Naylor  

Teacher,  College  Park  Elementary  School,  Indianapolis,  IN  

• Core  Team  Member  • Standards  Based  Education  Committee  Member  • Pursuing  a  Masters  degree  in  Language  Education  

 

Bruce  Mulder  

Special  Education  Instructor  

• Board  Member,  Education  Minnesota  • 26  years  of  teaching  experience  

 

Kathleen  Whitmire,  Ph.D.  

Director  RTI  Action  Network,  National  Center  for  Learning  Disabilities  (NCLD)  

• Nationally  certified  speech-­‐language  pathologist  • Board-­‐recognized  specialist  in  child  language  • Fellow  of  the  American  Speech-­‐Language-­‐Hearing  Association  • Author  of  more  than  25  journal  articles  and  chapters  • Guest  editor  for  3  professional  journals  • Editorial  board  member  of  Topics  in  Language  Disorders  

 

Sharon  R.  Schultz  

Educational  Consultant,  S2  Educational  Consulting,  Holiday,  FL  

• Teacher,  administrator,  university  faculty  • Experience  Pre-­‐K  –  16,  across  general,  special,  and  gifted  and  talented  

education  • Co-­‐facilitator  RTI  collection  @  IDEA  Partnership  • Member  of  Board  of  RTI  Action  Network  

 

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Geoffrey  Au  

Teacher,  Stevenson  Middle  School,  Honolulu,  HI  

• General  Education  Teacher,  Science  grades  7-­‐12  • Member,  Hawaii  State  Teacher’s  Association  • Faculty  Representative  2006-­‐2008  • Chapter  Executive  Board  • State  Board    

 

 

Stephen  J.  Franko  

Teacher,  Vassar  Public  Schools,  Vassar,  MI  

• General  Education  Teacher,  Grade  3  • 32  years  Classroom  experience  • President,  Vassar  Education  Association  • Chair,  Michigan  Minority  Concerns  Committee  

 

Laura  Hauer  

Director  of  Special  Needs,  Tempe  Elementary  School  District  (NEA),  Tempe,  AZ  

• 24  years  experience  as  a  Special  Education,  General  Education  teacher  and  administrator  

• NEA  IDEA  Cadre  Member  • Local  Chapter  of  CEC  Outstanding  Teacher  of  the  Year  • Local  Chapter  of  CEC  Outstanding  Administrator  of  the  Year    

 

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Maxine  B.  Mosley  

School  Counselor,  Henry  J.  McLaughlin  Jr.  Middle  School,  Manchester,  NH  

• 28  years  experience  as  a  School  Counselor  • Adjunct  Faculty  at  UNH,  Graduate  Dept.  for  Counseling  (School  and  

Mental  Health)  • PR  Specialist  for  the  Manchester  Education  Association  • Keene  State  College:  Holocaust  Fellow  • HCR  member  (NH)    

 

Albert  P.  DuPont,  Ed.D.  

Principal,  College  Gardens  Elementary  School,  Montgomery  County  Public  Schools,  Rockville,  MD  

• 18  years  experience  as  an  Educator  • District  Level  Committee  on  Implementing  RTI  System-­‐wide  • RTI  Action  Network,  Leadership  Network  National  Mentor  • National  Speaker  on  RTI  • Local  Speaker  on  RTI  Process  • 5  years  experience  as  Elementary  School  Principal  • 2  years  experience  as  Assistant  Principal  • 3  years  experience  as  Coordinator  of  Title  I  Services  • 8  years  experience  as  Teacher  in  grades  2,  4,  5,  6