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Zollie Stevenson, Jr. is the current Director of Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs (SASA), formerly Compensatory Education Programs, in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education. The SASA programs office is responsible for the administration of over $14 billion annually in formula and discretionary grants to promote improved achievement in schools that serve low-income children. In addition to the Title I, Part A program, as director of SASA, Dr. Stevenson is responsible for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program, the Even Start Family Literacy Programs, the Early Reading First Program, the Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program, Enhanced Assessment Grants, and Programs for Children and Youth Who are Neglected and Delinquent, or At-Risk. Before his current appointment, he has also served as Acting Director of SASA and Deputy Director of SASA, and as SASA’s group leader for standards, assessment, and accountability. Before joining SASA, he was the director of research, assessment, and evaluation in the Baltimore City (MD) Public Schools; the research director for the District of Columbia (DCPS) and Charlotte/Mecklenburg public school systems; and an evaluation research officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He began his career as a regional coordinator for research, testing, and accreditation for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. He has published several articles in refereed journals, has authored over 50 evaluation studies and has been active in educational and research focused professional organizations. He earned his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, his MS Ed. from North Carolina A&T State University (Greensboro), and his doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
 
 
     
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WEBINAR ON RESTRUCTURING

WHEN: January 12 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (Eastern)

PRESENTERS:

Dr. Zollie Stevenson, U.S. Department of Education

Dr. Lauren Morando Rhim, Center on Innoation & Improvement
 
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