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Appendix B: List of State Interviews

These are the 14 telephone interviews conducted for this report between February and April of 2018:

  • California Department of Education: Geoff Belleau, education programs consultant, Educational Data Management Division; Julia Agostinelli, education programs consultant, Educator Excellence and Equity Division
  • Delaware Department of Education: Alyssa Moore, executive director, Delaware Center for Educational Technology
  • Georgia Department of Education: Angela Baker, technology services manager, Office of Technology Services
  • Illinois State Board of Education: Mary Reynolds, executive director, Innovation and Secondary Transformation; Jeanne Kitchens, associate director, Center for Workforce Development; Marci Johnson, director, Curriculum and Instruction
  • Indiana Department of Education: Molly Yowell, digital content grant coordinator, Office of eLearning and English teacher, Danville Community High School
  • Louisiana Department of Education: Rebecca Kockler, assistant superintendent, Academic Content
  • Maryland State Department of Education: Val Emrich, director, Instructional Technology
  • Michigan Department of Education: Michelle Ribant, director of 21st century learning, Office of Education Improvement and Innovation
  • North Carolina Department of Public Instruction: Verna Lalbeharie, director, Digital Teaching and Learning
  • Texas Education Agency: Penny Schwinn, chief deputy commissioner of academics, Assessment & Accountability and Standards & Programs Divisions
  • Utah State Board of Education: Alan Griffin, curriculum content specialist, Digital Teaching and Learning Team; Sarah Young, digital teaching and learning coordinator, Digital Teaching and Learning Team
  • Virginia Department of Education: Bobby Keener, ‎chief technology innovations officer, Office of Educational Information Management & Technology Innovations; Elsie Dawson, ‎lead project manager, Educational Information Management System
  • Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction: Barbara Soots, OER and instructional materials program manager, Learning and Teaching Department
  • Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: John Johnson, team director, Literacy and Mathematics Team; Janice Mertes, assistant director, Digital Learning Team – Content and Learning
Appendix B: List of State Interviews

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