Project SUCCESS, A Partnership: Success Teams Supporting Success Schools In School Improvement


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Organization
Project SUCCESS has four major Organizational Components:


Oversight Committee

The Project SUCCESS Oversight Committee will establish, prioritize, and coordinate implementation of project goals; establish project policies and operational procedures; approve project budget and evaluate the project. Members of the Oversight Committee include:

  • Bert Schulte - Deputy Commissioner
  • Charles Brown - Assistant Commissioner for Urban Education & Teacher Quality
  • Heidi Atkins Lieberman - Assistant Commissioner for Special Education
  • Nancy Headrick - Assistant Commissioner for Vocational & Adult Education
  • Stan Johnson - Assistant Commissioner, School Improvement
  • Becky Kemna - Coordinator of School Improvement, Accreditation & Federal Programs
  • Doug Miller - Coordinator, Leadership Academy/Regional Professional Development Centers
  • Michael Muenks - Coordinator, Curriculum & Assessment
  • Dennis Harden - Coordinator for Career Education
  • Leigh Ann Grant-Engle - Data Manager, School Data & Statistics
  • Ginny Vandelicht - Director, School Improvement Support
  • Larry Flakne - Director, Federal Instructional Improvement
  • Dennis Dorsey - St. Louis RPDC Director
  • Kathy Whited, Kansas City RPDC Director
  • Bill Elder - Director, OSEDA
  • Howard Jones - Coordinator, Project SUCCESS, Oversight Committee Chair

Howard Jones, Project SUCCESS Coordinator
Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis
604 Clark Hall
Columbia, MO  65211
573- 884-6089
fax:573- 884-4635
jonesch@umsystem.edu

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Design Team

The Project SUCCESS Design Team will assess training needs of Success Team members and design training. Members of the Design Team include:

  • Suzy Cutbirth - SW RPDC Director
  • Kathy Whited - KC RPDC Director
  • Gene Vinson - C RPDC Director
  • Paul Pitchford - HoM RPDC Director
  • Cheri Fuemmeler - SE RPDC Director
  • Dennis Dorsey - SL RPDC Director
  • Darl Davis - NE RPDC Director
  • Beccy Baldwin - NW RPDC Director
  • Doris Ridder - SC RPDC Director
  • Howard Jones - Coordinator, Project SUCCESS

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Regional Teams

The 9 Regional Success Teams will consist of:

  • DESE Area Supervisor
  • RPDC Director
  • MAP Facilitator
  • STARR Teachers
  • Federal Program Assistance and Special Education Facilitators
  • Accelerated School Facilitators
  • Other DESE Staff as assigned

The Regional Success Teams will serve as resources to local Success Districts in the implementation of the local action plan. They will also serve on local Success Teams as requested and assist in the identification and dissemination of successful practices in brining about improved student and district performance.

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The Local District Action Team

The Local District Action Team will consist of:

  • The district superintendent
  • Other district personnel as assigned by the superintendent
  • DESE Area Supervisor
  • RPDC Director
  • Other members of the Regional Success Team as requested by the superintendent.

This team will develop the district-specific action plan to address areas of concern including goals, responsibilities, timelines and results-based evaluation. The team will also identify resources needed to implement the action plan and see to it that those resources are deployed.  As work progresses, the team will monitor initiatives and report district Success activities to the Project SUCCESS coordinator.

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Related Sites:

Close the Gap Consortium

Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education          

Missouri Regional Professional Development Centers

For additional information contact: Howard Jones, Project SUCCESS Coordinator.

Project SUCCESS is sponsored by The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education