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[Endnotes] School Involvement in Early Childhood, July 2000
Alabama
Rosemary Mobley
Even Start
Alabama Department of Education
Gordon Persons Building, 50 North Ripley Street
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
Phone: (334) 242-9700
Fax: (334) 242-8199
E-mail: rmobley@sdenet.alsde.edu
Web site: www.alsde.edu
Alaska
Kathi Wineman
Program Specialist
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (907) 465-8706
Fax: (907) 465-8638
E-Mail: Kathi_Wineman@eed.state.ak.us
Web site: www.eed.state.ak.us/EarlyDev
Arizona
Kathy Reimer
Early Childhood Program Specialist
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson BIN #7
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 364-0161
Fax: (602) 542-3818
E-Mail: kreimer@mail1.ade.state.az.us
Web site: www.ade.state.az.us/programs/
Arkansas
Gail Potter
Director, Curriculum and Instruction
Arkansas Department of Education
4 State Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071
Phone: (501) 682-4478
E-mail: gpotter@arkedu.k12.ar.us
Web site: http://arkedu.state.ar.us
California
Marjorie McConnell
Division of Child Development
California Department of Education
560 J Street, Suite 220
Sacramento, CA 95814
Email:
Web site: www.cde.ca.gov/preschool
Colorado
Frank Fielden
Early Childhood Collaboration Senior Consultant
Colorado Department of Education
201 E. Colfax, Room 408
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-6674
Fax: (303) 866-6879
E-Mail: Fielden_F@cde.state.co.us
Web site: www.cde.state.co.us/cdedepcom/piccpilotrfp.htm
Connecticut
Joyce M. Staples
Education Consultant, Bureau of Early Childhood Education and Social Services
Connecticut Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: (860) 807-2057
Fax: (860) 807-2062
E-Mail: joyce.staples@po.state.ct.us
Web site: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2678&Q=320780
Delaware
Jim Lesko
Education Associate
Delaware Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Townsend Building
Dover, DE 19903-1402
Phone: (302) 739-4667
Fax: (302) 739-2388
E-Mail: jlesko@state.de.us
Web site: www.doe.state.de.us
District of Columbia
Mary Gill
Executive Director, Office of Elementary Programs
District of Columbia Public Schools
825 N. Capitol St., NE, Room 8127
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 442-5650
Fax: (202) 442-5602
Web site: http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/home.html
Florida
Patty Ball Thomas
Director, Office of Early Intervention and School Readiness
Florida Department of Education
325 Turlington Building, 325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 487-0946
E-mail: ballthp@mail.doe.state.fl.us
Web site: www.firn.edu/doe/bin00021/home0021.htm
Georgia
Celeste Osborn
Director
Georgia Office of School Readiness
10 Park Place South
Atlanta, GA 30703
Phone: (404) 656-5957
Fax: (404) 651-7429
E-mail: Celeste.Osborn@mail.osr.state.ga.us
Web site: www.osr.state.ga.us
Hawaii
Gary Kemp
Assistant Administrator, Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division
Hawaii Department of Human Services
830 Milliana Street, Suite 606
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-7054
Fax: (808) 586-5229
E-mail: gkemp@dhs.state.hi.us
Web site: www.state.hi.us/dhs
Idaho
Bob Milette
Grants Specialist
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
Phone: (208) 332-6800
E-mail: bmillette@sde.state.id.us
Web site: www.sde.state.id.us/SpecialEd
Illinois
Audrey Witzman
Principal Consultant
Illinois State Board of Education
100 West Randolph C 14-300
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 814-2229
Fax: (312) 814-2282
E-Mail: awitzman@smtp.isbe.state.il.us
Web site: www.isbe.state.us
Indiana
Jayma Ferguson
Education Consultant/Manager, Division of Prime Time
Indiana Department of Education
Room 229, State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
Phone: (317) 232-9152
Fax: (317) 232-9121
E-Mail: jferguso@doe.state.in.us
Web site: www.doe.state.in.us
Iowa
Susan Andersen
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
East 14th and Grand Streets
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
E-Mail: susana1037@aol.com
Web site: www.state.ia.us/educate/programs/ecn/index.html
Kansas
Lynne Owen
Education Consultant
Kansas Department of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-4964
Fax: (785) 296-1413
E-Mail: lowen@ksbe.state.ks.us
Web site: www.ksbe.state.ks.us
Kentucky
Debbie Schumacher
Director, Division of Extended Learning
Kentucky Department of Education
500 Mero Street, 16th Floor, CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601-1972
Phone: (502) 564-7056
Fax: (502) 564-6952
E-Mail: dschumac@kde.state.ky.us
Web site: www.kde.state.ky.us/osle/extend/preschool/default.asp
Louisiana
Candy Jones
Early Childhood Program Coordinator, Elementary Standards
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: (225) 342-3366
Fax: (225) 342-4474
E-Mail: cjones@mail.doe.state.la.us
Web site: www.doe.state.la.us
Maine
Jaci Holmes
Early Childhood Consultant
State Department of Education
State House Station #146
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 287-3272
Fax: (207) 287-5900
E-mail: jaciholmes@state.me.us
Web site: http://janus.state.me.us/education/homepage.htm
Maryland
Rolf Grafwallner
Chief, Early Learning
State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-0342
Fax: (410) 333-2379
E-Mail: rgrafwal@netman.state.md.us
Web site: www.msde.state.md.us
Massachusetts
Elisabeth Schaefer
Administrator, Early Learning Services
Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148
Phone: (781) 338-6357
Fax: (781) 338-3394
E-Mail: eschaefer@doe.mass.edu
Web site: www.doe.mass.edu
Michigan
Lindy Buch
Supervisor, School Development Unit
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 373-9962
Fax: (517) 335-0592
E-Mail: buchl@state.mi.us
Web site: www.mde.state.mi.us
Minnesota
Debbykay Peterson
Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone: (651) 582-8426
Fax: (651) 582-8494
E-Mail: debbykay.peterson@state.mn.us
Web site: http://cfl.state.mn.us/ecfi
Mississippi
Carla Dearman
Director, Reading/Early Childhood/Language Arts Division
Mississippi Department of Education
Suite 231-B, Central High School
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-3778
Fax: (601) 359-1818
E-mail: cdearman@mde.k12.ms.us
Web site: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/acad/ID/Curriculum/LAER/idla.htm
Missouri
Ruth Flynn
Director, Early Childhood Education
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Phone: (573) 751-2095
Fax: (573) 751-9434
E-Mail: rflynn@mail.dese.state.mo.us
Web site: www.dese.state.mo.us/divinstr/fedprog/earlychild
Montana
Joan Morris
Montana Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Phone: (406) 444-3095
E-mail: Jmorris@state.mt.us
Web site: www.metnet.state.mt.us
Nebraska
Harriet Egertson
Administrator, Office of Children and Families
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone: (402) 471-6518
Fax: (402) 471-0117
E-Mail:
Web site:
New Jersey
Margretta Reid Fairweather
Assistant Commissioner, Division of Early Childhood Education
New Jersey Department of Education
Phone: (609) 777-2074
Fax: (690) 341-2763
Web site: www.state.nj.us/njded/ece/
Nevada
Sharon Rogers
Early Childhood Education Consultant
Nevada Department of Education
700 East Fifth Street, Suite 113
Carson City, NV 89701-5096
Phone: (775) 687-9145
Fax: (775) 687-9120
E-Mail: srogers@nsn.k12.nv.us
Web site: www.nsn.k12.nv.us/nvdoe/
New Hampshire
Helen Schotanus
Curriculum Supervisor
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-3841
Fax: (602) 271-1953
E-Mail: hschotanus@ed.state.nh.us
Web site: www.state.nh.us/dese
New Mexico
Toni Nolan-Trujillo
New Mexico Department of Education
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
Phone: (505) 827-3876
Fax: (505) 827-6696
E-mail: ttrujillo@sde.state.nm.us
Web site: http://sde.state.nm.us/divisions/learningservices
New York
Kathryn Sue Updike
Early Childhood Education Associate
New York State Education Department
Room 461 Eba
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-5923
Fax: (518) 473-0858
E-Mail: kupdike@mail.nysed.gov
Web site: www.nysed.gov
North Carolina
Lucy Roberts
Chief Consultant, Early Childhood, Division of Instructional Services
North Carolina Department of Education
301 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825
Phone: (919) 715-1497
Fax: (919) 715-0517
E-Mail: lroberts@dpi.state.nc.us
Web site: www.dpi.state.nc.us/
North Dakota
David Larson
Director, Early Childhood Tracking
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
Capitol Building, 600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Department 201, Floors 9, 10, and 11
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
Phone: (701) 328-2371
E-mail: dlarson@mail.dpi.state.nd.us
Web site: www.dpi.state.nd.us/
Ohio
Jane Wiechel
Director, Early Childhood Education
Ohio Department of Education
65 S Front Street, Room 309
Columbus, OH 43215-4138
Phone: (614) 466-0224
Fax: (614) 728-2338
E-Mail: jwiechel@ecentsoz.ode.state.oh.us
Web site: www.ode.state.oh.us/sfc/
Oklahoma
Alisa Frank
Early Childhood/Family Education Coordinator
Oklahoma Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: (405) 521-3346
Fax: (405) 521-2971
E-Mail: Alisa_Frank@mail.sde.state.ok.us
Web site: http://sde.state.ok.us
Oregon
Anita McClanahan
Director, Early Childhood Education
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
Phone: (503) 378-5585 X665
Fax: (503) 373-7968
E-Mail: anita.mcclanahan@state.or.us
Web site: www.ode.state.or.us/stusvc/EarlyChild/index.htm
Pennsylvania
Charlezetta Murry
Early Intervention, Office of Special Education
Pennsylvania Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
333 Market Street, 10th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0353
Phone: (717) 772-2647
Fax: (717) 787-7222
E-mail: oospecialed@psupen.psu.edu
Web site: www.pde.state.pa.us/pde_internet/site/default.asp
Rhode Island
Charlotte Diffendale
Early Childhood Specialist
Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 222-4600
Fax: (401) 222-4979
E-Mail: charld@ride.ri.net
Web site: http://instruct.ride.ri.net/RIDE1/list.html
South Carolina
Linda C. Mims, Director
Office of Early Childhood Education
South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-9052
Fax: (803) 734-4605
E-Mail: Lmims@sde.state.sc.us
Web site: www.state.sc.us/sde
South Dakota
Deborah Barnett
Director, Special Education
South Dakota Department of Education
Phone: (705) 773-3678
Fax: (705) 773-6139
E-mail: deb.barnett@state.sd.us
Web site: www.state.sd.us/deca/SPECIAL/special.htm
Tennessee
Sandra Williamson
Director of Early Childhood Programs
Tennessee Department of Education
7th Floor Andrew Johnson Tower, 7100 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0375
Phone: (615) 532-9512
Fax: (615) 532-4899
E-Mail: swilliamson@mail.state.tn.us
Web site: www.state.tn.us/education
Texas
Cami Jones
Director, Early Childhood Education
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 463-9581
Fax: (512) 463-8057
E-Mail: cjones@tmail.tea.state.tx.us
Web site: www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/early/index.html
Utah
Brenda Broadbent
Interim Preschool Specialist
Utah State Office of Education
250 E. 500 S.
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 538-7500
Fax: (801) 528-7521
E-mail: bbroadbe@usoe.k12.ut.us
Web site: www.usoe.k12.ut.us
Vermont
James Squires
Early Childhood Education Consultant
Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Phone: (802) 828-3892
Fax: (802) 828-3146
E-Mail: jsquires@doe.state.vt.us
Web site: http://education.vermont.gov/
Virginia
Kathleen Smith
Early Childhood Specialist
Virginia Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Phone: (804) 786-5819
Fax: (804) 786-1703
E-mail: ksmith@mail.vak12.ed.edu
Web site: www.pen.k12.va.us/vdoe/Instruction/Elem_M/early.html
Washington
Debra Williams-Appleton
Program Supervisor, Early Childhood Education and Even Start
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: (360) 586-2263
Fax: (360) 664-3575
E-Mail: appleton@ospi.wednet.edu
Web site: www.k12.wa.us
West Virginia
Dee Bodkins
Executive Director, Office of Special Education
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Room 304
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-2696, extension 241
Fax: (304) 558-3741
E-mail: dbodkins@access.k12.wv.us
Web site: http://wvde.state.wv.us
Wisconsin
Monica Notaro
Consultant, Title I/Even State
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 267-9141
Fax: (603) 267-0367
E-mail: monica.notaro@dpi.state.wi.us
Web site: www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/titleI
Wyoming
Sara Mofield
Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Building, 2300 Capitol Avenue, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
Phone: (307) 777-6236
Fax: (307) 777-6234
E-Mail: smofie@educ.state.wy.us
Web site: www.k12.wy.us/atrisk/index.html#earlychild