Type 2
Issue No. 19
Fall 2005

New Facilitators and Researcher Will Assist NNPS Members

NNPS staff grows and changes as a result of new and continuing grants and personal decisions about career paths. In fall 2005, we welcome three colleagues, identify new responsibilities, and bid farewell to a former facilitator.

New Facilitators

Marsha D. Greenfeld and Darcy J. Hutchins are Senior Program Facilitators who provide professional development to help districts and schools develop and sustain comprehensive partnership programs that positively impact student success. Ms. Greenfeld taught for many years in the Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) and worked for Communities In Schools and the D.C. Public Schools. In Baltimore, she also served as a district-level facilitator for school, family, and community partnerships. Ms. Hutchins was a first-grade teacher in BCPSS. She developed and implemented successful family literacy workshops.

New Focus

Cecelia S. Martin, Senior Program Facilitator, assists schools, districts, states, and organizations to strengthen and sustain goal-oriented partnership programs. She is taking responsibility for the technical assistance activities for districts and schools that serve children whose families are in the military in connection with the MCI (see story here).

This summer, we said goodbye to NNPS facilitator Natalie R. Jansorn, who moved to a new position in another department at Johns Hopkins University. We thank Natalie for her many excellent contributions to NNPS and wish her the very best of luck.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Claudia L. Galindo will conduct longitudinal studies of the effects of district support on the quality of school partnership programs using UPDATE data. Coming from Peru and Penn State University, Dr. Galindo has conducted international research on school quality and student achievement, with special attention to Hispanic students' education.

To see all NNPS staff, visit www.partnershipschools.org, and click on Meet the Staff.