Resources
Resources
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National Contacts
Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
17904 Georgia Ave., Suite 215, Olney, MD 20832
(301)570-2111 or (800)423-3563; fax (301)570-2212
Contact: Nancy L. Quisenberry, President
http://www.acei.org/
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
1110 N. Glebe Rd., S. 300, Arlington, VA 22201-5704
(888)CEC-SPED; fax (703)264-9494
service@cec.sped.org
www.cec.sped.org/
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
Early Childhood Research Institute, Children's Research Center
University of Illinois, 51 Gerty Drive, Champaign, IL 61820-7498
(800)583-4135; Contact: Ron Banks
clas@ericps.crc.uiuc.edu
http://clas.uiuc.edu
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
1509 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036-1426
(202)232-8777 or (800)424-2460; fax (202)328-1846
Contact: Pat Spahr, Information Services Director
pubaff@naeyc.org
http://www.naeyc.org/
National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)
733 Fifteenth St., NW, Suite 430, Washington, DC 20005
(202)628-6263; fax (202)628-6264
nameorg@nameorg.org
http://nameorg.org/
National Association of Elementary School Principals
1615 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3483
(800)38-NAESP: fax (800) 39-NAESP
Contact: Dr. Vincent L. Ferrandino, Executive Director
naesp@naesp.org
http://www.naesp.org/
National Black Child Development Institute
1101 15th St. NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005
(202)833-2220; fax (202)833-8222
Contact: Evelyn K. Moore, President
moreinfo@nbcdi.org/
http://www.nbcdi.org/
National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST)
Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 W. 120th St., Box 110, New York, NY 10027
(212)678-3432; fax (212)678-4170
Contact: Betty Lou Whitford, Director
all36@columbia.edu
http://www.tc.edu/centers/ncrest/
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE)
Center for the Study of Language and Education
The George Washington University
2121 K St. N. W., Suite 260, Washington, DC 20037
(800)321-NCBE or (202)467-0867; fax (800)531-9347
Contact: Anneka L. Kindler, NCBE Web Editor
askncbe@ncbe.gwu.edu
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NECTAS)
500 Nations Bank Plaza, 137 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC 27514-3483
(919)962-2001; fax (919)966-7463
nectas@unc.edu
http://www.nectac.org/
National Head Start Association
1651 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(703)739-0875; fax (703)739-0878
webmaster@nhsa.org
http://www.nhsa.org/
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
PO Box 1492, Washington, DC 20013-1492
(800)695-0285 or (202)884-8200; fax (202)884-8441
nichcy@aed.org
http://www.nichcy.org/
National Staff Development Council
PO Box 240, Oxford, OH 45056
(513) 523-6029; fax (513)523-0638
Contact: Stephanie Hirsh
NSDCoffice@aol.com
http://www.nsdc.org/
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER) Center
8161 Normandale Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55437
(952)838-9000; fax (952)838-0199
pacer@pacer.org
http://www.pacer.org/
West Ed
4732 N. Oracle Road, Suite 217, Tucson, AZ 85705
Contact: Susan Loucks-Horsley, Senior Research Associate
Phone: (520)888-2838 fax(520)888-2621
sloucks@wested.org
Work Sampling System Assessment Project
3210 School of Education, University of Michigan
610 University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(313)763-7306; fax(313)747-1087
Contact: Samuel J. Meisels, Professor
smeisels@umich.edu
State Contacts
Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Developmental Services
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 220
Topeka, KS 66612-1274
(785)296-1294 or (800)332-6262
Contact: Doug Bowman, Coordinator
dbowman@kdhe.state.ks.us
http://kansasicc.org/
Families Together, Inc.
501 SW Jackson, Ste. 400
Topeka, KS 66603
(800)264-6343 or (785)233-4777
Contact: Lesli Girard, Coordinator
family@inlandnet.net
http://www.familiestogetherinc.org/
Kansas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
112 W. Iron
Salina, KS 67401
Contact: Leadell Ediger, Executive Director
(877)678-2548 or (785)823-3343
http://www.kaccrra.org/
Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities (KCCTO)
State Training Office
2323 Anderson Ave, Suite 250
Manhattan, KS 66502-2912
Contact: Gwen Bailey, Director
(800) 227-3578; fax (785) 532-7732
KCCTO@iso.ksu.edu
http://www.kccto.org/
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 220
Topeka, KS 66612-1274
(800)332-6262 or (785)296-6136
Contact: Carolyn Nelson, Director, Children's Developmental Services
Cnelson@kdhe.state.ks.us
http://www.kdheks.gov/
Kansas Department for Children and Families
Docking State Office Building
915 SW Harrison, Ave, 681-W
Topeka, KS 66612
(785)296-3959; fax (785)296-6960
http://www.srs.ks.gov/Pages/Default.aspx
Kansas Inservice Training System
2601 Gabriel
Parsons, KS 67357
Contact: David P. Lindeman, Director
(800)362-0390 or (620)421-6550; fax (620)421-0671
lindeman@ku.edu
http://www.kskits.org
Kansas State Department of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
(800)203-9462
http://www.ksde.org/
RAE ANDERSON,
State Technical Assistance Specialist National Child Care Information Center
DOUG BOWMAN
Coordinator ICC - Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Developmental Services
COLEEN RILEY
Education Consultant KSDE - Student Support Services
MARY K. CAMPUZANO
Vice President for Programs Kansas Health Foundation
NORMA CREGAN
Education Consultant KSDE - State and Federal Programs
JOYCE CUSSIMANIO
Executive Director Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund
VAL DeFEVER
Board member District 9 Kansas State Board of Education
State Contacts Continued
MARY DELUCCIE
Human Development and Family Services KSU
CAROL DERMYER
Coordinator KSDE-Student Support Services
MARK DESETTI
KNEA
FRANCES DIXON
Quality Improvement Center for Disabilities
LEADELL EDIGER
Executive Director KACCRRA
ELAINE EDWARDS
KACCRRA Board President Salina Child Care Center
Doug Eicher
Director Lawrence Special Education USD 497
CHARLES ELLIOTT
ADM for Children and Families
MARLENE ELLIOTT
KU Gateway Center
JACQUELINE FISHER
Bureau for Child Research KU
SHARON FREDEN
Team Leader KSDE-State and Federal Programs
RITA GEDNEY
President Kansas Head Start Association
JOHN GEUY
Principal Buhler Elementary
MISTY GOOSEN, Ed.S.
Project Coordinator Kansas Inservice Training Systems
PATTY HART
Director NEKESC Special Education COOP
EILEEN HOGAN
Professor Director of Early Childhood ESU
EVA MARIE HORN
Associate Professor Department of Special Education KU
SALLY PAIGE KAHLE
SRS-Child Care/Early Development
NANCY KEEL
KC AREA Parent As Teachers Consortium
KATHLEEN LEON
Early Childhood Development Specialist NEK-CAP
DAVID LINDEMAN
Director, Kansas Inservice Training Systems
LYNN MAROTZ
Edna A. Hill Child Development Center University of Kansas
SHERRILL MARTINEZ
Director KSDE-Planning and Research
JENNIFER McADAM
Advocacy Coordinator Kansas Action for Children
JUDITH MCCONNEL
Professor Washburn University Department of Education
EMILE MCGILL
Director Early Childhood Services Wichita Special Education USD 259
ILEEN MEYER, RN, MS
Director
KDHE-Children and Families Section
Bureau For Children, Youth and Families
TRAVIS MORLANG
Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator Wyandotte County Special Education
CAROLYN NELSON
Director KDHE - Children's Developmental Services
JANET NEWTON, MS
Administrator KDHE-Child Care Unit Child Care Licensing and Registration
KRIS NICHOLSON
Program Director T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Kansas Project
FRIEDA NOLLER
Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator Wichita Special Education USD 259
LYNNE OWEN
Education Consultant KSDE State and Federal Programs
PAM PADEN
Education Consultant KSDE - Nutrition Services
CAROLYN NELSON
Quality Improvement Center for Disabilities
ALEXA POCHOWSKI
Assistant Commissioner KSDE-Division of Learning Services
JOE PORTING
KDHE-Infant-Toddler Services
M. GAYLE PRICE
KSU Research and Extension Specialist Family and Consumer Sciences
DIANE PURCELL
KAEYC PRESIDENT
MARITA RENAUER
Education Consultant KSDE-Student Support Services
YVONNE LACY
Quality Improvement Center on Disabilities
BARBARA LAWRENCE
Director Quality Improvement Center on Disabilities
MARY BASKETT
Executive Director
Kansas Head Start Association
GWEN BAILEY
Director Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities
RICHARD BRANSTRATOR
Superintendent Leavenworth USD #453
Gary Brunk
Executive Director Kansas Action for Children
ABBY BAUCOM
Mid-America Regional Council
CATHY CALLEN
Early Childhood Coordinator Topeka Special Education USD 501
KANDY SHORTLE
Director SRS-Children and Family Policy
ROSE SIGMUND
Director
NEK CAP Head Start
GAYLE STUBER
Education Consultant KSDE-School Improvement and Accreditation
MARK TALLMAN
Assistant Executive Director for Advocacy Kansas Association of School Boards
JULIE TAYLOR
Child and School Health Consultant KDHE-Bureau of Children, Youth and Families
ANDY TOMPKINS
Commissioner Kansas State Department of Education
Josie Torrez
Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities
MARY WEATHERS
Program Manager
Early Head Start/Head Start SRS-Child Care/Early Child Development
Jane Weiler
Program Manager SRS-Child Care/Early Development
CAROLYN WEINHOLD
Coordinator Kansas Head Start Collaboration SRS-Child Care/Early Development
BECKY WOERZ
KACCRRA/PDI
ALICE WOMACK
Program Administrator SRS-Child Care/Early Development
GREGORY P. RENTER
Superintendent Beloit USD 273
JANE RHYS
Executive Director Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities
CHRIS ROSS-BAZE
KDHE-Child Care Licensing
CAROL RUPE
Board Member District 8 Kansas State Board of Education