Jacob Williams Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

Co-director of the Region 17 Comprehensive Center programProvide training, coaching, and professional services for the Regional Education Lab (REL) program Coordinate with state departments of education to identify areas of focus and work to systematically build department capacity Collaborate with school district leaders to interpret student data to guide improvement initiativesConduct and report applied educational research and evaluation Design and deliver professional learning experiences for special education professionals Oversee and manage professional service staff and project budgets

Austin, Texas, United States

Developed technical assistance tools to facilitate the implementation of research-based practices and provided onsite technical assistance to school district personnel.

Austin, Texas Area

I was the project manager of a legislatively mandated literacy and teacher improvement initiative for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department where I provided onsite professional development and technical assistance to implementing personnel. I have also been a part of research projects investigating student engagement in education and school dropout, the discipline of students with disabilities, and educator perceptions of current initiatives. - Supervised 10 staff members. - Project manager for research/technical assistance projects at The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at The University of Texas at Austin. - Collaborated with a diverse group of federal, state, and district level educational professionals including the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to implement a legislatively mandated literacy and teacher improvement initiative, the Texas Education Agency’s implementation of the federal Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant, and the George W Bush Institute’s Middle School Matters Institute.

As the assistant manager of the Texas Literacy Initiative (Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy), I facilitated the implementation of the Texas State Literacy Plan and provided onsite professional development and technical assistance to implementing personnel.

Austin, Texas, United States

Collaborated with research team to design and implement a $3,000,000 grant-funded research project investigating student engagement in education and school dropout.

Mayfield, Ky

Managed the development, implementation, and delivery of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students identified to receive special education services.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Special Education Administration

Master'S Degree, Special Education And Teaching