| Grants
Program Contact List |
| Program |
Main Contact |
Alternate Contact |
Responsibilities |
| Academic Achievement |
Lois Kruse
Central Processing Unit Manager
(602) 542-7473
Lois.Kruse@azed.gov |
Brenda Davis
Program Project Specialist II
(602) 364-1909
Brenda.Davis@azed.gov |
Program Responsibilities: Comprehensive School Reform
Demonstration
(Obey-Porter);
Johnson O'Malley/Indian Ed.;
Refugee Child School Impact Grant;
Title I/IA (Neglected & Delinquent,
LEA, Migrant Ed. Basic Grant, Homeless Children-Stewart B. McKinney),
LEA-Neglected, School Improvement;
Title II (Improving Teacher Quality (formerly known as Eisenhower Prof. Dev.)
and
Title V-A Innovative Programs (formerly known as Title VI Innovation Ed. Prg. Strg.);
Discontinued: Class Size Reduction; GOALS 2000; Cap. Exp./Private
Schools; Title II Journey Schools |
Peter C. Laing
Director
(602) 364-3842
Peter.Laing@azed.gov |
Sandra Skelton
Administrative Assistant II
(602) 364-4130
Sandra.Skelton@azed.gov |
Program Responsibilities: Gifted Education;
Advanced Placement |
|
Accountability - OELAS |
Renee Contreras
Education Program Specialist - OELAS
(602) 364-3502
Renee.Contreras@azed.gov |
|
Program Responsibilities: Compensatory Instruction for English Learners;
ELL Classroom Bonus Fund; Structured English Immersion Reimbursement Fund; Title III LEP Programs
Discontinued: Early Literacy Pilot; Emergency Immigrant |
|
Accounting |
Stephanie Ferguson
Fiscal Service Specialist
(602) 542-4276
Stephanie.Ferguson@azed.gov |
Angela Garcia
Accountant IV
(602) 542-9434
Angela.Garcia@azed.gov |
Program Responsibilities:
Accounting Receivable (Return of Monies) |
Sharon King
Fiscal Service Manager1
(602) 542-4341
Sharon.King@azed.gov |
Susan Gudino
Fiscal Service Supervisor
(602) 542-3025
Susan.Gudino@azed.gov |
Program Responsibilities:
Accounting Payable (Assistance Grant Payments for both State and
Federal grants) |
|
Adult Education |
Jerald Goode
Financial Service Officer
(602) 364-2667
Jerald.Goode@azed.gov |
Janice Cruz
Special Projects Coordinator
(602) 364-2602
Janice.Cruz@azed.gov |
Program Responsibilities: Adult Education ELAA, Adult Education ABE/ASE, Adult Ed EL Civics,
Adult Education Distance Learning, Adult Education Allied Health Incentive, Adult Education ASE Reframing |
|
Audit Unit |
Gary Holland
Audit Manager
(602) 364-3518
Gary.Holland@azed.gov |
Arthur Heikkila
Chief Auditor
(602) 364-2097
Arthur.Heikkila@azed.gov |
Program Responsibilities:
Calculate/ Approve Indirect Cost, Single Audit,
Audit Evaluation Forms |
|
Character Education |
Holly Cawthon
Education Program Specialist
(602) 542-1762
Holly.Cawthon@azed.gov |
Tammy Linn
DAS
(602) 542-1755
tammy.linn@azed.gov |
Program Responsibilities: Character Education |
|
Career and Technical Education (formerly Voc Ed) |
Tammie Chavez
Contract Management Specialist
(602) 542-3839
Tammie.Chavez@azed.gov |
Nancy Schmidt
Education Program Specialist
(602) 542-3823
nancy.schmidt@azed.gov |
Program Responsibilities:
Learn and Serve Arizona - Youth, Learn and Serve Arizona - Adult,
Learn and Serve Arizona - Planning and Capacity Building, Career and Technical Education (Basic Grant/Federal, Corrections, and Tech Prep.) |
Kathy Butts
Administrative Assistant III
(602) 542-5076
Kathy.Butts@azed.gov |
Nancy Schmidt
Education Program Specialist
(602) 542-3823
nancy.schmidt@azed.gov |
Program Responsibilities:
Priority Program/State, CTE Statewide Leadership and CTE Nontraditional |
|
Exceptional Student Services |
Connie Hill
Director, ESS Funding
(602) 542-3851
Connie.Hill@azed.gov |
Ingrid Rope
Education Program Specialist Funding Unit
(602) 542-4064
Ingrid.Rope@azed.gov@azed.gov |
Program Responsibilities:
Extended School Year; IDEA (Basic Entitlement, CSEA-Charter School Expansion Act,Emergency, High Cost Child, Monitoring System Grant,
Set Aside Contracts); IDEA Capacity Bldg Grants: (AHAA Registration, Arizona Behavioral Initiative , ASA Math Academy, AT Tech for Learning Communities,
Autism Spectrum Disorder, AzMSIS RTI, AzWINS Registration, Highly Qualified Paraprofessional, Paraprofessional Training, Paraprofessional Tuition Assistance, School-Wide Positive Behavior Support,
Systemic Change in Reading , State Personnel Development.
Discontinued: Alternative Programs for Students w/Emotional Disabilities,
AZ Community Transitions, Best Practices in Early Childhood Transition, Collaborative Compliance Program Review,
Collaborative Model for Identifying Students, Creating Disciplined School Environments, Disproportionally of Ethnicity,
Counseling Services Education in Jail Facilities, Good Monitoring, Improved Parent & School Decision Making,
Improved Student Reading Achievement, Paperwork Reduction, Paraprofessional to Teacher, School to Adult Life Transition,
Preschool Set Aside, Professional Development Plan, Promising Practices in Transition Services from School to Adult Life,
Response to Intervention Training, Seamless Transition through Community Collaboration,
Seamless Transition to Full Community Participation, Reading Intervention Grant for Grades 4-8,
State Improvement Grant, Successful Strategies for Reintegration. Transition Services from AzEIP to Preschool,
Yavapai County ASD Pilot Project, Yuma County PBISAz Consortium
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|
Grants Management Office |
Sarah (Jeongwha) Lors
Manager
(602) 542-4339
Sarah.Lors@azed.gov |
Mary Dallman
Program Project Specialist
(602) 542-3470
Mary.Dallman@azed.gov
Clara Bazso
Administrative Assistant II
(602) 542-3452
Clara.Bazso@azed.gov |
Responsibilities:
- Provide instruction on applying for and reporting on grants administered by the Arizona Department of Education.
- Provide via the Internet an optimally functional and user-friendly Grants Management website.
-Provide technical support and troubleshooting for online grants management processes including applications, amendments, cash management and completion reports.
- Answer questions on policy, procedures, rules and regulations regarding Grants Management.
|
|
School Effectiveness:
21st Century Community Learning Centers
|
Cindy Trejo
Program Director
(602) 364-2319
Cindy.Trejo@azed.gov |
Pam Seitzinger
Program Specialist
(602) 364-2324
Pam.Seitzinger@azed.gov
Dr. Mary Lou Naylor
Program Specialist
(602) 364-2314
MaryLou.Naylor@azed.gov
Anderson Yazzie Jr.
Program Specialist
(602) 478-4385
Anderson.Yazzie@azed.gov
Laura Hartman
Program Specialist
(602) 542-9432
Laura.Hartman@azed.gov
Renae Rosales
Program Specialist
(602) 542-9431
Renae.Rosales@azed.gov
Yvonne Payton
Program Specialist
(520) 770-3895
Juanita.Payton@azed.gov
|
Responsibilities:
21st Century Community Learning Centers
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Educational Technology
|
Nan Williams
Director of Educational Technology
(602) 542-4214
Nan.Williams@azed.gov |
Brett Hinton
Educational Technology Specialist
(602) 542-5233
Brett.Hinton@azed.gov
Teresa Wolfe
Administrative Assistant III
(602) 364-2065
Teresa.Wolfe@azed.gov
Krystal Nesbitt
Administrative Assistant II
(602) 542-7884
Krystal.Nesbitt@azed.gov
|
Responsibilities:
Enhancing Education Through Technology, Education through Technology - Discretionary, Statewide Instructional Technology Project
Discontinued:
SAIS Assistance, Regional Training Centers
|
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School Effectiveness:
Early Childhood |
Pat Immele
Education Program Funding Specialist
(602) 542-8812
Pat.Immele@azed.gov |
Mariko Whelan
Education Program Funding Specialist
(602) 364-1966
Mariko.Whelan@azed.gov |
Program Responsibilities:
Early Childhood Block Grant,
Family Literacy Programs and
Title I Even Start/Family Lit.; Special Ed. Preschool, Navajo Preschool
Discontinued: At Risk Preschool Continuation Grant, Migrant Even Start
|
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School Effectiveness:
K-12 Literacy |
Bruce Groll
State Program Manager
(602) 364-2302
Bruce.Groll@azed.gov |
Joy Grainger
Education Program Specialist
(602) 364-2356
Joy.Grainger@azed.gov |
Program Responsibilities:
Reading First Subgrants
|
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Standards and Assessment:
School Safety and Prevention |
Charlene Surber
Business Manager
(602) 542-8726
Charlene.Surber@azed.gov |
Davidson Riggs
Administrative Assistant
(602) 542-8730
Davidson.Riggs@azed.gov |
Program Responsibilities:
Main
School Safety and Prevention Website, School
Based Parenting Programs Initiative (AZ Parents Commission on Drugs)
, School Safety
Program, State
Chemical Abuse, Title
IV Safe and Drug Free/Basic,
Discontinued: Tobacco Ed. and Prevention; Title IV Safe and Drug Free/Discretionary, Community Service Grant
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