Executive Director Of Research And Program Analysis Approved By District 205

ELMHURST, IL — The Elmhurst District 205 Board of Education has approved the appointment of Mariann Lemke as the new Executive Director of Research and Program Analysis effective July 14 at a base salary of $133,382, according to a release from the district.

Lemke comes to Elmhurst from the American Institutes for Research, where she has spent the last eight years as the managing director, according to a release. She has nearly 20 years of experience managing large-scale research, evaluation and assessment projects in education at the federal, state and district levels. At AIR, Lemke led and acted as senior adviser on projects related to the use of assessment data and educator quality. She served as a project director on an impact evaluation of principal preparation programs and principal investigator on an evaluation of a teacher residency and incentives program.

According to a release, she also managed projects related to educator effectiveness, which included current or past work for the Florida Department of Education, Baltimore City Public Schools, New York State Education Department, Delaware Department of Education, Texas Education Agency, and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education in Washington, D.C.

Lemke has also worked for Chicago Public Schools, where for two years she was the Director of Assessment and responsible for administering state and district testing, new test development and the district’s overall assessment strategy, according to a release. Prior to that, Lemke managed the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the International Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey at the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education for seven years.

According to a release, Lemke holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Chicago (1993) and a master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (1998). A former elementary teacher, she is a published author and is fluent in Spanish.

"I could not be more excited about what Mariann brings to the table to help us move the academic needle in Elmhurst. She has exceptional knowledge, experience, and talent," Superintendent Dr. David Moyer said in a release. "Truth be told, we are lucky to find somebody with her expertise. But what is even more encouraging is that she speaks of teams and collaboration. She indicates a true desire to listen to people. I am excited to learn from her as we all work together to ensure that District 205 always reaches its fullest potential."

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