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Deb Scheffel's Biography

Office:

Full Name:

Debora 'Deb' L. Scheffel

Gender:

Female

MA, Special Education, University of Denver

PhD, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University

Member, Colorado State Board of Education, District 4, 2019-present

Candidate, Colorado State Board of Education, District 4, 2018

Member, State Board of Education, State of Colorado, District 6, 2010-2017

Dean, School of Education, Colorado Christian University, 2013-present

Education Consultant, Side by Side, 2012-present

Special Assistant to the Colorado Commissioner of Education, Colorado Department of Education, 2006-present

Visiting Scholar, Assessment, United States Air Force Academy

Former Director of Academic Assessment/Tenured Professor, Special Former Teacher, K-12, State of Colorado

Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of San Diego

Dean of Research, University of the Rockies, 2011-2013

Academic Dean, School of Education, Jones International University, 2008-2011

Courtesy Research Associate, Center on Teaching and Learning, University of Oregon, 2009-2010

Director, Colorado Reading First Program, Colorado Department of Education, 2005-2009

Director, Literacy Grants and Initiatives, Colorado Department of Education, 2005-2009

Director of University Assessment/ Professor, University of Northern Colorado, 2002-2005

Member, Council for Exceptional Children, present

Member, International Dyslexia Association, present

Member, International Neuropsychological Society, present

Editorial Board Member, Journal of the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, present

Editorial Board Member, Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, present

Member, Colorado Literacy Council

Editorial Board Member, Colorado Reading Council Journal

Awards:

National Institute of Mental Health Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of California, Laboratory of Human Cognition, 1984-1986

Visiting Scholar, United States Air Force Academy, 1998-1999

Priority Issues:

I Have A Record Of Supporting

School choice

Local control

Public accountability

Empowering teachers

Instructional excellence in the classroom

Robust Colorado Educational Standards

Preparing students for competitive engagement in Colorado and beyond

Protection of student data privacy

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