Thomas Kelsh is a respected educational researcher with a special focus on translating research to practice. He has directed numerous studies of national and state-level education reform while also providing executive oversight to both state and national technical assistance centers. Dr. Kelsh is a certified school and district administrator as well as classroom teacher. He formerly served as a lead researcher for the New York State Education Department Office of Higher Education. He is a former Peace Corp Volunteer having served in Chile with the Ministry of Education.

 

Expertise

Pre-K-20 Education

• Statewide Systems of Technical Assistance and Support For Title I Low-Performing Districts and Schools

• Preschool Special Education Program Quality and Child Performance Indicators

• Special Education Preservice Research

• Career and Technical Education Policy Analyses

• Adult Literacy Program Evaluation

• Early Reading First and Reading First Program Evaluation and Technical Assistance

• Youth At-Risk Prevention and Intervention Evaluation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Technical Assistance and Training

 

Research and Evaluation

• Quantitative and Qualitative Instrument Design and Analysis

• Program Self-Assessment Systems for Continuous Improvement

• Analysis of National, State, and Local Data

 

Education

• Ed.D. (1988), Curriculum & Instruction, State University of New York at Albany

• M.S. (1983), Educational Psychology, State University of New York at Albany

• B.S. (1979), Educational Psychology, Bloomsburg University