Vita

JAMES A. WRIGHT

 

364 LONG ROAD
TULLY, NY 13159

PHONE: (315) 720-6718

 

E-MAIL: JIM@JIMWRIGHTONLINE.COM [1]

WEBSITE: WWW.INTERVENTIONCENTRAL.ORG [2]

 

EDUCATION

2004    Certificate of Advanced Study in School Administration/Educational Leadership Syracuse University
1993    Master of Science/ Certificate of Advanced Study in School Psychology State University of New York (SUNY) College at Oswego
1985    Master of Arts in English Literature & Language SUNY University Center at Binghamton
1983    Bachelor of Arts in English Literature SUNY University Center at Binghamton

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 

Fall 2007- Present
Independent Trainer and Consultant. Present workshops on topics of Response to Intervention (RTI) to school districts and educational organizations across the nation. Provide consultation services to school districts to support their implementation of RTI.

 

Summer 2006- Summer 2007

Director of Pupil Services, Baldwinsville (NY) Schools. Oversaw school district’s Response to Intervention process, including Instructional Support Teams. Coordinated the planning and delivery of services to special-needs students at the secondary level. Supervised Guidance Department, school nurses, school psychologists, and social workers.

 

Summer 2004- Summer 2006

Assistant Director of Special Education, Baldwinsville (NY) Schools Chaired all initial Committee on Special Education and Section 504 meetings. Served as district Section 504 Coordinator. Assisted in planning Special Education Department programs. Ensured the compliance of Special Education Department staff with district policies and New York State Education Department Regulations relating to special-needs students.

 

Fall 2003- Summer 2004
Coordinator for Student Support Services, Syracuse (NY) Schools. Administrative duties included supervision of school psychology staff, oversight of Syracuse Schools Section 504 Committee, coordination of mental health initiatives in large urban district.

 

Spring 2003

School Administration Intern, Pupil Services/Educational Accountability Departments, Syracuse City Schools. Completed internship in school administration, supporting two departments in an urban school district. Coordinated district mental health services and linkages with community mental-health agencies (Pupil Services Department). Participated in trouble-shooting data-management projects and exploring plans to create district ‘data-warehouse’ (Educational Accountability Department).

 

1998-2003

School-Based Intervention Team (SBIT) Project Coordinator/Trainer, Syracuse (NY) Schools. Coordinated professional development for the SBIT pre-referral intervention project in Syracuse elementary schools. Presented at regional and state conferences on the SBIT project. Created, revised, and updated SBIT workshops and prepare training materials. Developed on-line intervention resources for the SBIT web site.

 

1994-1998

Coordinating [Chief] School Psychologist, Syracuse (NY) Schools. Monitored Syracuse School District needs for school psychological services, assisted administration in assigning school psychologists to building sites, coordinated psychologist professional development, served on district committees addressing educational reform, provided mentoring support to newly hired school psychologists, oversaw technology purchases and training for psychology department, supervised school psychology interns.

 

1992-2002

Program Evaluation Consultant, New York State Teacher Resource & Computer Training Centers. Through the New York State Education Department, consulted with network of 117 Teacher Training Centers across New York State on issues of program evaluation. Conducted periodic trainings on program evaluation issues at state Teacher Center Conferences. Developed on-line resources for the Teacher Center Program Evaluation web site: www.programevaluation.org [3].

 

1990-2004

School Psychologist, Syracuse (NY) Schools. Conducted psycho-educational assessments of elementary-school students with suspected learning handicaps. Provided consultation services to teachers and parents. Organized and headed the Syracuse Schools Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Committee to create unified method for school-based assessment of ADHD.

 

PRINT PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS & ELECTRONIC MEDIA
McDougal, J. L., Graney, S. B., Wright, J. A., & Ardoin, S. P. (in press). RTI in practice: A practical guide to implementing effective evidence-based interventions in your school. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
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Wright, J. (2008). The power of RTI: Classroom management strategies (K-6) [DVD] .Port Chester, NY: National Professional Resources, Inc.
Wright, J. (2007). The RTI toolkit: A practical guide for schools. Port Chester, NY: National Professional Resources, Inc.
PRINT PUBLICATIONS: JOURNAL ARTICLES
Wright, J., & Cleary, K. S. (2006). Kids in the tutor seat: Building schools' capacity to help struggling readers through a cross-age peer-tutoring program. Psychology in the Schools, 43(1), 99-107.
Wright, J. (2005, November/December). Intervention ideas that really work. Principal, 85(2) pp.12- 16.
Wright, J. (2005, Summer). Five interventions that work. NAESP [National Association of Elementary School Principals] Leadership Compass, 2(4) pp.1,6.
Wright, J. & Dusek, J. B. (1998). Compiling school base rates for disruptive behaviors from student disciplinary referral data. School Psychology Review, 27, 810-819.
Daly, E., Wright, J., Kelly, S., & Martens, B.K. (1997). Measures of early academic skills: Reliability and validity with a first grade sample. School Psychology Quarterly, 12, 268-280.

 

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS & TRAININGS
Wright, J. (2009-2010). RTI Training Institute. Putnam Northern Westchester County BOCES, Yorktown Heights, NY. Series of 17 workshop dates through the 2009-2010 school year to train elementary and secondary school problem-solving teams in the RTI model.
Wright, J. (2009, July). Making RTI Work at the Middle and High School Level. Full-day workshop presented at the National Association of School Psychologists 2009 Critical Skills & Issues Annual Conference in Albuquerque, NM.
Wright, J. (2009, March). Establishing Response to Intervention in Middle and High Schools: A Step-by-Step Guide. Four-day workshop series presented in locations throughout Illinois for the Illinois Principals Association.
Wright, J. (2009, February). Finding the Right Spark: Strategies for Motivating the Resistant Learner at the Secondary Level. Full-day workshop presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Conference in Boston, MA.
Wright, J. (2008, December). Practical Classroom Interventions for Elementary and Secondary Schools. Workshop presented at the Raising Student Achievement Conference, St. Charles, IL.
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Wright, J. (2008, September). Effective Math Interventions for Elementary and Secondary Students. Student Support Teams for Georgia Educators (SSTAGE) Fall Conference, Dublin, GA.
Wright, J. (2008, July). Making RTI Work at the Middle and High School Level. Full-day workshop presented at the National Association of School Psychologists 2008 Critical Skills & Issues Annual Conference in Atlantic City, NJ.
Wright, J. (2008, May). Best Practices in Math and Writing Interventions. Full-Day Workshop for the Wyoming Department of Education RTI Conference, Casper, WY.
Wright, J. (2008, February). Building Student Motivation and Academic Skills: Research Supported Interventions. Full-day workshop presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Conference in New Orleans, LA.
Wright, J. (2007, November). RTI: Utilizing Practical Tools. Two-day keynote and workshop presented at the CalSTAT Regional Leadership Conference in Chico, CA.
Wright, J. (2007, November). Making the Promise of RTI a Reality: Opportunities for Educational Leadership/How to Select the Right Research-Based RTI Interventions for Academic or Behavioral Concerns. Two-day keynote and workshop presented for the Education Service Center/Region 10 (Texas Education Agency) in Plano, TX.
Wright, J. (2007, November). Academic Interventions for Struggling Learners/Best Practices in Math Interventions. Keynote and workshop presented at the Fall 2007 Conference of the Learning Disabilities Association of Oklahoma in Tulsa, OK.
Wright, J. (2007, November). The Effective Elements of Response to Intervention. Workshop presented at the Fall 2007 Conference of the Oklahoma School Psychology Association in Oklahoma City, OK.
Wright, J. (2007, October). RTI Intervention Planning / Strategies for Working With Emotionally Unpredictable & Defiant Kids. Workshop presented at the Fall 2007 Conference of the Michigan Association of School Psychologists in Boyne, MI
Wright, J. (2007, October). RTI: An Introduction/Creating Effective RTI Intervention Teams. Two- day workshop presented for the Education Service Center/Region 19 (Texas Education Agency) in El Paso, TX.
Wright, J. (2007, October). Academic & Behavioral Interventions That Really Work. Workshop presented at the Fall 2007 Conference of the Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania in State College, PA.
Wright, J. (2007, October). Response to Intervention: An Introduction. Workshop presented at the Fall 2007 Conference of the North Carolina School Psychology Association in Wilmington, NC.
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Wright, J. (2007, September). When Behavior is a Barrier to Learning: Using a Response to Intervention Model to Address Challenging Student Conduct. Workshop presented for the Western New York School Psychologists’ Association in Buffalo, NY.
Wright, J, (2007, August). Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Method to Track Student Academic Progress under RTI. Workshop presented for the Socorro Independent School District in El Paso, TX.
Wright, J. (2007, July). Response to Intervention: Meeting the Challenge. Workshop presented for the New York State Data Analysis Technical Assistance Group (DATAG) in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Wright, J. (2007, June). Response to Intervention: A Guide for Schools. Five-day workshop presented for Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES in Yorktown Heights, NY. The workshop trained teams from area schools to establish research-based RTI programs.
Wright, J, (2007, May). Strategies for Working With Unmotivated, Emotionally Unpredictable, and Defiant Students. Workshop presented for behavior intervention specialists of the Toronto District School Board, Toronto, Canada.
Wright, J. (2007, March). Building student motivation and academic skills: Research-supported interventions. Two-day workshop presented at the annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists in New York, NY.
Wright, J. (2007, March). Students responding to instructional and behavioral interventions in local school buildings: Making it work. Workshop presented at the Spring Conference of the Council of New York Special Education Administrators.

 

RTI TRAINING & CONSULTATION: SELECTED SCHOOL DISTRICT CLIENTS
Yonkers City School District, Yonkers, NY Rochester City School District, Rochester, NY Genesee Intermediate School District, Flint, MI Ysleta Independent School District, El Paso, TX

 

RTI TRAINING & CONSULTATION REFERENCES
Jean Smith, Professional Development Director Illinois Principals Association 2940 Baker Drive Springfield, IL    62703
217-525-1383 jean@ilprincipals.org [4]
Rick Razo, Director of Special Education

Education Service Center – Region 19 (Texas Education Agency) 6611 Boeing Drive El Paso, Texas 79925
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915-780-5091 rrazo@esc19.net [5]
Patti Slobogin, Ph.D., Director Lower Hudson Special Education Technical Assistance & Support Center Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES (New York State Education Department) 200 BOCES Drive Yorktown Heights, NY    10598 914-248-2290 pslobogin@pnwboces.org [6]
Linda Schluter, Assistant Superintendent for Special Education & Student Services Bedford Central School District Fox Lane Campus PO Box 180 Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
914- 241-6022 lschluter1212@bcsdny.org [7]