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Deb Scheffel

R

Colorado State Board of Education (2019-current)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Attended, University of California, San Diego
  • MA, Special Education, University of Denver
  • PhD, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University

Professional Experience

  • Attended, University of California, San Diego
  • MA, Special Education, University of Denver
  • PhD, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University
  • 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
  • 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

Political Experience

  • Attended, University of California, San Diego
  • MA, Special Education, University of Denver
  • PhD, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University
  • 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
  • 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, 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

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, University of California, San Diego
  • MA, Special Education, University of Denver
  • PhD, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University
  • 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
  • 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, 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
  • 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

Other Info

— 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

Endorsements
Colorado Republican Committee
Colorado Women’s Alliance
Denver Post Editorial Board