Partners
State Partners
EVEA centers on a consortium of five states: Washington, Oregon, Montana, Indiana,
and Idaho. Together, these states will examine their own ELP assessments and systems
and identify areas they want to explore in greater detail for the purposes of this
project. The consortium of states will pool ideas and resources to develop a set
of shared research priorities and a common validity argument that could be used
by any state. Additionally, each state will develop an individual validity argument
with its research partner that is tailored to the state’s particular ELPA needs.
Our state partners will benefit from having the support of a dedicated research
partner to help them navigate the process of developing a validity argument; their
participation is also an important service to other states, as the outputs and instruments
produced by EVEA will provide other states with road-tested tools to engage in validity
evaluations on their own.
States are encouraged to include whichever and as many personnel they deem appropriate
to EVEA’s overall project scope, with one lead representative and contact point:
WASHINGTON:
Joe Willhoft, Ph.D., is the lead representative for this state.
IDAHO:
Wendy St. Michell, M.Ed., is the lead representative for this state.
INDIANA:
Wes Bruce, Ph.D., is the lead representative for this state.
MONTANA:
Judy Snow is the lead representative for this state.
OREGON:
Anthony Alpert and Phyllis Guile are the lead representatives for
this state.