Kansas Assessment Program Staff

Laura Kramer, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Laura.Kramer@ku.edu Curriculum Vitae
(785) 864-3194

Laura leads the test development team, which is responsible for all operational activities for the state of Kansas, including item and test form development activities for a variety of assessment projects such as the Kansas Assessment Program and the Career Pathways Collaborative. Under Laura’s direction, team members with expertise in the academic content areas as well as universal design and accessibility, classical psychometrics and IRT, and certification and licensure successfully collaborate to produce high-quality, reliable, and valid assessments.

Lauren Adams, M.S.
Reading Test Development Coordinator
laurenadams@ku.edu
(785) 864-3423

Lauren coordinates the development and implementation of the reading test items for formative, interim, and summative assessments for the Kansas Assessment Program. She collaborates with the Kansas State Department of Education and Kansas educators to develop assessment materials that are aligned to the standards and that reflect current teaching practices in the state.

Gretchen Anderson, M.A.
Senior Research Assistant
ganders@ku.edu

Gretchen oversees the development of the new management and reporting tool which will be used for a variety of assessment programs including Kansas State Assessments, Dynamic Learning Maps, and Career Pathways. She also conducts research on issues related to the use of Kansas State Assessment scores.

Angela Broaddus, Ph.D.
Interim and Formative Assessment Programs Coordinator
broaddus@ku.edu Curriculum Vitae
(785) 864-2916

Angela leads the development and implementation of the formative and interim assessment programs. She works with officials at the Kansas State Department of Education on efforts to assist educators in implementing the interim assessment and to develop tools for teachers to use as part of the formative assessment process.

Hyun-jeong Cho, Ph.D.
Research Associate
chohj@ku.edu Curriculum Vitae
(785) 864-5750

Hyun-jeong conducts research on issues relating to the Kansas Alternate Assessment (KAA), Kansas Alternate Modified Measures (KAMM), and general education assessments for students with disabilities. She also writes grant proposals for CETE.

Cameron Clyne, M.A.
Career Pathways Assessment Specialist
cameron.clyne@ku.edu Curriculum Vitae
(785) 864-6391

Cameron oversees all test development activities for the Career Pathways Assessment System (cPass) project from establishing measurable content standards to standard setting and reporting. He also serves as the point of contact for all states within the Career Pathways Collaborative. In addition, Cameron manages day-to-day activities for the cPass project.

Robert McKinley, Ph.D.
Psychometrician IV – Interim Assessment
rmckinley@ku.edu Curriculum Vitae
(785) 864-3194

Robert is a senior research associate, whose primary responsibility is psychometric work for the interim assessment and Reading Motivation project.

Julie Shaftel, Ph.D.
Research Associate
jshaftel@ku.edu Curriculum Vitae
(785) 864-0733

Julie oversees the development and implementation of the Kansas Alternate Assessment, the Kansas Assessment of Modified Measures (KAMM), and the use of testing accommodations on these and the general assessments.

Alicia Stoltenberg, M.S.
Mathematics Test Development Coordinator
aliciastoltenberg@ku.edu Curriculum Vitae
(785) 864-6395

Alicia coordinates the development and implementation of mathematics test items for formative, interim, and summative assessments for the Kansas Assessment Program. She collaborates with KSDE and Kansas educators to develop assessment materials which target the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and reflect current teaching practices in the state.

Gail Tiemann, M.S.
Project Coordinator
gtiemann@ku.edu Curriculum Vitae
(785) 864-6273

Gail is project coordinator for the Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment and the Adaptive Assessment of Reading Motivation projects.