Alice Parker

Background

About Alice Parker

Alice Parker has more than 50 years of experience in the classroom, as a building principal, a district administrator, an assistant superintendent of public instruction for California for 8 ½ years, and as a consultant in special education. Her areas of expertise include public policy and practice as well as special education models that meet federal and state compliance but are rooted in the Multi-Tier System of Success and Response to Instruction/Intervention approach and are focused on improved outcomes for all children at risk of school failure. She has worked as a consultant to state departments of education, local school districts, charter management organizations and agencies, and was the co-monitor for Los Angeles County Offices of Education and Probation’s Settlement Agreement for the Casey A. Settlement Agreement. Parker has provided support, consultation, and training in improving leadership; reducing disproportion; and implementing MTSS/RtI, inclusive preschool options, systems change, and supported living and work options for youth with disabilities, including youth known to the juvenile justice system. Dr. Parker is currently on the leadership board for Expatiate Communications and was president of Parker Educational Consulting, Inc, the national director for special education for FourPoint Education Partners (formerly Cross & Joftus, LLC), and the chair of the advisory board for Oneder.com. Parker is a past president of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, the recipient of their Heritage Award, and the recipient of the National Association of School Psychologists’ Friend to Children’s award for advocacy for students and youth with disabilities. Parker has a doctorate from the University of San Francisco in Education-Organization and Leadership, a Masters in Communicative Disorders from San Francisco State University, and a B.A. from Indiana University in Speech Pathology and Audiology.