PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
PhD, Educational Leadership, Expected 2013
Simmons College, Boston, MA
M.A. Special Education/ Students with Intellectual Disabilities, Work-Study Transition, August 1978
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
B.S. Early Childhood, Elementary Curriculum, Special Education; Psychology Minor, May 1977
State University of New York at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY
CERTIFICATION/ LICENSURE
School District Administrator (SDA), New York State, 1994
Early Childhood/Elementary/Special Education K-12, Permanent Teaching Certification,
New York State, 1979
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Curriculum Auditor, Curriculum Management Systems, Inc, Castleton, New York, 2010.
National School Reform Faculty, Critical Friends Group Coach Certification, Albany, New York, 2009.
Curriculum Mapping/Rubicon Atlas, Albany, New York, 2009.
Response to Intervention, OSEP, Kansas City, Kansas, 2007.
Facilitating Change: Managing and Planning For A High Performance Organization. (Three week module on quality management and improvement), Tennessee Associates International, 1996.
Facilitating Administrative and Supervisory Excellence in Education, Utah State Office of Education, 1992-1993.
Translating Research into Practice: Research and Demonstration Grant, Strategy Instruction for Secondary Students with Disabilities and At Risk, University of Washington, 1991.
Direct Instruction, Association for Direct Instruction, Eugene Oregon, 1986
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Administrator of Special Programs, Cohoes City School District. Responsible for administration of District Special Education, Alternate Education, GED and preschool. 504 Compliance Officer.
1999-present
Director of Special Education, Brittonkill Central School District. Responsible for administration and supervision of district special education programs.
1998-1999
Assistant Principal/Pupil Services (Interim), Stillwater Central School District. Coordinated elementary special education programs and school-wide behavior support initiative.
1997-1998
Contract Consultant, Tennessee Associates International/Resource Management Systems. Developed curriculum and training programs for business organizations including: systems management, process control and team development.
1996-1997
Adjunct Faculty, Framingham College, Massachusetts. Taught Master’s level classes in Administrative Supervision, Collaboration and Professional Development for the International Education Program in Italy and Mexico.
1995-1997
Director of Special Education and Compensatory Programs, Schoharie Central School District. Administrator of Special Education, Title Grants, and 504.
1994-1996
Consultant, Responsible for training and facilitation of educators throughout the US and Europe on a variety of topics. Affiliated with Behavioral Institute for Children and Adolescents, MN & Teacher’s Workshop, GA.
1986-present
Program Specialist, Utah Learning Resource Center. Responsible for assessing, developing and implementing in-service for 40 school districts. Training areas included: curriculum development, formative assessment, progress monitoring, behavior management, social competency, teacher evaluation, collaborative/co-teaching, cooperative learning, instructional support teams, evaluation and assessment of students, leadership and communication/interpersonal skills. Assisted in the development of a statewide mentor teacher program in conjunction with the State Department of Education, School Districts and Universities.
1985-1993
Adjunct Professor, University of Utah, Division of Continuing Education. Curriculum Development and Effective Instructional Practices.
1991-1994
Teacher and Transition Coordinator, Jordan School District. Responsible for teaching, assessing and developing IEP’s for all categories of students with disabilities. Implemented a life skills/ work-study program for secondary students with disabilities. Taught at the Kindergarten and pre-K level
1978-1985
COMMITTEES and WORKGROUPS
Co-president, Council of New York Special Education Administrators2010-present
Community Learning Partnership – RTI Committee 2009-present
Critical Friends Facilitator Workgroup, Capital Region BOCES2009-present
Family-School Partnership Learning Community, RTI Co-Chair 2008-present
Response To Intervention (RTI) Advisory Committee, New York State
Education Department2007-2010
Treasurer, Budget and Legal Committee, Council of New York Special
Education Administrators2005-2010
Regional Representative for Council of Administrators for Special1995-1996
Education, NY Division
Pre-School Ad Hoc Committee, Capital Region BOCES, New York1995-1996
Staff Developer’s Network, ERIC/OSEP Special Project, CEC1993-1999
Utah Agenda, Strategy 8 Team, Utah State Office of Education1992-1993
Learning Disability Advisory Committee, Utah State Office of Education1988-1993
Transition Advisory Committee, Utah State Office of Education1988-1990
Local Professional Improvement Committee, Jordan School District 1982-1984
Instruction and Professional Development Committee, Executive1979-1982
Board Member, Utah Education Association
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Consultant: What’s Better Than RTI? RTI2 , New Rochelle, New York, March 2011.
Consultant/Facilitator: Integrated Co-teaching, Yonkers School District, Yonkers, NY, October, November, 2009 and January-June, 2010.
Visitation Site: Response to Intervention Process, Cohoes City Schools, Cohoes, New York, 2007-present.
Consultant: Response to Intervention: Overview and Implementation, School Districts across New York State, 2005-present.
Presentation: Linking Literacy to Assessment, National Urban Alliance Conference, Albany, New York, April, 2008.
Presentation: The Base of the Pyramid: Research Based Techniques to Strengthen Literacy Development, Teacher’s Workshop Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, March, 2008.
Presentation: Need Direction? Let Data Do the Driving, Council of New York Special Education Administrators Spring Conference, Albany, New York, March, 2008.
Invited Speaker/Institute Partner: RTI: More Than LD Eligibility and Achievement: What Works, Minnesota Council for Children with Behavior Disorders, St. Paul, Minnesota, November, 2007.
Invited Speaker: Response to Intervention: The General Education Connection, National School Boards Association, Legal Strand, San Francisco, California, April, 2007.
Presentation: Linking Literacy to Assessment Using the Cardinal Questions, CNYSEA Summer Institute, Albany, New York, August, 2007.
Consultant: Curriculum Based Measurement, Rockland County BOCES, New York, December, 2006.
Invited Speaker, Response to Intervention, New York State School Boards Association, Rochester, Albany, Westchester, New York, 2006
Presentation: IDEIA: Meeting Its Challenges, Special Education in New York, MEDS PDN, White Plains, New York, April, 2006.
Presentation: IDEA Reauthorization, Lorman Education Services, Latham, New York, February, 2006.
Consultant: Multiple Intelligences, 6th Annual Professional Enhancement Conference, Camden County School System, Kingsland, Georgia, February, 2006.
Consultant: Positive Behavior Supports, Donna Independent School District, Harlingen & Mcallen, Texas, January, 2006.
Invited Speaker: IDEA Revised and Revisited, Parent Fall Conference, Albany, New York, 2005.
Consultant: Response to Intervention, Red Hook School District, October, 2005.
Consultant: Response to Intervention, DCMO BOCES, October, 2005.
Consultant: Positive Behavior Supports, San Benito ISD, Texas, July, 2005.
Consultant: Effective Inclusion Strategies, San Benito ISD, Texas, January, 2005.
Consultant: Inclusion: What Works?, Monmouth Regional High School, Tinton Falls, New Jersey, October, 2004.
Keynote: What the National Reading Panel Has To Say About Reading, Teacher’s Workshop Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, February, 2004.
Invited Participant: Schools for Fiscal Equity Work Group, American Institutes Research, Albany, New York, 2003 & 2004..
Consultant: Active Participation Strategies, Questar III, Castleton, New York, March, 2003.
Consultant: How Do I Know When They’re Learning? Monitoring Student Progress, Questar III, Castleton, New York, January, 2003.
Consultant: Effective Inclusion Practices, Duansburg CSD, New York, October, 2002.
Consultant: Social Responsibility and Character Education, East Greenbush CSD, April, 2002.
Presentation: Character Education Conference, Cool Kids: Teaching Social Responsibilities, Troy, New York, March, 2002.
Invited Participant: IDEA Focus Group, Westat Research, Raleigh, North Carolina, January, 2002.
Presentation: Outcomes Based Education, Alabama Southern Community College, August, 2000.
Presentation: Active Participation Strategies, Bayside CSD, New York, March, 2000.
Presentation: Overview of Multiple Intelligences, Schoharie Central School District, New York, May, 1999.
Consultant: Strengthening Instructional Skill Through Supervision, Administrators Academy, Casper, Wyoming, January 1999.
Invited Presenter: Enhancing Staff Development, 75th Annual International CEC, Salt Lake City, Utah, April, 1997.
Presentation: Instructional Inclusion Strategies for Secondary Students, National Association of School Psychologists Annual Conference, Professional Growth Workshop, Anaheim, California, April, 1997.
Panel Participant: Administrator’s Perspective on the Effect of ADD on the Family, Capital District Attention Deficit Disorder, May, 1996.
Presentation: Monitoring Performance with TGIF, 74th Annual International CEC, Orlando, Florida, April 1996.
Presentation: Translating Research Into Practice, 73rd Annual International CEC, Indianapolis, Indiana, April, 1995.
Consultant: TGIF: Making It Work On Monday, Effective Instructional Techniques, Bergenfield School District, New Jersey, February, 1995-1996
Presentation: Social Skill Across the Curriculum, Iowa Behavioral Institute, September 1994.
Consultant: Collaboration/Cooperative Teaching/Inclusion Strategies, Dumond School District, New Jersey, August, 1994.
Presentation: Social Skills in the Classroom, School Psychologist’s Opening In-service, Utah, August, 1994.
Consultant: Making It Work On Monday—Strategies for Effective Instruction and Adapting Curriculum, Midland, Texas, July, 1994.
Presentation: Planning and Delivering Effective Staff Development, Pre-conference Session, 71st Annual International Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children, Denver, Colorado, April, 1994.
Presentation: Correcting Social Skill Errors Using A One-Minute Skill Builder, Conference for Children with Behavior Disorders, Park City, Utah, April, 1994.
Guest Speaker: ADDNET Telecast, Self Management Strategies for Student with Attention Deficit Disorders, University of Georgia, March 1994.
Peer Coaching: Elementary Classroom Observation and Feedback, Ogden, Utah, February 1994.
Consultant: Math Problem Solving Skills, Ogden, Utah, February, 1994.
Consultant: Collaborative/Co-Teaching, Rock Springs, Wyoming, February, 1994.
Presentation: Social Skills and Class wide Peer Tutoring, Utah’s BEST (Behavioral & Educational Strategies for Teachers) Project, January 1994.
Consultant: Mentor Training, Casper, Wyoming, January, 1994.
Consultant: Project RIDE (Responding to Individual Differences in Education), Cody, Wyoming, 1994.
Administrative Intern: Ben Lomond High School, Ogden, Utah, Fall, 1993.
Consultant: Project RIDE, San Angelo, Texas, 1993.
Consultant/Writer: Instructional Videos, Pre-school Project RIDE, Sopris West Inc., Longmont, Colorado, Summer 1993.
Presentation: Academic and Behavioral Interventions That Spark Success, CCBD Conference, Park City, Utah, April, 1993.
Consultant: Secondary Project RIDE, Austin, Texas, April, 1993.
Facilitation: Families As Allies Conference, Utah Parent Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 1993.
Consultant: Developing Effective Individualized Education Programs, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pierre, North Dakota, January,1993.
Conference Coordinator: Fourth Annual Utah Mentor Teacher Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, January, 1993.
Consultant: Effective Instructional and Behavioral Strategies for Inclusion, U.S. Department of Defense Schools, Germany, December, 1992.
Consultant: Behavior Management, Motivation and Social Skills, U.S. Department of Defense Schools, Germany, June, 1992.
Consultant; Collaboration Through Co-Teaching, Great River Education Agency, Burlington, Iowa, April, 1992.
Presentation: Blending Precision Teaching and Effective Instruction, 10th Annual International Precision Teaching Conference, Park City, Utah, March, 1992.
Consultant: School Based Support Team, Prickly Pear Cooperative, Helena, Montana, January, 1992.
Presentation: Making Transition Work, Utah Parent Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 1991.
Project Researcher: Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) for Secondary Students at Risk, Research and Demonstration Grant, University of Washington, 1988-1991.
Consultant: Development of Instructional Video Series, Developing Effective Individualized Education Programs, Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center, Logan, Utah and Drake University, May, 1991.
Presentation: Invited Speaker, Collaboration Through Co-Teaching, Collaboration Strand, 69th Annual International Council Exceptional Children Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, April, 1991.
Consultant: Interventions, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Seattle, Washington, March, 1991.
Consultant: Planning and Preparing Quality Individualized Education Programs for Students with Disabilities,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, South Dakota, Minnesota, Arizona, Oregon, October, November, December, 1990.
Presentation: Friday Night at the Strategies, Council for Learning Disabilities Conference, Austin, Texas, October, 1990.
Presentation: Developing Individualized Education Programs for Pre-school Students with Disabilities, 2nd Annual Utah Pre-school Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, May, 1990.
Consultant/Developer: Project RIDE Instructional Video, School Wide Assistance Teams, Sopris West Inc., Longmont, Colorado, June, 1990.
Presentation: Invited Speaker, The Teaching Learning Connection: Igniting the Spark Through the Use of Validated Strategies, Secondary Program Strand, 68th Annual International Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Toronto, Canada, April, 1990.
Consultant: Practical Classroom Intervention, Big Piney, Wyoming, March, 1990.
Newsletter Editor: Council for Exceptional Children, Snowbird Chapter, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1989-1990.
Presentation: The Teaching Learning Connection, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 1989.
Presentation: Translating Research Into Practice, Council for Learning Disabilities Conference, Denver, Colorado, 1989.
Consultant/Evaluator: Third Party Evaluation of District Special Education Program, Mountainview, Wyoming, September – November, 1989.
Consultant: Classroom Interventions: Practical Approaches, Sixth Annual Wyoming School Psychology Association Conference, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, August, 1989.
Presentation: Translating Research Into Practice: Strategies of Secondary Teachers, Eighth International Precision Teaching Conference, San Diego, California, March, 1989.
Consultant/Developer: Transition Excellence through Administrative Management (TEAM), Transition Grant, University of Utah, 1988-1989
Presentation: Scales for Effective Teaching, 11th Annual Intervention Procedures Conference, Utah, June, 1988.
Presentation: Effective Inclusive Practices for Secondary Students, International Council for Exceptional Children Convention, Washington, DC, March, 1988.
Precision Teaching Conference: Can Precision Teaching Make a Difference in Six Weeks?, International
Precision Teaching Conference, Orlando, Florida, January, 1988.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
Program Reviewer, Pre-School Project RIDE, 1993
Audiovisual Reviewer, Journal of Staff Development, 1990
PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS
International Reading AssociationKappa Delta Pi Society
Association for Supervision and Curriculum National School Reform Faculty
Development
Council for Exceptional ChildrenNational Staff Development Council
Council New York State Special Education National Association of School
Administrators Psychologists
PUBLICATIONS
Kemp, K. (2011). Response to Intervention (RTI) and Math-Elementary (Laminated Reference Guide), National Professional Resources-Dude Publishing, New York.
Kemp, K. (2010). RTI and Reading: The Elementary Essentials (Laminated Reference Guide), National Professional Resources-Dude Publishing, New York.
Kemp, K. (2010). RTI and Reading: The Middle School Classroom Connection (Laminated Reference Guide), National Professional Resources-Dude Publishing, New York.
Mulkey, S. L. & Kemp, K. A. (2010). Teach All, Reach All (Secondary) Instructional Design and Delivery with TGIF, Pacific Northwest Publishing, Eugene, Oregon.
Kemp, K. (2009). Peer to Peer Instruction (Laminated Reference Guide), National Professional Resources- Dude Publishing, New York.
Mulkey, S. L. & Kemp, K. A. (2009). Teach All, Reach All (Elementary) Instructional Design and Delivery with TGIF, Pacific Northwest Publishing, Eugene, Oregon.
Kemp, K., Eaton, M. A., Poole, S. (2009). RTI & Math: The Classroom Connection, National Professional Resources-Dude Publishing, New York.
Kemp, K. A., & Eaton, M. A. (2007). RTI: The Classroom Connection for Literacy, Hunches Out, Data In, National Professional Resources-Dude Publishing, New York.
Kemp, K. (2007). RTI Tackles Reading, Instructional Video, National Professional Resources, New York.
Fister, S., Kemp, K., & Conrad, D. (1988). Cool Kids: A Proactive Approach to Social Responsibility, Sopris West, Longmont Colorado.
Kemp, K. (1995). Specialized Curriculum: Social Development & Environmental Management. In Meeting the Behavioral Needs of Students – Section 5. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Kemp, K., Fister, S., & McLaughlin, P. (1995). Academic Strategies for Children with Attention Deficit Disorders. Intervention in School and Clinic, Vol. 30 No. 4, 203-210.
Fister, S., & Kemp K. (1995). TGIF: But Will I Do On Monday? & Making It Work On Monday, Sopris West, Longmont, Colorado.
Fister, S., & Kemp, K. (1994). Social Skills Survival Kit, Sopris West, Longmont, Colorado.
Fister, S. & Kemp, K. (1993). Correcting Social Skill Errors: One-Minute Skill Builder, Instructional Video, Sopris West, Longmont, Colorado.
Fister, S., Kemp, K. (1993). Translating Research: Classroom Application of Validated Instructional Strategies. In Eaves, R., C., & McLaughin, P. (Eds.), Advances in Special Education and Rehabilitation. Andover Medical Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts.
Stump, C. S., Lovitt, T. C., Fister, S., Kemp, K., Moore, R., & Schroeder, B. (1992). Vocabulary Intervention for Secondary Level Youth. Learning Disability Quarterly, Vol. 15 No. 3, 207-222.
Fister, S., Passaro, P., & Kemp, K. (1992). Blending Precision Teaching into a Model for Effective Instruction. Journal of Precision Teaching, IX, 20-23.
Fister, S., Freston, J., Kemp, K., & Schroeder, B. (1992). Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) Strategies, Instructional Videos: Graphic Organizers, Study Guides, Vocabulary Practice Sheets, Self-Management, Cooperative Learning, Class-wide Peer Tutoring, Social Skills & Reading Strategies, Sopris West, Longmont, Colorado.
Fister S., & Kemp, K. (1992). Planning and Preparing Quality Individualized Education Programs, Instructional Video, Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center, Logan, Utah.
Lovitt, T. C., Fister, S., Freston, J., Kemp, K., Moore, R., Schroeder, B., & Bauernschmidt, M., (1990). Using
Precision Teaching Techniques: Translating Research, Teaching Exceptional Children, Spring, 16-19.
Kemp, K. (1990). Utah’s Transition Guidelines for Students at Risk and Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities. Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Kemp, K., Hemmert, S., Barela, M. C. (1989). Informal Vocational Assessment: A Workable Option. In Career Education for Special Needs Individuals: Learning, Earning, Contributing. Division on Career Development.
NEWSLETTER PUBLICATIONS
The Utah Special Educator: A publication disseminated on a statewide and national level
Interventions: What Works?, The What, When, Why and Where of Interventions, Vol. 13 No. 6 May, 1993.
Monitoring and Measurement, Portfolios – What’s All the Talk About? Vol. 13 No. 2 December, 1992.
Collaborative Models That Facilitate Integration, Training Others in Collaborative Models of Service Delivery, Vol. 12, No.3, February, 1992.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, New IDEA Mandates Old Idea, Vol. 12 No. 2, December, 1991.
Ideas That Work, Interactive Workshops – Ideas That Work, Vol. 10 No. 6, May, 1990.
Translating “Effective Schools” Research Into Practice, A Collaborative Effort for Bridging the Dissemination Gap, Vol. 10 No. 13, February, 1990.
Individualized Education Programs in Utah, IEP Does Not Stand for Idiotic Educational Plot, Vol. 10 No. 1, September, 1989.
Educational Partnerships, Does A Collaborative Approach Improve Learning? What Do the Students Think? Vol. 9 No. 3, January, 1989.
Strategic Planning in Education, Planning Strategically at the Utah Learning Resource Center, Vol. 9 No. 2, November, 1988.
Transition, Transition: A Broader Perspective, Vol. 8 No. 6, May, 1988.
Regular Education/Special Education Cooperation, Recipe For Success: 2 Parts Cooperation, 1 Part Effective Instruction, Vol. 8 No. 1, September, 1987.
Collaboration/Consultation, Collaboration, Consultation, Co-Teaching: What’s Your Delivery Style?, Vol. 7 No.4, December, 1986.
Practices with Promise, Career Education-Does It Exist In Your School?, Vol. 6 No. 9, May 1986.
Working in the Mainstream, Mainstream or Midstream?, Vol. 6 No. 7, March 1986.
Ideas That Work, Bridging the Gap Between School and Work?, Vol. 6 No. 4, December, 1985.