School Special Education
Resume:
CONFIDENTIAL RESUME
LARRY D. SULLIVAN
Springfield, Oregon 97477
abp694@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Ph.D., School Psychology, Kent State University, 1995
M.A., Psychology, Duquesne University, 1980
M.A., Philosophy, Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, 1978
B.A., Liberal Studies/Linguistics, California State University, Sonoma, 1974
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Special Education Program Administration
K-12 Curriculum and Instruction Administration
Educational Assessment and Program Evaluation
Professional Development Administration
Grant Administration/Writing
School Psychological Services
Supervision/Consultation
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE
Administrator Administrator PP-12A-Oregon
School Psychologist School Psychologist PP-12-Oregon
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Confederation of Oregon School Administrators
Oregon School Psychologists Association
American Psychological Association
National Association of School Psychologists
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PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Director, Educational Support Services, Eugene School District 4J, Eugene, Oregon. (July 2004
present).
Administrator, Talented and Gifted Program (TAG), and Professional Development (K-12), Eugene
School District 4J, Eugene, Oregon (May 2009 present)
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum & Instruction and Pupil Services, Plain Local Schools,
Canton, Ohio. (July, 2001 July, 2004).
Consultant, Safe Schools/Healthy Students Action Center, Operated by the National Mental Health
Association & National Association of School Psychologists, Alexandria, Virginia. (February, 2001-
June, 2001).
Director, Safe Schools/Healthy Students Action Center, Operated by the National Mental Health
Association & National Association of School Psychologists, Alexandria, Virginia. (October,1999-
January, 2001).
Assistant Executive Director for Professional Relations, National Association of School Psychologists,
Bethesda, Maryland. (1998-1999).
Project Director, Baltimore Urban Systemic Initiative, Baltimore City Public School System, Baltimore,
Maryland. (1997-1998) Part-Time.
Assistant Professor, University of Dayton, Department of Counselor Education and Human Services,
School Psychology Program, Dayton, Ohio. (1997-1998).
Project Director, Columbus Urban Systemic Initiative, Columbus Public Schools, Columbus, Ohio.
(1995-1997).
Supervisor, Psychological Services, Columbus Public Schools, Columbus, Ohio. (1992-1995).
School Psychologist/Coordinator Special Education and Testing, Harrison County Schools, Bowerston,
Ohio. (1988-1992).
School Psychologist, Jefferson County Schools-Edison Local/Toronto City, Steubenville, Ohio. (1982-
1988).
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REFERENCES
Carl Hermanns Victor Rentel, PhD
Assistant Superintendent/CAO Administrator - Retired
Eugene School District 4J Ohio Board of Regents
200 North Monroe Street Assistant Dean/Professor - Retired
Eugene, Oregon 97402 The Ohio State University
Yvonne Curtis, Ed.D. Gerald Tindal, PhD
Superintendent Professor and Director of
Forest Grove School District Behavioral Research and Teaching
1728 Main Street University of Oregon
Forest Grove, Oregon 97116 Eugene, Oregon 97402
503-***-**** 541-***-**** / 852-0395
Tom Henry
Deputy Superintendent (retired July 2009)
Eugene School District 4J
200 North Monroe Street
Eugene, Oregon 97402
Saundra G. Brennan, Ed.D.
Director Evaluation Services
Kingswood Data Center
Columbus Public Schools
Columbus, Ohio
Carmen Urbina
Parent, Family and Community Coordinator
Eugene School District 4J
200 North Monroe Street
Eugene, Oregon 97402
Richard Cohn-Lee, J.D.
The Hungerford Law Firm
615 High Street
Oregon City, Oregon 97045
Willis Digman
Principal retired
Pleasant View School for the Arts
Plain Local Schools
901 44th Street NW
Canton, Ohio 44709
330-***-**** (cell) 330-***-****
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PUBLICATIONS/DOCUMENTS
Chapter: Curtis, Y., Sullivan, L., Alonzo, J., & Tindal, G. (2011). The context and process of
implementation. In (Shapiro, E. ed.) Models for implementing response to intervention:
Tools, outcomes, and implications. New York: The Guilford Press.
Document: Sullivan, L.D. (2009). Instructional Intervention/Progress Monitoring (IIPM) Model
Pre/Referral Process and Special Education Comprehensive Evaluation for Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse Students. Settlement Agreement - Office of Civil Rights
(USDOE).
Document: Sullivan, L.D., Potts, J. & Apgar, K. (2009). Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses
Methodology for the Identification of Students with Suspected Specific Learning
Disabilities. . Settlement Agreement - Office of Civil Rights (USDOE).
Paper: Rentel, V.M. & Sullivan, L.D. (2000). Consultation-based technical assistance: A model
for the Safe Schools/Health Students Action Center. The Center for Mental Health
Services (SAMHSA).
Article: Sullivan, L.D. (1999). NASP supports the reauthorization of ESEA. Communiqu, 27, 2.
Article: Sullivan, L.D. (1998) The 1998 rehabilitation act. Communiqu, 27, 5.
Article: Naglieri, J.A. & Sullivan, L.D. (1998). IDEA 97 and identification of children with
learning disabilities. Communiqu, 27, 20.
Article: Sullivan, L.D. & Stanhope, V. (1998). IDEA regulations, education bills still pending.
Communiqu, 27, 1, 4.
PRESENTATIONS
K-12 Education / Special Education
Presentation: Next Steps: Statewide Children s Wraparound Initiative Fall Conference for
Special Education Administrators (COSA), October 2009.
Presentation: The Eugene School District 4J IIPM Model Culturally and Linguistically
Diverse Students: Pre/Referral Process 5th Annual Administrator s Academy
Lane Education Service District, August, 2009.
Presentation: Implementing an Instructional Intervention Progress Monitoring Model Utilizing
a Response to Intervention (RTI) Approach Confederation of Oregon School
Administrators, June, 2009.
Presentation: Statewide Children s Wraparound Initiative Confederation of Oregon School
Administrators, June, 2009.
Presentation: Special Education Comprehensive Evaluation Model Eugene School District
4J, December, 2008.
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Presentation: IIPM Model: the Administrative Perspective Oregon Conference, March, 2008.
Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, June, 2008.
Presentation: Statewide Children s Wraparound Initiative Spring Conference Confederation
of Oregon School Administrators, March, 2008.
Panel Member: Statewide Children s Wraparound Initiative Fall Conference for Special
Education Administrators (COSA), October 2007.
Presentation: UO-4J Center for Progress Monitoring to Validate a Model for Response to
Intervention Special Education Pre Conference - Confederation of Oregon
School Administrators, June, 2006.
Panel Member: Navigating the System KindTree Autism Forum 2006, May, 2006.
Session: Creating the Future: Beliefs, Values and Service Educational Support Services
Opening Session, Eugene School District 4J, September, 2004.
Testimony: Arts in Our Schools and Community Testimony for the Ohio Arts Council
Ohio Senate Finance Committee Hearing / 2004-2005 Appropriations. April,
2003.
Presentation: Special Education - Guidelines for What Administrators Should Know and Do
Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators, Special Education
Conference. April, 2002.
Safe Schools/Healthy Students
Presentation: Safe Schools/Healthy Student Initiative: Promoting Community Collaboration
School Violence Conference-Hays, Kansas (RURAL) Safe Schools/Healthy
Students Grant. October, 2000.
Presentation: Increased Federal Support for Children and Youth: New Funding Opportunities
for Practice and Research-Interagency Collaboration 7th Annual Institute for
Psychology in the Schools, American Psychological Association. August, 2000.
Panel Member: Approaches to Preventing and Responding to Violence within Systems of Care
Training Institutes 2000-Developing Local Systems of Care/Improving Policy and
Practice. June, 2000.
Panel Member: Federal Initiatives: School/Community Violence Prevention Initiatives
Enhancing and Sustaining Collaborative School Mental Health partnerships, May
2000.
Presentation: Safe Schools/Healthy Students Actions Center National Association of School
Psychologists Conference. March, 2000.
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School Psychology
Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses Methodology Spring Conference for
Presentation:
Special Education Administrators, January 2008.
Presentation: UO-4J Center for Progress Monitoring to Validate a Model for Response to
Intervention Oregon School Psychologists Association Fall Convention,
October, 2007.
Symposium A Practical Model for Developing a Successful Grant Proposal: How to
Presentation: Overcome the Complexities and Obstacles of Grant Writing Nation Association
of School Psychologists. March, 2000.
IDEA 97: The Role for Psychologists in School under the New Regulations 6th
Presentation:
Annual Institute for Psychology in School-APA Convention, August, 1999.
School Psychology: Moving Into the 21st Century Baltimore City Public
Presentation:
Schools. November, 1998.
Symposium Coping with Disability Scales: Validation and Application for Reevaluations and
Presentation: and Intervention Planning National Association of School Psychologists
Convention. March, 1995.
Mathematics, Science and Technology
Presentation: BUSI Performance Effectiveness Review Baltimore City Public Schools-Urban
Systemic Initiative s 1997-1998 Presentation, National Science Foundation.
January, 1998.
Symposium What Works and Doesn t Work in Professional Development Programs for
Presentation: Interns and Teachers Using Innovation Techniques School/Higher Education
Partnerships Product Development Workshop, Ohio Department of Education,
October, 1997.
Symposium Community Awareness and Involvement 1997 Spring Principal
Presentation: Investigators/Project Directors Meeting (National Science Foundation - Systemic
Initiatives). May, 1997.
Symposium Columbus Public Schools: Scaling-Up A Standards-Based Curriculum.
Presentation: 1997 Spring Principal Investigators/Project Directors Meeting (National Science
Foundation Systemic Initiative). May, 1997.
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AWARDS
President s Celebrating Success Award Caring for All Children and Families: National Association of
School Psychologists. April, 2000.
Outstanding Contribution: Government and Professional Relations Committee. National Association of
School Psychologists. April, 2000.
Best Practices Award: School Psychologists of Central Ohio. December, 1995.
Presidential Award: Contributions to School Psychological Services in Ohio. Ohio School Psychologists
Association. May, 1995.
Outstanding Contribution: Education of Children with Disabilities. Central Ohio Special Education
Regional Resource Center. June, 1994.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Co-Chair: Education Sub-Committee - Oregon s Statewide Children s Mental Health Wraparound
Initiative Advisory Committee. November, 2008 June, 2009.
Member: Oregon s Statewide Children s Mental Health Wraparound Initiative Advisory Committee.
November, 2008 June, 2009.
Member: Lane County Community Health Centers Advisory Committee. January, 2008 present.
Member: Lane County Mental Health Advisory Committee. September, 2007 present.
Member: Oregon School Psychologists Association s Executive Committee. August, 2006 present.
Member: Oregon Special Education Advisory Committee Oregon Department of Education.
September, 2005 present.
Member: Urban Special Education Directors Group Oregon. September 2005 present.
Grant Writer/Proposal: Taft Middle School Teacher Collaboration and Student ACCESS Submitted to
the Ohio Department of Education Exceptional Children. $60,000 funded. March, 2003/4.
Grant Writer/Proposal: Frazer Elementary School Families and Schools Together Submitted to
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton. $25,000 funded. September, 2003.
Board Member: Canton Symphony. Canton, Ohio. 2002-2004.
Board Member: Malone College Graduate Education Advisory Board and Teacher Education Advisory
Committee. Canton, Ohio. 2001- 2004.
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Director/Coordinator: Safe Schools/Healthy Students Annual Grantee Conference 340 representatives
from the 77 SS/HS grants and 50 Federal partners and presenters participated in the three day
conference. Washington, D.C. November, 2000.
Grant Co-Writer/Proposal: Coordination Center for the Development of Community Partnerships of
Technical Assistance to Prevent School Violence and Enhance Resilience Submitted to the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-Proposal funded (3 yr/$9 million-
SafeSchools/Healthy Students Action Center). August, 1999.
Committee Member: National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities. Tampa Bay, FL.
January/September, 1997-1998.
Panelist: Systemic Initiatives Research Studies-Review Panel, National Science Foundation-Division of
Research, Evaluation and Communication. Washington, D.C. November, 1998.
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