Reeves appointed to state board

IRAPP Professor and Director for CERL appointed to SCAAC

MOREHEAD, Ky.---Dr. Edward Reeves, professor of sociology and director for the Center for Educational Research and Leadership in Morehead State University’s Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy, has been appointed by Gov. Ernie Fletcher for a four-year term as a member of the School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC).

Dr. Reeves, one of two university professors on the council, was chosen because of his expertise in school assessment and accountability research. Another important criterion, as outlined in the appointment letter, is to appoint individuals who will serve “fairly and honestly and always act in the best interest of the Commonwealth.”

“Participation in SCAAC is as close to direct involvement in the education policy arena as a university professor is likely to get. I’m very honored and pleased to serve on the Council. At its most recent meeting, which I attended, the Council considered recommendations on proposed changes to Kentucky’s system of school accountability,” Dr. Reeves said. “In the next few years, we will no doubt be dealing with the impacts at the state level that will result from Congress’s retooling of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.”

Dr. Reeves is no stranger to high-profile audiences. He was recently the subject of a Chronicle of Higher Education article highlighting his research findings on the importance of high school quality in relation to the completion of a college degree. He also is a frequent attendee and presenter at the Researcher’s Roundtable, a consortium of educators from around the state, who meet at the Capitol and share research findings, often sharing the results and their insights with Kentucky Department of Education officials and state legislators who are in attendance.

Meeting at least four times a year, the Council has the mission of advising the Kentucky Board of Education and the Legislative Research Commission on issues “related to the development and communication of the academic expectations and core content for assessment, the development and implementation of the statewide assessment and accountability program, the distribution of rewards and imposition of sanctions, and assistance for schools to improve their performance.”