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Mary Ann Ranells
Mary Ann Ranells, PhD, has served in numerous roles in public education. With over 45 years of experience, she has been a teacher, an elementary principal, and director of curriculum, assessment, special education, Title I, and other federal programs.
Mary Ann Ranells
Mary Ann Ranells, PhD, has served in numerous roles in public education. With over 45 years of experience, she has been a teacher, an elementary principal, and director of curriculum, assessment, special education, Title I, and other federal programs.
Dr. Ranells served as the deputy superintendent for the state of Idaho from 2001 to 2004 and led the Lakeland Joint School District (Rathdrum, Idaho) as superintendent for six years. She recently retired as the superintendent for the West Ada School District in Meridian, Idaho, which serves 40,000 students in 58 schools.
Dr. Ranells has also been an adjunct professor and grant writer and has served in numerous leadership roles for state and national organizations. Currently, she is an education expert and presenter working with schools throughout the United States.
With extensive knowledge around the application of research on standards-based instruction, curriculum alignment, assessment practices, data-driven decision making, intervention strategies, and supervision of learning, Dr. Ranells has worked extensively with high school teachers in the areas of integrated project-based learning by designing units with an emphasis on the core standards, critical thinking, and student voice.
A four-time recipient of Teacher of the Year awards in various schools, Dr. Ranells has also been honored with the Idaho Association of School Administrators Leadership in Public Education Award on two separate occasions. In 2019 she was named the Idaho Superintendent of the Year and was honored as one of four finalists for National Superintendent of the Year by AASA.
Dr. Ranells has a bachelor of arts from Idaho State University, a master of education from the College of Idaho, and an education specialist and a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Idaho. Her publications include numerous articles, blog entries, and chapters in books for Solution Tree.
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