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Kirstin Pryor, M.S.
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Expertise
Research related to education and strategic planning and facilitation projects
Current Projects
- Assistance with a major 7-county community indicators project to help drive a strategic planning process designed to stimulate community solutions to critical challenges
- Evaluation of the design and implementation of a university program seeking to increase college readiness among urban high school students
- Research on an assessment of gaps in services provided to veterans in 5 upstate NY counties, with a focus on strengthening reintegration of veterans into communities and families post combat—including design and development of large-scale focus groups to involve stakeholders
Completed Projects
- Research support for a Catholic diocese’s strategic planning process, and facilitation support for task force sub-groups
- Research, facilitation and preliminary evaluation design for a literacy initiative seeking to improve literacy outcomes across a city
- Research involving issues relevant to school districts for a major study identifying opportunities on Long Island for increased service sharing
- Support for a study assessing the economic impact on the New York City region and statewide of a downstate NY medical center
- Research support (e.g., best practices, current state analysis) for city study assessing how to restructure several departments for improved service delivery
Education
B.A. in Psychology from Georgetown University and an M.S. in Curriculum and Teaching from the University of Rochester
Background
Ms. Pryor joined CGR in October 2007. For the previous 9 years she taught middle school and provided staff development and teacher support in the Baltimore public school system. During those years she gained experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection, and became knowledgeable about interpreting data to problem solve, recommend and implement new structures to support instruction. In addition, Ms. Pryor was selected by Baltimore central office, school board, and district-university partnerships to provide feedback and recommendations on systemic concerns and curriculum changes.
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