Dr. Kathy Strunk is a Senior Associate with the Education Content Consultant (ECC) business line in PCG Education. Based in the Nashville office, she primarily supports projects and business development for the Mid-South region. Her area of expertise is providing consultation and training in special education, assessment, data analysis, and Response to Intervention. She is also involved in the development and implementation of PCG's EdPlan RTI and IMS assessment education technology solutions. Dr. Strunk's current focus is on helping educators implement RTI and assessment initiatives in Tennessee and Arkansas.

1. Kathy Strunk, Ph.D.
EXPERTISE
Educational leadership, policy, Response to Intervention
(RtI), assessment and data, special education, education
technology, and professional development
Dr. Kathy Strunk is a Senior Associate with the Education Content
Consultant (ECC) business line in PCG Education. Based in the
Nashville office, she primarily supports projects and business
development for the Mid-South region. Her area of expertise
is providing consultation and training in special education,
assessment, data analysis, and Response to Intervention. She is
also involved in the development and implementation of PCG’s
EdPlan RTI and IMS assessment education technology solutions.
Dr. Strunk’s current focus is on helping educators implement RTI
and assessment initiatives in Tennessee and Arkansas.
EXPERIENCE AND AFFILIATIONS
Dr. Strunk’s experience prior to joining PCG Education includes 17
years as a public school educator, four years as strategic accounts
manager for Discovery Education Assessment, and four years as
Director of Special Education Assessment, the Tennessee State
Improvement Grant, and RtI initiative for the Tennessee State
Department of Education. She has served as Board Member for
the Tennessee PreK Advisory Council, the IRIS Center for Faculty
Enhancement, Peabody College, Vanderbilt, and the Tennessee
Parent Regional Resource Center. Dr. Strunk is a member of the
American Educational Research Association and a past member of
the Council for Exceptional Children and the National Society for the
Study of Education.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Naomi Tyler, Zina Yzquierdo, and Kathy Strunk (2010). “RtI:
What is it?” Tennessee Reading Teacher. Multiple education
government training and policy documents for districts and
schools, Tennessee Department of Education website (2004-2009).
http://www.tn.gov/education/
July 2007 “Building Response to Intervention at Local Levels”
Symposium. “Leveraging Resources to Provide Professional
Development” presented by Kathy Strunk at the 2007 OSEP
National Project Directors’ Conference
July 2007 “A Quasi-experimental Approach for Studying the Impact
of the Tennessee State Improvement Grant’s (SIG) Professional
Development (PD) on the Preschool Classroom Environment”
presented by Brent Garrett, Chithra Perumal, and Kathy Strunk at
the 2007 OSEP National Project Directors’ Conference
EDUCATION AND AWARDS
Dr. Strunk earned a Ph.D., summa cum laude in Education
Leadership and Policy Studies, Department of Leadership, Policy, and
Organizations at Vanderbilt University. She earned an M.A., summa
cum laude in School Counseling from Western Kentucky University
and a B.S., summa cum laude from Western Kentucky University in
Elementary Education and Music.
Dr. Strunk has received multiple honors and awards, including
Teacher of the Year and Peabody College’s Distinguished Academic
Achievement and Service in Leadership and Organizations Award.
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Subject Matter Experts, contact us at pcgeducation@pcgus.com
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