Public Consulting Group Employee Review - Rob Geier

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    Robb Geier
    EXPERTISE                                                                professional development specifically targeted on improving
                                                                             school and district capacity to incorporate data use practices
    Educational Data Use Professional Development and Training
                                                                             into strategic improvement plans. This work, in turn, developed
    Robb Geier is Director of Data Services at PCG Education’s               into a comprehensive program to build district capacity through
    Portsmouth, NH office. Robb has developed tools, protocols, and          professional development for principals and data coaches. Robb
    curricula for establishing district and school data teams focused on     continues to devote his time to improving education through data
    improving collaborative data use throughout the district. In addition    use and leadership development, through his work consulting
    to helping districts establish data teams, Robb works with district      to districts and states with PCG Education. Robb holds a B.A. in
    data teams to conduct audits assessing data quality, capacity,           English from Capital University of Bexley, Ohio.
    and culture and building strategic plans to improve processes,
    access, and use of data throughout the system. Robb’s work with
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    schools includes facilitating school data teams, teacher teams, and
    coaching and training data coaches to lead instructional change          Geier, R., Smith, S., & Tornow, M. (2012). District data teams:
    driven by data use and inquiry.                                          A leadership structure for improving student achievement. A
                                                                             PCG Education White Paper. Portsmouth, NH: Public Consulting
                                                                             Group. Available online: http://www.publicconsultinggroup.com/
    EXPERIENCE                                                               education/library/index.html
    Robb has been engaged in education and school improvement                Geier, R. (2008). How to Strategically Use Data to Improve School
    efforts since 1991, beginning as a classroom teacher. During his         Performance. Presented at the National School Boards Association
    nine-year teacher career, he taught English on a ninth grade cross-      Conference. Orlando, FL.
    curricular team, working to improve achievement for general and
    special education students. He co-planned and co-taught classes          Geier, R. (2006). Creating a Culture of Data. Presented at Pearson
    with a special education teacher that were project-based and             Achievement Solution’s Power of One Conference. Boston, MA.
    assessment-driven, in order to differentiate instruction for students    Geier, R., Kendall, K., Macula, A. (2006). Using Data to Drive
    of widely varying needs. In 1995-1996, Robb was selected as a            Improvement From the District to the Classroom. Presentation at
    Martha Holden Jennings Scholar. He was also honored by the               the 19th Annual Management Information Systems Conference.
    Central Ohio Special Education Regional Resource Center as a             Orlando, FL.
    Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator in 1998.
                                                                             Geier, R. (2005). Improving Teacher Effectiveness and Student
    Beginning in 2000, Robb worked to expand his influence on                Performance. Presented at November Learning, Building Learning
    educational reform by working as a school consultant for the Co-         Communities 2005 Conference. Weston, MA.
    nect model of Comprehensive School Reform in schools throughout
    the mid west. Robb’s focus on using data to improve professional
    development programs eventually led to his participation in a
    U.S. Department of Education grant and his development of                   To learn more about Rob Geier or other PCG Education Subject
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