Events
Session Description
NDTAC partnered with the U.S. Department of Education to present at this year's National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators (NAESPA) Conference in Austin, TX, on February 19-21, 2025. This year's conference theme was Focus on Improvement. Our session titled "I collected the data... Now what do I do with it?" explored the purpose of data collection for Title I, Part D, and provided participants with the opportunity to collaboratively analyze data, identifying key areas for improvement.
Session Presenters
Daniel Froemel, Ed.D., Senior Technical Assistance Advisor, has spent the majority of his career serving and leading in the N&D community. Prior to joining the NDTAC team, Daniel served as the Senior Director of Non-Traditional and Nonpublic Programs with the Tennessee Department of Education. He has also worked at the local level, spending almost a decade as a Principal and then Executive Director of a psychiatric residential treatment facility for children and adolescents. Additionally, he has served in various administrative levels at the building- and district-level for special education in public school districts in TN and SC.
Heather Denny, ED Program Officer, joined the Title I, Part D team at the U.S. Department of Education in January of 2022. Prior to that she served as Montana’s State Coordinator for the Title I, Part D program for seven years, as a school district homeless liaison, and as a classroom teacher for students in grades 6-12. Heather has a BA in History and Certification in Secondary Education from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a MEd in School Counseling and a MEd in Educational Leadership from Montana State University. She is currently pursuing an EdD in Educational Leadership at the University of Montana. Heather has focused her career on serving students experiencing homelessness and impacted by juvenile justice with an emphasis on rural students.
