Memphis Striving Readers Project (MSRP)

About MSRP

Research Design

Principal Staff and Partners

Memphis City Schools logo

Elizabeth Heeren
Director of Striving Readers Project
Memphis City Schools
Bond Building, 2930 Airways Blvd., Room 232
Memphis, TN 38116
Phone: 901-416-2931
heerenelizabeth@mcsk12.net

Rorie Nicole Harris
Research Facilitator
Memphis City Schools Department of Research, Evaluation and Assessment
2567 Avery Avenue, Room 304
Memphis, TN 38112
Phone: 901-416-5668
HarrisRorieN@mcsk12.net

 

University of Memphis logo

J. Helen Perkins
Principal Investigator: Professional Development
University of Memphis
Instruction & Curriculum Leadership
411C Ball Hall, 3798 Walker Avenue
Memphis, TN 38152
Phone: 901-678-4195
jhperkins@memphis.edu

Lee Allen
Technology Consultant
University of Memphis
Instruction & Curriculum Leadership
406 Ball Hall, 3798 Walker Avenue
Memphis, TN 38152
Phone: 901-678-2365
allenlee@memphis.edu

 

Research for Better Schools logo

Kelly Feighan
Evaluation Coordinator
Research for Better Schools
112 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215-568-6150
feighan@rbs.org

 

Bellarmine University logo

Robert B. Cooter, Jr.
Principal Consultant for Professional Development
Ursuline Endowed Chair for Teacher Education
Bellarmine University
2001 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY 40205
Phone: 502-473-3992
rcooter@bellarmine.edu

 

Mid-South Community College logo

Richard C. Potts
Principal Consultant for Operations
Program Coordinator, Business and Information Technology

Mid-South Community College
200 West Broadway
West Memphis, AR 72301
Phone: 870-733-6879
repotts@midsouthcc.edu

Funding Agency

The Memphis Striving Readers Project is funded by the U.S Department of Education through the Office of Elementary and Secondary education. The Striving Readers Program is described on the Department’s Website. The project monitor is Marcia Kingman:

Marcia Kingman
Striving Readers Program Officer
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
U.S. Department of Education
LBJ, 3C223
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: 202-401-0003
Fax: 202-260-8969
marcia.kingman@ed.gov

 
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