Charlotte Knox has spent the past fourteen years writing and
organizing long-term professional development projects for school
districts and publishers nationally.
Dennis Parker retired in 2000 from the California Department of
Education after 20 years of service and in 2001 from UCLA after
after almost 6 years as a faculty member of UCLA’s School
Management Program (SMP). He now consults independently under the
auspices of Best Practices in Education.
He brings a broad range of field experiences as a high school
& college teacher, elementary resource teacher, district
bilingual program director, & pre-school principal. He has
consulted for schools & districts all over the US.
Over the past 20 years, Karns Consulting has facilitated
successful change processes with middle school and elementary
staffs resulting in improved achievement, increased attendance,
and better student satisfaction.
Data mirrors effort and need to be respected and utilized as an
integral part of decision-making to create instructional targets.
