ESEA State Initiatives
Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
Dr. Max Lang
Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7725 | Email
Becky Peters
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7712 | Email
Equitable Services/Ombudsman
Dr. Max Lang
Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7725 | Email
Val Murdock
Education Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7975 | Email
Becky Peters
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7712 | Email
Title I, Part A: Monitoring and Compliance
Val Murdock
Education Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7975 | Email
Merilee Wendell
Compliance Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7977 | Email
Becky Peters
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7712| Email
Title I, Part C: Migrant Education
Robert Palmer
Education Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7629 | Email
Madeline Kjar
Office Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7734 | Email
Title I, Part D: Neglected and Delinquent
David Sollami
Education Specialist YIC
Phone: (385) 224-6343 | Email
Title II, Part A: Teacher and Principal Training and Recruitment
Katie Jones
Education Specialist
New Teachers, Mentors, and Teacher Retention
Phone: 801-538-7923 | Email
Title III: English Learners, Immigrants and Refugees
Dr. Christelle Estrada
Education Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7888 | Email
Madeline Kjar
Office Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7734| Email
Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE)
Jodi Parker
Title IV, Part A Grant Coordinator and Health and Physical Education Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7734 | Email
Title V, Part B: Rural Low Income Schools
Merilee Wendell
Title IV, Part A Grant Coordinator and Health and Physical Education Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7977 | Email
Title IV, Part B: 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Savannah Hunt
Education Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7825 | Email
Madeline Kjar
Office Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7734| E-mail
Title VII, Part B: McKinney-Vento Homeless Education
Robert Palmer
Education Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7629 | Email
Madeline Kjar
Office Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7734 | Email
Related State Initiatives
Jeff Ojeda
Partnerships for Student Success (PFSS) Grant
Education Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7945 | Email
Dr. Harold (Chuck) Foster
Senate Bill (S.B.) 14: American Indian and Alaskan Native State Plan Pilot Program
House Bill (H.B.) 43: American Indian and Alaskan Native Amendment Grant
Phone: (801) 538-7838 | Email
Madeline Kjar
Office Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7734 | Email
Fiscal Monitoring and Support
Emily Berry
Partnerships for Student Success (PFSS) Grant
Program Evaluator
Phone: (801) 538-7948 | Email
Merilee Wendell
Fiscal Support
Phone: (801) 538-7977 | Email
Clint Hoke
Fiscal Support
Phone: (801) 538-7805 | Email
Adam Little
Phone: (801) 538-7638 | Email
Utah Grants Application Help Desk
Phone: (801) 538-7604 | utahgrants@schools.utah.gov
COVID-19 Relief Funding
Joe Hovey
Fiscal Monitor
Phone: (801) 538-7653 | Email