ELPS Faculty
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David Garcia
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Email:
d.garcia@asu.edu
Phone: 480-727-7413
Office: ED 136 |
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Education
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2002
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Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
Social Sciences Division: Educational Research, Institution
and Policy Studies
Dissertation: Academic Achievement and Segregation in
Arizona Charter Schools
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1997
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Master of Arts, University of Chicago
Social Sciences Division: Educational Research, Institution
and Policy Studies
Honors: Trustees Fellowship Recipient, 1994-1997
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1993
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Bachelor of Arts, Arizona State University
College of Public Programs: Major in Communication, emphasis
Intercultural and Organizational
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1993
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Honors Diploma, Arizona State University
Thesis: The Romo Decision and Desegregation in
Arizona
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Research and Policy Positions
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Present
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Director, Education Policy Studies Laboratory
(EPSL), Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
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Present
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Assistant Professor, Arizona State University,
College of Education, Education Leadership and Policy Studies,
Tempe, Arizona
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2002 - 2004
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Senior Research Analyst, Arizona Center for Public
Policy, Phoenix, Arizona
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2001 – 2002
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Associate Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Arizona Department of Education, Phoenix, Arizona
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1998 – 2001
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Director, Research and Policy, Arizona Department
of Education, Phoenix, Arizona
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1997 – 1998
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Research Analyst, Senate Education Committee,
Arizona State Legislature, Phoenix, Arizona
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1997
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Research Associate, National Opinion Research Center, Chicago,
Illinois
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1995 - 1996
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Research Associate, The Consortium on Chicago School
Research, Chicago, Illinois
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Research and
Writing
Molnar, Alex, & David R. Garcia (2006). The battle over
commercialized schools. Our Schools/Our Selves: Special
Commercialism Issue, 15(4), 111-120.
Molnar, Alex, David R. Garcia, Margaret Bartlett, &
Adrienne O’Neill (2006, May). Profiles of for-profit
education management companies: 2005-2006. Tempe: Arizona
State University, Commercialism in Education Research Unit.
Molnar, Alex, & David R. Garcia (2006, May 1). At last,
we find out what parents want. Arizona Republic.
Molnar, Alex, & David R. Garcia (2006). The battle over
commercialized schools. Educational Leadership,
63(7), 78-82.
Molnar, Alex, & David Garcia (2005, November). Empty
calories: Commercializing activities in America’s
schools. The eighth annual report on schoolhouse commercialism
trends. Tempe: Arizona State University, Commercialism in
Education Research Unit.
Wiley, Edward W., William J. Mathis & David R. Garcia.
(2005, May). The impact of the adequate yearly progress
requirement of the federal “No Child Left Behind” Act
on schools in the Great Lakes Region. East Lansing, MI: Great
Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice.
Garcia, David R., Alex Molnar & Bruce Merrill (2005).
Parent attitudes about education in Arizona: 2005.
Tempe: Arizona State University, Arizona Education Policy
Initiative.
Garcia, David R., Alex Molnar & Bruce Merrill (2005).
A+ Parents satisfaction survey. (Arizona State Board of
Education, Phoenix, AZ).
Molnar, Alex, David Garcia, Carolyn Sullivan, Brendan McEvoy,
& Jamie Joanou. (2005, April). Profiles of for-profit
education management companies: 2004-2005. Tempe: Arizona
State University, Commercialism in Education Research Unit.
Garcia, David (2004). Accountability in the emerging
landscape. Pre-K – 12 Education: Choices for
Arizona’s future. Prescott: 84th Arizona Town
Hall.
Garcia, David, Loui Olivas & Shon Zelman (2004). Who is
in this place called school? Pre-K – 12 Education:
Choices for Arizona’s Future. Prescott: 84th Arizona
Town Hall.
Garcia, David (2003, December). Oranges to Oranges: A
comparison of the Arizona and Texas annual dropout rates
(Policy Brief Vol.1 No. 4). Phoenix: Arizona Center for
Public Policy.
Garcia, David (2003, August). Understanding before action:
An explanation of Arizona public school dropout rates (Policy
Brief Vol.1 No. 3). Phoenix: Arizona Center for Public
Policy
Garcia, David (2003, May). Arizona K-12 public education:
Who does what? (Policy Brief Vol.1 No. 2). Phoenix:
Arizona Center for Public Policy.
Solomon, Lewis, Kern Park & David R. Garcia (2001, March).
Does charter school attendance improve test scores? The
Arizona results. Phoenix, AZ: Goldwater Institute
Under Review
Molnar, Alex & David R. Garcia (2006). The expanding
role of privatization in education: Implications for teacher
preparation and development. Manuscript submitted for
publication.
David R. Garcia. (2006). Racial and academic segregation
in charter schools. Manuscript submitted for
publication.
David R. Garcia. (2006). The impact of charter school
choice on racial segregation. Manuscript submitted for
publication.
Work in Progress
Garcia, David R., Lee McIlroy & Rebecca Barber (2006).
Starting behind: A comparative analysis of the academic study
of students entering charter schools. Manuscript in
preparation.
Molnar, Alex, David R. Garcia, Faith Boninger & Bruce
Merrill (2006). A national survey of the types and extent of
the marketing of foods of minimal nutritional value in
schools. Manuscript in preparation.
Garcia, David R. (with the ASU Center for Community
Development and Civil Rights) (2006). The preparation of
Arizona high school students for higher education and the
implications for state accountability policies. Manuscript
in preparation.
Garcia, David R. (2006). Another look at charter school
academic achievement. Manuscript in preparation
Garcia, David R. (with Alex Molnar, Faith Boninger & Bruce
Merrill) (2006). The attitudes of school officials toward the
regulation of advertising activities in schools. Manuscript
in preparation.
Garcia, Darvid R. (with Robbie McCamman) (2006). Charter
school response to market pressures. Manuscript in
preparation
Invited Presentations
Garcia, Darvid R. (2006, November). From tourist to
learner: Language study, international travel, and cultural
encounters as a lens for education administration. Presented
at the University Council for Educational Administrators
Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Garcia, Darvid R. (2006, September). Benchmark for
success. Presented at the Pathways to Success Working
Conference, West ED, New York, NY.
Garcia, Darvid R. (2005, August). Proposed
intergovernmental agreement with the Education Policy Studies
Laboratory. Presented at the monthly meeting of the Arizona
State Board of Education, Phoenix, AZ.
Garcia, Darvid R. (2005). Report submitted to satisfy
requirements of Chapter 304. Presented at the meeting of the
First Regular Session of the Forty-seventh Legislature, Phoenix,
AZ.
Garcia, David R., Rebecca Barber & Lee McIlroy (2006,
July). A comparative analysis of the academic standing of
students entering charter schools. Presented by Lee McIlroy
at the meeting of the Arizona Charter Board of Education,
Phoenix, AZ.
Garcia, David R. & Ron Marx (2006, May). Arizona
education in the middle years. Presented at the meeting of
the HELIOS Foundation Board, Phoenix, AZ.
Garcia, David R. (2006, April). School choice and racial
isolation: The impact of exiting a regular public school to
attend a charter school. Presented at the annual meeting of
the American Education Research Association (AERA), San
Francisco. CA.
Garcia, David R. (2005, July). An examination of mobility
patterns in Arizona’s public schools. Presented with
Lee McIlroy at the Arizona Charter Schools Association
Conference, Mesa, AZ.
Garcia, David R. (2005, February). Charter schools and
racial segregation. Presented at the Minority Scholar
Series, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
D’Agostino, Jerry & David R. Garcia (2005, March).
Understanding student achievement on the 2004 AIMS high
school tests. Presented at the monthly meeting of the
Arizona State Board of Education, Phoenix.
D’Agostino, Jerry & David R. Garcia (2005, April).
Student progress on the first two AIMS Administrations: Class
of 2006. Presented at the monthly meeting of the Arizona
State Board of Education, Phoenix.
Garcia, David R. (2005, March). Identifying correlates to
school dropout rates and identifying potential best practice
schools. Presented at the annual conference of the National
Dropout Prevention Network, Phoenix, AZ.
Garcia, David R. (2005, May). Discussion with the
Governor’s Advisory Councils. Presented at the meeting
of Governor Napolitano’s Latino, African American and Asian
American Advisory Councils, Phoenix, AZ.
Applied Research Related Activities
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Present
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Founder and Director of the Arizona Education
Policy Initiative (AEPI), a collaborative effort of
Arizona’s major public universities to leverage the
collective expertise of each campus toward the improvement of
Arizona education policy.
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2002
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Designed Arizona LEARNS, Arizona’s
statewide school accountability system.
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2001
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Developed the methodology and introduced the
Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) as an alternative
school accountability indicator. I presented MAP in
national discussions on multiple achievement indicators including
conferences sponsored by the Fordham Foundation, the Goldwater
Institute and the Milken Institute. MAP remains
incorporated in Arizona LEARNS.
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2000
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Designed Arizona’s system to collect dropout
rate data and supervised calculation of Arizona’s dropout
and graduation rate statistics. Significant improvements included
a new student coding system, currently being used as a blueprint
for the Student Accountability and Information System
(SAIS) and the introduction of a 5-year graduation rate. In
2002, I supervised the collection, analysis and publication of
Arizona’s dropout statistics. The Graduation Rate
Study: Class of 2000 was the first Arizona Department of
Education graduation report since 1994.
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Policy Experience
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2003
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Peer Evaluator for United States Department of Education, I
assisted ten states on the implementation of the assessment and
accountability provisions of No Child Left Behind.
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1998 - 2002
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As Associate Superintendent, I was responsible for formulating
and implementing major Arizona education policies in areas such
as school accountability, student assessment and academic
standards.
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1997 - 1998
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As a research analyst at the Arizona State Senate, I drafted
legislation, analyzed the impact of proposals by legislators and
interest groups, advised legislators and presented findings to
Senate committees.
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Professional Service
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2007 - 2009
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Invited Member, Editorial Review Board, International
Multicultural Research Journal, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates and
Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State
University.
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2007
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Reviewer, American Educational Research Association (AERA),
2007 Annual Meeting
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2003 - Present
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Advisor, Center for the Future of Arizona, Dropout Definition
Committee
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2003 - 2006
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Appointed Member, Arizona Postsecondary Education Commission,
Research Committee
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2002
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State Representative, No Child Left Behind Regional
Conference
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2001
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Research Advisor, School Facilities Board
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2001
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Appointed Representative, Governor’s Task Force on
Efficiency and Accountability
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Community Service
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2002 - 2005
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Governor’s Appointee, Arizona Humanities Council, Board
member
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2002
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ADE Representative, Arizona Business and Education Coalition,
Executive Committee
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Military Service
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1987 - 1989
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Infantry Squad Leader SP4, United States Army,
Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Washington.
Lead soldiers through garrison and field
exercises. Certified Armor and Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological
Warfare Specialist. Recipient of Humanitarian, Achievement and
Expert Marksman Awards.
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