Ellen Forte, Ph.D.
Ellen Forte, Ph.D., holds several leadership positions on large-scale, federally funded
research and assistance initiatives, including directing the validity evaluation component
of the National Centers and State Collaborative 28-state consortium that
is developing a new alternate assessment for students with significant cognitive
disabilities. She serves as the chief policy advisor to the National Deaf Education
Center at Gallaudet University on its implementation of standards, assessments,
and accountability mechanisms, and serves as the chief standards and assessment
policy advisor to the current National Evaluation of Titles I and II.