About Us - [ Staff - Sarah C. Howard, M. S. ]
Sarah C. Howard, M. S.
Director of Research, Evaluation, and Technology, PREPS
Program of Research & Evaluation for Public Schools
Phone: 662-325-3720 / Fax- 662-325-2011
e-mail: showard@preps.msstate.edu
Website: www.preps.msstate.edu
Sarah Howard has conducted research and statistical analyses for the Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools (PREPS) for the past three years. She has also served as an external evaluator and technical writer for several evaluation projects and proposals written and conducted by PREPS. Some of the larger projects she has been involved in include the evaluation of two 21st Century Community Learning Center projects, including one consortium of seven districts with twelve program sites and one school district with four program sites. She has also served as an advisor and meeting coordinator for a consortium of 20 Mississippi school districts involved in implementing the Edusoft platform. Ms. Howard is an active member of both the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME). She has presented a research paper at the National AERA Conference and has also made presentations at the Quality Schools Conference and the 2002 and 2003 PREPS Winter Conferences.
In addition to research and evaluation responsibilities, Ms. Howard is an experienced meeting planner and coordinator. She has planned, organized, and conducted various meetings involving district and school administrators and teachers. Ms. Howard has assisted the Associate Director and Executive Director with all aspects of the annual statewide PREPS' conference involving over 400 Mississippi educators.
Ms. Howard holds a Master of Science degree in Educational Psychology from Mississippi State University and is currently working on her Ph.D.