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About the Marzano Evaluation Center

Research-Based Evaluation for Educators by Educators

The need for evidence-based evaluation models that improve both teaching and student learning is greater than ever.

The Marzano Evaluation Center is the foremost destination to inquire about and receive access to the world-renowned Marzano Focused Teacher Evaluation Model (FTEM).

The Focused Teacher Evaluation model, along with our school leader, district leader, and support staff evaluation models culminate in our systemwide approach to evaluation. This comprehensive approach has allowed us to collaborate with school districts to improve their educational outcomes through aiding professionals in attaining useful feedback on classroom and personal performance.

Our Mission

The Marzano Evaluation Center is trusted nationwide by schools looking to improve their instructional and leadership practices. Our research-based evaluation models have continually helped meaningfully drive educator growth and student achievement by leveraging more than a decade of ongoing research and best practices.

Our vision is to foster an environment of greater learning where educators and school leaders can utilize our evaluation models to learn and grow leading to better outcomes for all students.

Our Executive Team

Robert Marzano, Ph.D.

Researcher and Author

Dr. Robert Marzano brings over 50 years of experience in education research, professional development, and curriculum design. He is a leading researcher and author of over 30 books, including The New Art and Science of Teaching, renowned for transforming research into practical instructional strategies used worldwide by educators. As a sought-after international speaker and trainer, Dr. Marzano has expertise across numerous areas such as standards-based assessment, evaluation, and school leadership.

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Lorah Neville,
M.Ed.

Director of the Marzano Evaluation Center

As Director of Marzano Evaluation Center, Lorah utilizes her extensive in-field experience to guide our evaluation center in everything from working with our Director of Research to incorporate the latest education research for student outcomes to collaborating with our staff to ensure that the implementation of our evaluation models in your school or district is a frictionless process.

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Martha Hightower,
Ed.D.

Product Development Specialist

Dr. Martha Hightower serves as the Product Development Specialist for Marzano Evaluation Center. In addition, she delivers professional development to both teachers and school leaders in various schools to improve planning, instruction, and evaluation.

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Lindsey Basileo,
Ph.D.

Director of Research

Dr. Lindsey Devers Basileo is the Director of Research at the Applied Research Center of Instructional Empowerment. Dr. Basileo’s dedication to conducting thorough and impartial research in the field of education has not only tremendously helped our organization, but the many students and educators that we collaborate with through our efforts to improve educational outcomes in schools.

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Our Experts

April Grace, Ed.D.

DaLana Hawkins, Ed.D.

Debra Friedman, M.Ed.

Gwen Bryant, M.Ed.

Tammy Quist, M.Ed.

Todd Cluff, M.Ed.

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