Staff

Dr. Thomas Kelsh, Vice President Evaluation Services

Dr. Kelsh holds an Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from the State University of New York at Albany. Prior to his employment at MAGI, Dr. Kelsh worked for the Research Foundation of the State University of New York (SUNY) and the New York State Education Department where he conducted program evaluation and survey research studies focused on students with disabilities and pre- and in-service teacher education. Since joining MAGI in 1993, he has directed a number of statewide evaluation studies with national significance: the New York State Title 1 (Schoolwide Program) Evaluation Study (1995 – 1999), the New York State School-to-Work Evaluation Study (1995 – 2000), and the New York State Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program (1998 – 2001). Findings and products from both the School-to-Work and Title 1 evaluation studies have been shared with the U.S. Department of Education and the education departments in all 50 states. In addition, along with colleagues at MAGI and staff at the National School-to-Work Office (NSTWO), he helped develop the NSTWO Local Partnership Self-Assessment and the State Self-Assessment. Currently, Dr. Kelsh is directing the statewide evaluation of New York’s Reading Education Act (REA) Program under New York’s federal Title 1 allocation. Other related evaluation studies which he has directed include the validation study of the New York State Education Department’s Family Literacy Initiative, New York City’s Title 1 School Support Team, and Buffalo City School’s Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Evaluation Study. Dr. Kelsh is an active member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the American Evaluation Association (AEA), and member—and former President of—the New York State Council for Exceptional Children (NYCEC). 

Email Dr. Kelsh at tkelsh@magiservices.net