Mary Ford

I am a life-long educator. I began teaching in NH in 1975 as the Special Education Teacher at the Hollis Middle School, Hollis NH. Across my career, I have held the following positions: (1) Special Education Teacher; (2) Special Education Coordinator; (3) Assoicate Director of the NHDE State Improvement Grant; (4) Director of the NHDE Bureau of Special Education; (5) College Professor and Co-Chair of the College of Education at Rivier College; (6) Dean of the School of Education at Granite State College; (7)Dean of the School of Education at Southern New Hampshire University; (8) Director of the NH Registered Educator Apprenticeship Program'; (9) School Board Member, Hollis NH; (10) a trained reviewer for the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, a national accrediting agency. As an Educational Consultant, I have experience in: * Developing innovative high school and post-secondary programs leading to living wage jobs. * Creating and implementing innovative educator preparation programs, to prepare educators to deliver competency- based and personalized education programs. * Provide guidance and/or oversight to educator preparation programs to address regulatory…