AIMSWeb

Gary Germann

Gary Germann is retired from education. He holds degrees in regular education and special education and has taught at both the training and K-12 levels. He was the Director of the Pine County Special Education Cooperative when it developed a nationally recognized data based special education system. For the last ten years he was the director of the St. Croix River Education District. In this capacity he led member districts' efforts to develop a continuous database of all student's academic performance and the electronic data management system necessary to manage the database. He is the author of several book chapters and has published in professional journals as well as presented in numerous local, state and national forums.

Steve Jennen

Steve Jennen has been developing software for over 15 years. He holds degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics and has worked at all levels in the software industry. He was previously Product Development Manager for a high-tech company designing and managing software and hardware server products that generated over $10 million in annual revenue. He was most recently Chief Technical Officer for a successful and profitable Internet consulting company where he led the development of web based software applications and set up the company's 24x7 data center.

Mark R. Shinn, Ph.D.

Mark R. Shinn, Ph.D. is Chief Scientist for AIMSweb products. He is a nationally recognized Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) and frequent progress monitoring expert. He has edited the 2 major books on CBM and has published over 75 journal articles and book chapters on CBM, progress monitoring, and use of formative evaluation in general and special education programs. He also routinely consults with schools, school districts, and state departments of education through out the country. He taught school psychologists, and general and special educators for 19 years at the University of Oregon and recently joined the School Psychology Program at National Louis University in Evanston, IL.

Jay Anderson

Jay Anderson brings over fourteen years of sales experience to Edformation. This experience is broad based and has resulted in successes in both retail and business-to-business arenas. He has spent the last six years in the education market specializing in web-based progress monitoring and response to intervention solutions.  He has also worked for a web applications development company concentrating on web site implementation, web based business tools, and all levels of business to web solutions. In addition to his years of experience in software, networking, sales and marketing, Jay brings an enthusiasm for AIMSweb products and a sincere interest in consumer satisfaction.

Lisa Langell

Lisa Langell is the Manager of Training Services for Edformation, Inc. She also serves as the Lead Certified AIMSweb Trainer.  Lisa is an experienced school psychologist whose expertise is centered upon empirically-based reading instruction and curriculum-based measurement. Her research interests involve academic growth rates of minority populations and students with limited English proficiency. As a school psychologist, she has successfully implemented Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) programs using AIMSweb for both English and dual-language immersion curricula at the K-8 level in Michigan and Arizona. She has consulted with and trained many other educational organizations nationwide as they adopt Response to Instruction paradigms and implement AIMSweb.

Lisa has presented at various regional and state-level forums across the United States and consults with school districts to update and standardize diagnostic services, policies, and compliance monitoring practices. She has trained thousands of educators in the use of AIMSweb.  Additionally, she trains educators in research-based assessment, intervention, and instruction and advocates for state legislature supporting ethical assessment practices for children. Lisa is the co-author of an empirically-based reading program under current development and has served as adjunct faculty for Grand Valley State University’s Masters of Education program. She is also a contributing author for various regional publications and of an educational psychology textbook.