Rebecca S. Donaldson, Ph.D., serves as the Federal and Special Programs Coordinator at the Utah State Board of Education. In this role she leads a team that supports Title I, School Improvement, State School Turnaround, Migrant Education, Neglected and Delinquent Services, Title III, 21 st Century Community Learning Centers, Rural Low Income Schools, McKinney-Vento
Homeless Education, and Parent and Family Engagement. She has been involved in public education for 39 years as a teacher, instructional coach, and administrator working primarily with Title I schools. Becky received a Doctor of Philosophy in Education with an Emphasis in Literacy from Utah State University. In 2011, she was a Distinguished Finalist for the International Literacy Association’s Dissertation of the Year Award.