EDUCATION:
Doctorate
Educational Specialist
Masters of Education
Bachelor of Arts
High School Diploma
1994
1991
1984
1973
1969
University of Idaho
University of Idaho
College of Idaho
Idaho State University
Pocatello High School
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2002- present: Professional Consultant, Ranells’ Treehouse Consulting
Professional Associate Consultant-Solution Tree
President of Ranells’ Treehouse Consulting, LLC: School board training, staff
development, professional learning communities, data driven instruction.
Associate, Solution-Tree. Leadership consulting, professional learning
communities, new employee mentoring, classified employee performance, virtual
coaching
2008-2014: Superintendent of Schools, Lakeland Joint School District
#272, Rathdrum, ID 83858
4,400 student’s preK-12; 600 staff members (certificated and classified): 6
elementary school, 2 junior high schools, two high schools, one alternative high
school.
2006-2008: Elementary School Principal, Silver Hills Elementary; Federal Programs
Director: Wallace School District, Wallace, ID 83873
580 students (preK-12); 44 certificated staff members, District Title 1 Director,
Federal Programs Director, Curriculum, Staff Development.
2004-2006: High School Teacher, Director of Student Services and Federal Programs,
Grand Coulee, WA 99110
670 students (grades K-12); 50 certificated staff members; Taught high school
Spanish; Director of Special Education; Director of Title1 and Federal Programs;
Curriculum: Professional Development: Grant Writer, District Testing
Coordinator.
2001-2014: Deputy Superintendent for Public Instruction, Idaho State Department of
Education, Boise, ID 83721
250,000 students (grades preK-12); Major responsibilities included implementing
the state achievement standards, training administrators and teachers, working
with legislative committees, and acting as a liaison to the JA and Kathryn
Albertson Foundation.
1995-2001: Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Twin Falls School
District #411, Twin Falls, ID 83301
7,200 students (grades preK-12); 365 certificated staff members, Curriculum;
Instructional” School Improvement: Grant writer, Staff Development: Personnel
1985-1995: Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Nampa School
District #131, Nampa, ID 83686
8,500 students (grades preK-12); 470 certificated staff members; Curriculum;
Instructional Program: Strategic Planning; School Improvement Process;
Accountability; Supervision and Evaluation Process; Community Education; Staff
Development; Career Recognition Program; Mentor Program; Effective Schools
Program; Home Schools Coordinator; Elementary Music; Elementary P.E.; Grant
Writer; Conference Coordinator; Supervised Elementary Principals; Vocational
Education; Tech Prep; Technology
1981 -1985: Teacher/Department Head/Advisor, West Junior High,
Nampa School District #131, Nampa, ID 83686
Language Arts Dept. Head, English, Spanish, Cheerleader Advisor
1978-1981: Teacher/Department Head, Nampa High School, Nampa
School District #131, Nampa, ID 83686
Language Arts Dept. Head, Regular and College Prep English, Special Needs/Basic
Skills
1975-1978: Teacher/District Reading Dir./Coach/Advisor, Wendell Jr.-Sr.
High School, Wendell School District #232, Wendell, ID 83355
District Reading Director; Taught Spanish, English, Reading; Volleyball and
Basketball Coach; Director of Student & Adult Volunteer Programs; Drill Team
Advisor; Grant Writer
1973-1975: Teacher/Advisor, Shoshone Jr.-Sr. High School, Shoshone
School District #312, Shoshone, ID 83352
Taught English, Spanish, Reading; Yearbook Advisor
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR:
College of Idaho (1985-87): Reading in the Content Areas, Methods of Teaching,
Advanced Language Arts.
Boise State University (1985-1994): Learning Styles, Peer Coaching, Instructional
Theory Into Practice, Advanced Science of Teaching, Teaching Elementary
Writing, Effective Schools Research, Strategic Planning, Tactics for Thinking,
Literacy Plus, Advanced Supervision and Evaluation.
Idaho State University (1996-2001): National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards (Idaho Initiative), Models of Teaching.
University of Idaho (1991-2004): Curriculum Development, Systematic and
Objective Analysis of Instruction, Teaching Critical Thinking, Supervision and
Evaluation of Personnel, Instructional Theory Into Practice, Introduction to
Administration, Introduction to Research, The Principalship, Integrating
Professional Technical Education and Academic Standards.
Northwest Nazarene College (1990-2006): Effective Schools Research,
Instructional Theory Into Practice, Peer Coaching, Strategic Planning, Data
Driven-Decision Making, Professional Learning Communities, Creating Effective
Schools and Effective School Climate, Common Assessments and Standardsbased Grading.
HONORS:
Profession of the Year, Rathdrum Chamber of Commerce, Rathdrum, ID, 2012
Recipient of Leadership in Public Education Award, IASA, 1999 and 2013
POSITIONS AND OFFICES:
Secretary, Lakeland Education Foundation
President, Idaho School Superintendents Association
Education Northwest, Board of Directors
District 1 Board of Control, Board Member
Member and Chair, IASA Professional Development Committee
Secretary, IASA Region IV Superintendents
Research Chair, Magic Valley Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa
President, Magic Valley Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa
Treasurer, Magic Valley Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa
President, Idaho ASCD
Co-Chair, Summer Writing Institute, Boise, Nampa, Meridian
Chair, Education Committee, Chamber of Commerce, Nampa, ID
Chair Research and Instruction Committee, IASA
Conference Chair, IASCD, Annual Conf., Idaho ASCD
Conference Co-Chair, Snake River Valley Young Writers; Conf.
Editor, IASA Perspectives
Secretary-Treasurer, Idaho Council of Teachers of English
2009-14
2012-13
2011-14
2009-14
1999-00
1997-00
1998-99
1997-98
1995-97
1990-92
1988-95
1988-90
1987-90
1992-95
1985-89
1987-94
1974-83
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP:
Phi Delta Kappa, Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, Idaho
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Association of School
Administrator, Idaho Association of School Administrators, Idaho School
Superintendents’ Association, Region ll Superintendents’ Association, Learning Forward,
Rathdrum Chamber of Commerce, Spirit Lake Chamber of Commerce, Lakeland Sunrise
Rotary International, Lakeland Education Foundation
PUBLICATIONS:
Ranells, M.A. (1989). A synthesis of the Effective Schools Research, Perspectives,
Journal of the Idaho Association of School Administrators.
Eaker, R. & Ranells, M.A. (1991). Arts education and the effective schools research, An
anthology of arts education, NAEA.
Eaker, R. & Ranells, M.A. (1991). Utilizing the effective schools research: Practical
Strategies for school improvement, sponsored by the Middle Tennessee Chapter
of Phi Delta Kappa
Ranells, M.A. (1991). Help for the at risk, Perspectives, Journal of the Idaho Association
of School Administrators.
Ranells, M.A. (1992). Building learning organizations, Perspectives, Journal of the Idaho
Association of School Administrators.
Eaker, R., DuFour, R., and Ranells, M.A. (1992). School improvement and the art of
visioning, Tennessee Educational Leadership.
Ranells, M.A. (1994). Teambuilding and effective administrative teams in public schools,
A doctoral Dissertation, University of Idaho.
Ranells, M.A. (1999). Rocky roads and smooth highways: A journey of school
improvement, Perspectives, Journal of the Idaho Association of School
Administrators.
Ranells, M.A. (2002). Aligning effort: What do we want student to learn: A case study
in the book, Getting Started: Becoming a Professional Learning Community,
Bloomington, IN: Solution-Tree.
Ranells, M.A. (2002). The role of the school board in implementing the state
achievement standards, Slate, Journal of the Idaho School Boards Association.
Ranells, M.A. (2008). A new era of spectacular teachers: a chapter in the book The
Collaborative Teacher, Bloomington, IN: Solution-Tree.
Ranells, M.A. (2011, April 29). How low can you go? [Web log post]. Retrieved from
http://www.allthingsplc.info/blog/view/131/how-low-can-you-go
Ranells, M.A. (2013, April 19). Idaho leads through collaboration [Web log post]
Retrieved from http://www.allthinsplc.info/blog/view/219/idaho-leads-through
collaboration
Ranells, M.A. (2014, August 20). Team within a team {Web log Post] Retrieved from
http://www.allthinsplc,info/blog/view/265/team-within-a-team
Ranells, M.A. (2012). Preface in: The problem isn’t teachers, Bloomington, IN:
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