Lisa Armstrong is the office manager/conference coordinator for the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE). She has worked on campus since 1982 and at WCER since 1986. She has been the office manager for Professor Allan Odden and his various CPRE research projects since 1993. In that role, she has facilitated conferences for national, state and local education leaders at locations across the country for the past 20 years. In addition to CPRE, she currently supports several other WCER projects.

Lisa has lived in Madison for over 40 years, and her friends and colleagues consider her to be an ambassador for Madison due to her great love of the area. She and her husband are avid Badger fans and have season tickets to both the football and basketball seasons. 

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Current Projects

Technical Support for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Educator Effectiveness Evaluation Design Continued Developmental Assistance for the Wisconsin DPI's Educator Effectiveness System

Completed Projects

Cost of Teacher Turnover Study

Creating and Implementing New Forms of Teacher Compensation

Education Compensation and Its Impact on Student Achievement

Evaluation of the Second Year of Implementation of the Cincinnati Public Schools' Teacher Evaluation System

An Evidence-Based Approach to School Finance Adequacy in Wisconsin

Formative Evaluation of the 2000-2001 Implementation of the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers/Cincinnati Public Schools Teacher Evaluation System

Human Resources Management and Improved Student Achievement: The Emerging Linkages

Planning Grant to Develop a New Teacher Compensation Structure for Illinois and Chicago

Teacher Compensation Outreach and Analysis