Monthly Archive for May, 2007

Here is the content of a statement by Grover J. Whitehurst, Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, announcing the expiration of Ed Kame’enui’s term as Commissioner of Special Education Research.

Dr. Kame’enui joined the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) from the University of Oregon in July 2005 under the provisions of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA). IPA agreements allow employees of educational institutions to be assigned to work in a Federal agency for terms up to two years. Dr. Kame’enui’s two-year IPA assignment expires at the end of June 2007, at which point he will return to his faculty position at the University of Oregon.

Upon arriving at IES in 2005, Dr. Kame’enui assumed leadership of National Center for Special Education Research, which had just been created within IES under provisions of the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. During Commissioner Kame’enui’s period of leadership, the National Center for Special Education Research was organized and staffed, engaged in extensive outreach to the special education community, fielded successful grant competitions in 11 different topics, and managed two major national longitudinal studies of the experiences of children with disabilities and the services they receive. These are significant accomplishments. I thank Dr. Kame’enui for his public service at IES and wish him well as he returns to his academic career.