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Name Orphajean Cotes (OJ) Information Date: December 11, 2012 Contact Address: 824 W. Queen Ave, Spokane, WA 99205 Phone: 509-328-5879

Current Position

Lecturer- Instructor rank (IR) Department of Educational Leadership and Administration (DELA)

Academic Degrees

1978 M. Ed Education Whitworth University (College) 1965 B.A. Education Eastern Washington University

Certification or Licensing

Year License State

1978 Secondary Principal Credential Washington 1978 Professional Education Certificate (k-12) Washington

Internships, in-service training, or specialized training

1989 NLP Programming Certificate Oregon Center for NLP

Professional Experience

2001 – 2110 Associate Professor, MIT Whitworth University 2000- 2110 Administrator Consultant- Evaluation Eastern Washington School Districts 1993 – 2001 Central Office Administrator Spokane School District 81 1993-2005 Consultant, Evaluator Wellpinit School District 1978-1993 Coordinator for Staff Development Spokane School District 81 1974-l978 Junior High Teacher, Art Spokane School District 81 1970-1974 Teacher, Drop Out Prevention Spokane School District 81 1967-1970 Junior High Teacher, Art Spokane School District 81 1965-1967 Teacher: 7th – 8th grade Medical Lake School District 1965- 1971 Instructor: Native American Program Spokane School District 81

Faculty and Administrative Load

Fall 2012 EDLA 564, Section EQU Art and Science of Teaching 3 credits EDLA 564, Section ESU Art and Science of Teaching 3 credits

Summer 2012 EDLA 689, Section EDC Professional Seminar 3 credits EDLA 690, Section EHB Art and Science of Teaching 3 credits

Spring 2012 EDLA 564, Section EC8 Art and Science of Teaching 3 credits

Fall 2011 EDLA 564, Section EC9 Art and Science of Teaching 3 credits EDLA 525, Section EDC Educational Leadership and Inquiry 3 credits EDLA 690, Section EDC Professional Literature Review 1 credits Summer 2011 EDLA 653, Section EHB Curriculum Development 3 credits EDLA 564 Section EV7 Art and Science of Teaching 3 credits

Spring 2011 EDLA 564, Section ENA Art and Science of Teaching 3 credits EDLA 564, Section ELE Art and Science of Teaching 3 credits EDLA 692 Section ECO Cultural Diversity and Human Rights 3 credits

Fall 2010 EDLA 564, Section EHB Art and Science of Teaching 3 credits EDLA 564, Section EPE Art and Science of Teaching 3 credits

Other Collegiate Assignments – Current

2010- 2012: Gonzaga University Social Justice Committee 2002 – 2010: Coke Grant Scholarship Committee: Recruiting Minority High School Students into an Education Career 2002 – 2010: Native American Student Support Activities. Providing the Ed Department with a liaison for the NA students currently on campus and those considering Whitworth University. 2007-2009: Whitworth University’s Intercultural Relations Committee, Ethnicity Subcommittee 2006 – 2010: Mentor: ACT VI student

Professional and Academic Associate Memberships – Outside of University

Board Member: Washington State Teachers Recruiting Future Teachers; (WSTRFT) * 1998 - present Member: Washington Association Supervision and Curriculum Development (WASASCD) 2000-2010

Current Professional Assignments and Activities –

Evaluation Consultant, teacher assessment: 1990 – current. Over fifteen school districts within Washington state. Consultation focus is with superintendents, principals and legal offices in the probationary process of deficient staff.

Other Conference Participation

Assessment & Standard V Conference, PEBS/ Higher Education, April 15-16, 2010; SeaTac Red Lion, Tacoma, WA

Washington State Indian Education Association (WSIEA) 26th Annual Conference: Indian Education 2010: Challenges, Collaboration and Celebrations: March 31- April 2, 2010; Northern Quest Resort, Spokane, WA

Celebrating Salish: March 11-12, 2010; Northern Quest Resort, Spokane, WA

Learning & the Brain: Using Brain Research to Raise IQ & Achievement: February 18–20, 2010; San Francisco, CA

Sixth Annual OSPI Higher Education Assessment Conference: April 16-17, 2009; Tacoma, WA

ASCD Annual Conference: February, 2009; Spokane, WA

State of Washington Native American Conference: February, 2009; Shelton WA

WSIEA Bridging the Past, Present and Future (NA conference), March 2009; Ocean Shores, WA SMART Conference: April 2009; Spokane, Wa

Celebrating Salish: April 2009; Northern Quest Resort, Spokane, WA

Funded Grants, Contracts, and Research

Mead-Whitworth Standard V Partnership Grant: committee member: 2008- 2009

Community Service

University connection and support for the Spokane Teaching Academy Conference held on campus each fall. 2004 – 2009 Mead-Whitworth Standard V Partnership Grant: committee member: 2008- 2009 Spokane School District Diversity Council Member: 2007-2009