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St. Louis Regional Professional Development Center
HSSU & CSD
8225 Florissant Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
(800) 835-8282
Fax (314) 692-9700
Meet our Resource Specialist Team!
Dr. Wayne Walker - Associate Director/PT PLC Resource Specialist
wwalker@csd.org(314) 692-1231 Wayne
Walker has served as Associate Director of the St. Louis Regional Professional
Development Center since 1997, and as Director of the St. Louis Professional
Development Schools Collaborative since 1993. Prior to that he was an
administrator in the St. Louis Public Schools for 24 years and taught European
history and the history of art at the University of Michigan for 8 years.
Wayne received his graduate degrees from the University of
California-Berkeley.
At the RPDC he is the regional coordinator for National Board Certification and
is a certified trainer for Data Teams through Doug Reeves’ Leadership and
Learning Center. He also provides training in coaching and the use of
protocols for examining student work and serves as a coach for schools in the
St. Louis region that have received federal School Improvement Grants.
Carolyn Neal - PLC Resource Specialist cneal@csd.org(314) 692-1244
Carolyn Neal has served as the coordinator of the
Missouri Professional Learning Communities Project in St. Louis
(and previously the Missouri
Accelerated Schools Project) since July, 1995. Prior to that she worked
in schools in St. Louis County for 30 years, 12 as an elementary classroom
teacher and 18 as a district and building administrator. She received her
undergraduate and graduate degrees from Washington University in St. Louis.
She enjoys working with schools in the St. Louis region on
all aspects of school improvement: building a collaborative culture,
examining data, quality classroom assessment, building leadership capacity and
focusing on student learning for results. Carolyn is also a certified
trainer for Pat Wolfe’s Translating Brain Research to Classroom Practice
and Doug Reeves’ Decision Making for Results and Data Teams.
Rose Coleman - PLC Resource Specialist rcoleman@csd.org(314) 692-1232
Rose Coleman is a long-time educator in the St. Louis
community and an active member of various civic/community organizations.
Currently, she is serving as a PLC School Resource Specialist in the St. Louis
area. She believes that her previous experiences as
a classroom teacher to district administrator have been an asset as she
serves schools/districts. Given her 39 years in education, she continues
to enjoy opportunities aligned to her personal mission….helping others to be
the best they can be. She enjoys engaging in tasks and opportunities that
are aligned to supporting, coaching and encouraging others.
One of Rose’s greatest joys is helping schools/districts
embrace the foundational components of the Professional Learning Communities
and to realize the answers are within their reach.
Steve Langhorst - PLC Resource Specialist slanghorst@csd.org(314) 692-1225
Steve is a retired school administrator, serving as Principal and Assistant Principal in seven schools
and five Missouri school districts. His experience as an educator covered a wide variety of service in elementary, middle school, junior high, rural, suburban, urban, and diocesan environments. Steve's experience in establishing the
Professional Learning Schools process at the building level has served him well as he provides school improvement support to schools in the St. Louis region. In addition to Professional Learning Communities, Steve specializes in
Leadership Development, Team Development, Principal Mentoring and Coaching, and
Improving Assessment.
Dr. Richardson has an interest in many subjects in the areas of curriculum design, interpersonal encounters, and the instructional process.
A graduate of Maryville College with a MA in Educational Processes, Dr. Richardson completed a Doctorate (Educational Leadership) at St. Louis University in 2001.
 Samuel McCauley - PLC Resource Specialist smccauley@csd.org(314) 692-1267 Sam McCauley is a retired elementary school principal who has worked in the Normandy,
Ferguson-Florissant and St. Louis Public School Districts. He has been a building principal for 30 years and served as a counselor, classroom teacher and assistant principal. He received his undergraduate degree from Harris Teachers College and his graduate degree from SIUE. He has taught in the Evening College at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, worked as a School Performance Team facilitator in St. Louis Public Schools, worked on a federal GEAR UP grant, and performed consultant work for several organizations both profit and non-profit.
 Bill Scheffler - PLC Resource Specialistbscheffler@csd.org
Bill Scheffler is the newest
member of our staff, retiring after 41 years in public education in
three states. He was a secondary math
teacher, baseball and basketball coach, athletic director, and a junior or
senior high principal for the last 34 years in Illinois, Minnesota, and
Missouri. His last six years he spent as principal at Oakville HS in the
Mehlville School District in St. Louis.
He was named secondary principal of the year during the 2009-2010 year
by the St. Louis Association of Secondary School Principals.
Oakville HS was an active member of the PLC project the last
five years and Bill credits the PLC process for the gains and improvements made
by Oakville HS. He looks forward to
sharing his “passion” for the PLC process with other schools.
Sue Hartman - PLC Resource Specialist shartman@csd.org
Sue Hartman joins the staff of the St. Louis Professional Learning Communities Project after recently retiring from Francis Howell School District (FHSD). Her 28 years in education included teaching high school in Jackson, MO for eight years, teaching middle school Spanish and Communication Arts in Francis Howell for 6 1/2 years, serving as an assistant principal for 2 1/2 years, and serving as principal for eleven years in two FHSD middle schools.
Mary Emily Bryan Middle School, where Sue was principal for ten years, began participating in the PLC Project in 2004. "Watching our school grow and evolve in the PLC process to impact student learning was exciting and powerful," she stated. Sue is glad to be able to share her experiences and commitment to the PLC process with other school in the the St. Louis area.
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