MARIA PEREZ. Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington Box Seattle WA

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1 MARIA PEREZ Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington Box Seattle WA ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Sept present. EDUCATION Ph.D. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Economics of Education, 2012 Dissertation Committee: Susanna Loeb, Eric Bettinger, Sean Reardon *Awarded the Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship & the Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship M.A. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Economics, 2009 M.A. (equivalent) PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE, Economics, 1999 B.A. (equivalent) PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE, Business Administration, 1998 AWARDS & GRANTS Selected as Emerging Education Policy Scholar (Thomas B. Fordham Institute/American Enterprise Institute), Comparative Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of QEDC Impact Evaluations; The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation ($35,700), Spencer Dissertation Fellowship for Research Related to Education ($25,000), Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship, SIGF (Stanford University awards three-year fellowship to outstanding doctoral students engaged in interdisciplinary research), Stanford School of Education Dissertation Support Grant ($6,000), 2011 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST American Institutes for Research, Palo Alto, CA Directed and managed evaluation projects on a range of policy-oriented issues in education. Responsibilities included: directing quantitative analyses, leading a team of junior researchers; performing site visits; and presenting research findings for policy audiences. Served as the project director of two studies that were part of the California School Finance Initiative Getting Down to Facts Project, organized by Stanford University. RESEARCH SCIENTIST American Institutes for Research, Palo Alto, CA Co-Project Director, Evaluation Study: Effects of the Implementation of Proposition 227 on the Education of English Learners, K 12, for the California Department of Education ( ). Directed achievement analyses; oversaw conceptualization and design of analytical approach and statistical analysis of California statewide student-level data particularly analysis of instructional programs offered to English learners and reclassification. Responsibilities also included site visits, classroom observations, and focus groups in Spanish. Managed budgets and Perez - Curriculum Vitae 1

2 staffing, gave professional presentations at conferences and the California Department of Education, made press appearances (Telemundo), and wrote final reports and policy brief. Director of Achievement Analysis, Evaluation Study: High Priority Schools Grant Program (HPSGP), for the California Department of Education (2005). Provided conceptual leadership in the development of the student achievement analysis plan, and of the sampling frame to select low-growth and high-growth HPSGP schools recipients. Director of Achievement Analysis, Evaluation Study: Intermediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP) for the California Department of Education ( ). Provided conceptual management and leadership for achievement analysis activities performed by junior researchers, including design of student achievement analyses for recipients of the II/USP grant, targeted to schools in program improvement. TEACHING EXPERIENCE INSTRUCTOR Program Evaluation, University of Washington Fall 2012, Spring 2013, 2014 Advanced Multivariate Analysis, University of Washington Fall 2013 Topics in Education and Social Policy, University of Washington Winter 2014 Resource Allocations in Education, Stanford University Spring 2012 TEACHING ASSISTANT Economics of Education, Stanford University Winter 2009 Introduction to Statistical Methods for Social Scientists, Stanford University Fall 2008, 2009 JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS Hebbeler, K., Levin, J., Pérez, M., Lam, I., Chambers, J. (2009). Expenditures for Early Intervention Services. Infants & Young Children, Volume 22 (2), pg Pérez, M., Socias, M. (2008). Highly Successful Schools: What Do They Do Differently and at What Cost? Education Finance and Policy, Volume 3 (1), pg Pérez, M., Chambers, J., Knudson, J. (2005). Special Education Spending on Preschool Students with Disabilities, Journal of Special Education Leadership, Volume 18 (1), pg Chambers, J.G., Pérez, M., Harr J., and Shkolnik, J. (2005). Special Education Spending Estimates From , Journal of Special Education Leadership, Volume 18 (1), pg Chambers, J.G., Pérez, M., Esra, P. (2005). Funding to Support the Highest-Need Students with Disabilities, Journal of Special Education Leadership, Volume 18 (1), pg BOOK CHAPTER Pérez, M., Socias, M. (2010). Economics of Education: Data. International Encyclopedia of Education, Third Edition, Edited by Eva Baker, Penelope Peterson, and Barry McGraw. ELSEVIER PAPERS UNDER REVIEW Pérez, M. Inequity Aversion Differences: Experimental Evidence Among Prospective Teachers and Lawyers. (Under review Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.) Pérez, M., Kennedy, A. How Do Changes in the Language of Instruction and Classroom Composition Affect Language Minority Students? (Under review Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.) Perez - Curriculum Vitae 2

3 Carrasco, R., Pérez, M. Validating a Teacher Evaluation System Against Value-Added Measures. (R&R Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.) Pérez, M., Bryk, A. Making Decisions About Teachers Based on Imperfect Data. (R&R Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.) Pérez, M., Muraki, M. Given Me and My Colleagues a Bonus: Examining Teachers Attitudes toward Merit Pay. (R&R Economics of Education Review.) Kennedy, A., Pérez, M. Explaining California School Policy Adoption After the Passage of Proposition 227. (Under review Policy Studies Journal). WORKING PAPERS Pérez, M., Carrasco, R. Leveling the Playing Field in Education: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis of a 50% Increase in Per-Pupil Spending for Disadvantaged Students. Accepted for presentation at the Association for Education Finance and Policy annual conference, Pérez, M. Does Tracking of English Learners Hinder or Facilitate Their Access to Highly Qualified Teachers? Accepted for presentation at the Association for Education Finance and Policy annual conference, Pérez, M., McEwan, P. Cost-Effectiveness: Lessons from Quality of Education in Developing Countries Interventions. Accepted for presentation at the Association for Education Finance and Policy annual conference, Pérez, M., Rojas, J. The Effects of Air Pollution on Student Academic Achievement and Attendance. POLICY BRIEFS Pérez, M., Shambaugh, L., Parrish, T. (2008). Answering the Knock of Opportunity: Addressing the Data Needs for California s English Learners. (Available Loeb, S., Bateille, T., Pérez, M. (2008). Building an Information System to Support Continuous Improvement in California Public Schools. (Available Pérez, M., Parrish, T., with Anand, P, Speroni, C., Esra, P., Socias, M., Gubbins, P. (2007). Schools, Resources, and Efficiency. (Available Parrish, T.B., Merickel, A., Pérez, M., Linquanti, R., Socias, M., Spain, A., et al. (2006). How Are English Learners Faring Under Proposition 227? (Available SELECTED TECHNICAL REPORTS Pérez, M., Anand, P., Speroni, C., Parrish, T., Esra, P., Socias, M., Gubbins, P. (2007). Successful California Schools in the Context of Educational Adequacy. Final report for the Getting Down to Facts Project. Palo Alto, CA: American Institutes for Research (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED499199). Pérez, M., Anand, P., Speroni, C., Parrish, T., Esra, P., Socias, M., Gubbins, P. (2007). Charter Schools in California: A Review of their Autonomy and Resources Allocation Practices. Final report for the Getting Down to Facts Project. Palo Alto, CA: American Institutes for Research. Parrish, T., Merickel, A., Pérez, M., Linquanti, R., Socias, M., Spain, A., Speroni, C., Esra, P., Brock, L. (2006). Effects of the Implementation of Proposition 227 on the Education of English Learners, K 12: Findings from a Five-Year Evaluation. Final Report for AB 56 and Perez - Curriculum Vitae 3

4 AB Palo Alto, CA: American Institutes for Research. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED491617). Bitter, C., Pérez, M., Parrish, T., González, R., Socías, M., Salzfass, L., Chaney, K., Gubbins, P., Anand, P., Dawson, K., Yu, V., Delancey, D., Esra, P. (2005). Evaluation Study of the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program; Final Report. Palo Alto, CA: American Institutes for Research (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED491621). Pérez, M., Esra, P., Parrish, T., Spain, A., Anand, P., Socías, M., Brock, L., Graczewski, C., Linquanti, R. (2003). English Language Acquisition Program. A Report for the Study Effects of the Implementation of Proposition 227 on the Education of English Learners, K 12. Palo Alto, CA: American Institutes for Research (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED491618). Chambers, J., Shkolnik, J., Pérez, M., (2003). Total Expenditures for Students with Disabilities, : Spending Variation by Disability. Palo Alto, CA: American Institutes for Research, Center for Special Education Finance (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No ED481398). SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Presented Does Tracking of English Learners Hinder or Facilitate Their Access to Highly Qualified Teachers? at the Association for Education Finance and Policy: San Antonio, TX, March Presented Cost-Effectiveness: Lessons from Quality of Education in Developing Countries Interventions at the Association for Education Finance and Policy: San Antonio, TX, March Invited to Present Making Decisions About Teachers Based on Imperfect Data at the Department of Education Reform Seminar Series, University of Arkansas: Fayetteville, AK, March Co-Presented Increasing the Per-Pupil Spending on Disadvantaged Students by 50%: What is the Impact on Academic Achievement? at the Association for Education Finance and Policy: New Orleans, LO, March Invited to Present Inequity Aversion Differences: Experimental Evidence Among Prospective Teachers and Lawyers at Seminar Series Curry School of Education, University of Virginia: Charlottesville, VA, April Presented Making Decisions About Teachers Based on Imperfect Data at the Association for Education Finance and Policy: Boston, MA, March Co-presented Verifying a Teacher Evaluation System Against Teacher-Value Added Estimates at the Association for Education Finance and Policy: Boston, MA, March Presented (Poster) Teachers Performance-Based Reward Programs: Design, Sustainability, and Long-Run Implications at the Association for Education Finance and Policy: Richmond, VA, March Presented Bilingual versus English Immersion Education: Using Proposition 227 as a Natural Experiment at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management: Los Angeles, CA, November Co-presented Answering the Knock of Opportunity: Addressing the Data Needs for California s English Learners at the Latino Caucus: Sacramento, CA, February Invited to present at the Learning Network and Teachers for a New Era Institute Using Data to Inform Instruction, Santa Clara County Office of Education, Presented Highly Successful Schools: What Do They Do Differently and at What Cost? at the American Education Research Association: Chicago, IL, April Perez - Curriculum Vitae 4

5 Presented The Long Road to English Proficiency in California at the Association for Education Finance and Policy: Denver, CO, April Co-presented How Are English Learners Faring in California Post-Proposition 227: Findings from a Five-Year Evaluation of the Effects of the Implementation of Proposition 227 on the Education of English Learners, K 12 at the American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April Presented What Are We Spending on Specialized Equipment for Special Education Students in the United States, ? at the Center for Exceptional Children Annual Convention: New Orleans, Louisiana, April Presented Explaining Variations in Expenditures for Special Education Students: Comparing the Role of Disability Categories and Functional ABILITIES at the American Education Finance Association annual meeting: Salt Lake City, Utah, March ACADEMIC SERVICE GRADUATE STUDENTS COMMITTEES Doctoral Supervisory Committee Rojas, Jorge (Economics) Theobald, Roderick Jenkins (Statistics) Nordengren, Chase R. (College of Education) Rowe, Kjellaug E. (College of Education) Kuo, Annie C. (College of Education) Muzzo, Maria T. (College of Education) Master s Committee Gibbons, Katherine H. (School of Environmental & Forest Sciences) REVIEWER Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014 Conference Proposal Reviewer Royal Research Fund (RRF), University of Washington, 2013 Discussant/Chair: AEFP & APPAM conferences, annually REFEREE Journal of Policy Analysis and Management Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization Economics of Education Review Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis Educational Researcher Education Economics PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS MEMBER Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) American Economic Association (AEA) Collaborative Researchers for Educational Sciences Training (CREST), University of Washington Perez - Curriculum Vitae 5