Dr. Barara A. Kraver

Treasurer, Greater Arizona eLearning Association

225 W. Orchid Lane                                                  

Phoenix, AZ 85021

Phone 602/944/2324

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Currently Dr. Kraver is the Treasurer and past President of  the Greater Arizona eLearning  Association. GAZEL is the enterprise cluster organization for Arizona’s $3 billion eLearning industry. She also has been a Board member and leader with the Sunnyslope Historical Society for the past ten years. During that time they have established a 2000 square foot museum and a 400 person organization for the community.

Education Carreer Summary

Mid 1950’s to 1970’s Elementary School Teacher

1975 to 1990’s Director of Gifted Education for Tempe Elementary and Washington Elementary District. Also Director of Gifted and Testing for Paradise Valley School District.1988 Asst. Principal for a Washing District school.

1995-1997 Founding Superintendent of Success School charter school for adjudicated youth under the auspices of Arizona Juvenile Corrections. These schools had 400 students in 10 learning centers statewide. 

Gifted Education

• Taking charge of an emerging Gifted program in the Washington Elementary School District, she built a nationally recognized program with situation specific teaching interventions for 2500 gifted students with a yearly budget of $1.2 million.  Dr. Kraver provided a range of services from self contained classrooms for the highly gifted to classroom delivery covering all grade levels and all schools.
• Launched the Tempe Elementary gifted education program with a parent advocacy team which resulted in a 1000 student, $300,000 program in two years.o Directed gifted education for 27 schools including 21 K-6 schools, 5 middle schools, and 3 high schools in Paradise Valley district.o Taught dozens of teacher training and university level gifted classes in problem solving, critical thinking skills and creativity.
• Was a co-founder of the national Gifted Advocacy Information Network.o Has been Chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Gifted Concerns for five years. This statewide committee is one of only three appointed by the Arizona State Board of Education. Its task is to formulate rules and regulations for Gifted Education in Arizona.
• Founding board member of Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented.   

 Community Education

• As Director of Community Education for 32 schools in the Washington School District she took a program that was failing financially and made it profitable in 6 months. The expected turnaround was two years. This program included 16 preschools, 16 Child Care centers(ages 3-12), after school and evening special interest classes at all schools for adults and children, summer school programs at all schools to include remedial and enrichment classes.
• Set up tuition based student and adult classes through community education.
• Created summer programs for remediation, acceleration and enrichment through marketing, course development and staffing.  

Student Assessment

• As Director of Testing for the Paradise Valley School District she coordinated achievement testing, performance based testing, and testing of the gifted on reasoning tests.  Within 6 months had installed, trained teachers and administered successfully the Arizona Student Assessment Plan in 29  schools.
• Has trained teachers  in performance based assessments matching the Arizona Essential Skills.
• Was trained by  Northwest Regional Research Laboratory in Portland,Oregon on assessments, grading, portfolios, standardized tests and performance based assessments.  Immediately  trained teams of teachers and principals to administer the Arizona Student Assessment Plan (ASAP) performance  based tests in the state of Arizona. EducationAfter receiving her Early Childhood Education degree at Arizona State University she went on to obtain a Masters in Special Education.  Her Education Specialist dissertation addressed Arizona constitutional and statutory law.  Research in the methods of advocacy used to drive the innovation of gifted education into Arizona schools resulted in her School Administration and Supervision Doctorate, also at ASU. 

Dr. Kraver is married to Dr. Ted Kraver and has 5 grown children and 6 grandchildren..  Her hobby is training two lovable little dogs who now add to the fun and joy of being retired.