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Dr. Debra Wahlstrom joined Inside Suffolk to provide you with accurate information about your Public School System. Info you may not have access to except through her effort to keep students, parents, and teachers informed about progress in the schools or lack of  it. Her expertise is well known in several states where her work in data gathering has reversed the downward direction many schools face. We are proud to have her on the "IS" team  and the public is fortunate to have a source of  in-depth "Suffolk School News."

Deborah Wahlstrom is founder and president of Successline Inc, a company that provides training and consulting services to school districts in the areas of student assessment, data-based school improvement, instructional strategies, and curriculum alignment.  Her practical hands-on workshops have been highly acclaimed.  As a past winner of two National School Boards Association awards for 100 Best Curriculum Ideas in the country, Deborah continues to design and deliver only the highest-quality training.  She has also received awards for her work in research and evaluation.  In addition to numerous other honors and recognitions, Deborah received a Distinguished Faculty Award from the Center for Global Business and Executive Education at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Before opening her own business, Deborah taught at the middle school level for Norfolk and Virginia Beach City Public Schools; served as a science specialist at the elementary level for Virginia Beach City Public Schools; served as Director of Research, Evaluation, and Communications for Portsmouth Public Schools; and served as a regional staff development facilitator for the Virginia Department of Education.  Deborah earned her doctorate in Urban Services (Ph.D., 1988) from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Deborah is the author of several books including Practical Ideas for Teaching and Assessing the Virginia SOL, Using Data to Improve Student Achievement, Designing High-Quality Paper-and-Pencil Tests and Designing and Using High-Quality Rubrics for 21st Century Skills.  Additionally, Deborah has produced custom software for high-impact data analysis for the states of Michigan (MI Tracker), Virginia (SOL Tracker), and Pennsylvania (PA Tracker), as well as SMART DATA Golden Packages nationwide.