Ronda Goodale, PhD, LEP
Role(s)
- Adjunct Faculty, School Psychology Department
Degrees
- PhD, Educational Psychology, Boston College
- CAS, Administration, Policy, and Social Planning, Harvard University
- MEd, Special Education, Northeastern University
- BS in Education, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Teaching
- Diversity & Cross Cultural Psychology (CC 522)
Research and Practice Interests
- Diversity
- Special Education
- Reading
- Second Language Learners
- Curriculum Based Assessment
Professional Licenses and Certifications
- Licensed Educational Psychologist (Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services)
- Licensed School Psychologist (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Educa-tion)
- Special Needs Teacher, All Levels (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
- Special Education Administrator (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
- Supervisor, Director, All levels (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Edu-cation)
- Principal/Assistant principal 5-9, 9-12 (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secon-dary Education)
- English as a Second Language Teacher, K-6, 5-12 (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
- English 5-9, 7-12 (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
- Wilson Certified Reading Teacher (Wilson Language Training)
Publications and Presentations
Recent Publications
Goodale, R. (2016, October/November). Public schools: Advertising our advantages. Aft Massachusetts AFL-CIO The Advocate, p. 5.
Goodale, R. (2016, August/September). The right education for you. Aft Massachusetts AFL-CIO-The Advocate, p. 10.
Goodale, R. (2014). Independent assessments or the Emperor’s New Clothes. Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology newsletter, p. 4.
Current Professional Leadership and/or Concurrent Work Experience
- Chair, Early Education and Care, Cambridge College
- Consultant, Malden Public Schools and other school systems
- Part-Time Lecturer, Northeastern University
- Senior Lecturer in the Graduate School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Prior Professional Leadership and/or Work Experience
- Part-Time Lecturer, Lesley College
- Consultant, Wediko Children Services
- Boston Public Schools:
- Evaluation Team Facilitator, Lyndon Pilot School and Boston Evening and Day Academy Charter Schools
- Literacy Specialist/Coach
- Assistant Program Director, Central Office/Special Education
- Program Advisor, Central Office
- Program Advisor, High School Level
- Supervisor, itinerant service providers
- Program Advisor for Compliance
- C.I.P.R.P. Coordinator – Compliance Officer, Over/Under Representation Project
- Bureau of Institutional Schools Trainer
- Special Needs Teacher
Professional Affiliations
- National Association of School Psychologists
- Massachusetts Association of School Psychologists
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Council on Exceptional Children
Community Engagement
- WBZ Radio talk-show guest on issues in psychology, Morgan White Show
- Fundraising Chair for Koleinu, a community chorus
- Peer Assistant Program, Boston Public Schools