David Holbrook

Affiliation

National Association of English Learner Program Administrators

Biography

Bio Dr. Holbrook earned his Ph.D. in linguistics at the University of the West Indies in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and has over 20 years of experience working with speakers of other languages. He has lived in five countries and worked in more than 15. He spent nearly six years at the Wyoming Department of Education, where he held positions as Federal Programs Division Director, Title I Director, Title III Director, and for six months was Director of both the Federal programs and Assessment Divisions. Dr. Holbrook also served as the state’s Native American Education Consultant working with the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes on the Wind River Indian Reservation. As Federal Programs Division Director he was responsible for oversight of federal education programs, including Title I, Title III, and McKinney-Vento programs for students experiencing homelessness. He trained with the U.S. Department of Education and participated in federal monitoring of Title III in five states. He has served 12 years with the National Association of English Learner Program Administrators (NAELPA, formerly NCSTIIID), two years as President and is now NAELPA’s Executive Director. He is the Executive Director of Federal Programs and State Relationships for TransACT Communications.