Tabitha Riendeau joined the APSRC Teaching & Learning Team as the new Director of Special Education Services on January 4, 2021.
Prior to joining APSRC, Riendeau served as a State Education Advisor-Curriculum and Assessment for the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and previously held the position of State Education Advisor-Monitoring/Program Effectiveness at DESE.
Riendeau brings nearly 14 years of Special Education experience and passion as an advocate for students with developmental, intellectual, or emotional disabilities. She has been a member of the Council of Chief State School Officers Assessment, Standards & Education for Students with Disabilities, National Center on Educational Outcomes, Arkansas’ PLC Coaching Group for Solution Tree – Professional Learning Communities, Council for Exceptional Children, and Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics.