The Center for Educational Effectiveness

About CEE


Founded in 2002, CEE conducts and disseminates action research, partners with state and local agencies/organizations, and provides data services and support for school and district improvement planning.

CEE partners with over 800 schools in 135 WA school districts providing staff, student and parent surveys based upon the Nine Characteristics of High Performing Schools; student achievement analysis using WASL, WLPT, MAP, Dibels tests; and consulting for district leadership and school boards.

We provide you with data analysis that spurs appropriate changes in curriculum, instructional practice, assessment and your systems to increase student learning and achieve second order changes.

A leader in data-based inquiry, we share our expertise and research findings frequently throughout the year at conferences sponsored by:
OSPI - Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
AWSP - Association of WA School Principals
WASA - WA Association of School Administrators
WERA - WA Educational Research Association
WSSDA - WA State School Directors Association
WAASCD - WA Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development


Sue Mill and Greg Lobdell CEE Co-founders, Sue Mills and Greg Lobdell


Our Team

Sue Cocklin-Mills Sue Cocklin-Mills
Executive Director
  • Recognized speaker and presenter/trainer on "data-driven school improvement" at state, district and school venues.
  • Classroom teacher, 7-12 public education, 1971-99
  • Awarded Christa McAuliffe Excellence In Education Fellowship Representing the State of WA, 1995
  • Lake Washington School District Research and Development Team to Establish New Graduation Guidelines 1996-00
  • Kirkland Chamber of Commerce Education Committee 1995-98
  • Board Member Redmond Youth Partnership 1999-00
  • Workforce Dev. Committee of Redmond Chamber of Commerce
  • M.A. Education, University of Minnesota
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Greg Lobdell Greg Lobdell
Director of Research
  • Seven years providing solutions and training to assist schools with data-driven school improvement 2001-08
  • Recognized speaker and presenter/trainer on "data-driven school improvement" at state, district and school venues.
  • Lake Washington School District Committee on Technology Infrastructure 1996-97
  • Superintendent's Commission on New Graduation Guidelines for the Lake Washington School District, 1996-00.
  • M.A., Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Seattle University
  • Microsoft Corporation, 1983-1998, Director of Product Management for Microsoft Exchange Server; Group Manager of the Windows NT Workstation business; Director of program management and worldwide marketing for 75 products.
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CEE Staff

Jennifer Jones, Operations Director
Sarah Smolar, Project Manager

CEE Associates

Dr. Gene Sharratt, Advisor

Jack McCullough, Process and Solution Coach
  • School Improvement Facilitator for OSPI serving Dimmitt Middle School in the Renton School District
  • Over 26 years experience as teacher, assistant principal, and principal
  • Five years in the School Improvement Assistance Program for OSPI
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Presentations
Defining Lowest 5%
WSU Presentation Mar 19
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External Reviews
WERA March 24
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