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Executive Director of the Office for Education Policy, University of Arkansas

Sarah McKenzie is Executive Director of the Office for Education Policy and a Research Assistant Professor. McKenzie’s passion is helping educators and policymakers understand student data in order to make decisions that increase learning for all students. She has taught PreK to university level, is a certified Curriculum Auditor, and provides training and consulting to public school districts.
McKenzie serves as a subject matter expert for the USDOE, as a Governing Board Member for the USDOE Regional Education Lab (REL) Southwest, as a member of the Arkansas Leadership Evaluation Committee, and as a member of Arkansas’ ESSA Steering Committee. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Statistics and Research Methods from the University of Arkansas in 2009.

Experience

  • 2015–2022
    Assistant Research Professor, University of Arkansas