Kate Dole

Kate is an Education Specialist at the Minnesota Department of Education. In her role at MDE, Kate provides technical assistance and professional development on due process and implementation of best practices in Early Childhood Special Education Part C and Part B/619. She also collaborates closely with her colleagues in general education to bring an ECSE perspective to work related to ongoing assessment, successful transitions from ECSE to kindergarten, multilingual learners, early literacy, and play-based learning. Prior to arriving at MDE, Kate spent 13 years as a speech-language pathologist in both ECSE and at the elementary level in Minnesota public schools. Kate holds an M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Minnesota, an M.A. in Public Policy and Leadership from the University of St. Thomas, and a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.