Jeni Corn, Ph.D. is the Director of Research and Evaluation for the Office of Learning Recovery and Acceleration at the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). At NCDPI she leads a small team of experts in the areas of educational research, evaluation, and policy to develop a robust research and evaluation agenda; coordinate state- and local-level research and evaluation studies; and build research and evaluation capacity for NCDPI and local leaders. Jeni has extensive experience conducting research in school settings and providing technical assistance to school, district, and state-level education staff focused on research, evaluation, and policy in the southeast – most extensively in North Carolina. Most recently she served as the Director of Strategic Initiatives for myFutureNC, working with sector leaders and education stakeholders to strengthen pathways in support of the statewide attainment goal. As the Director of Evaluation Programs at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation for more than ten years, Jeni led several large, statewide evaluation and research studies of innovations in K-12 schools and districts, including leading the evaluation of initiatives funded under North Carolina’s Race to the Top grant and development of the North Carolina Digital Learning Plan.