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(attachments to be publicly released only upon award of ARPA grant) The Learning Collabora�ve
Appendix C
Expert Founder
Dr. William Kitz has the creden�als, exper�se, experience, and passion to create the The
Learning Collabora�ve and get it off to a solid future.
William Kitz, PhD
Dr. William Kitz brings 53 years of specialized knowledge, educa�on, and training about
remedia�on of dyslexia and reading/wri�ng and math processing issues.
As the former Director of the University of Oshkosh’s Project Success, he and others established
comprehensive assessment, programming, and processes that supported college students who
were challenged with language-based disabili�es.
As tenured faculty in the Special Educa�on Department at UWO, he taught future teachers
about science-based techniques, presented at na�onal conferences, and served as President
and member on the Wisconsin Branch of the Interna�onal Dyslexia Associa�on.
Dr. Kitz is an expert researcher whose work has been published in high-profile journals. Some of
which focused on efficacy of various educa�onal curricula and systems. Other research studied
students in higher educa�on, and s�ll others analyzed interven�ons for individuals with
language-based deficits in Wisconsin’s correc�onal system.
Prior to his extensive career at UWO, he served 8 years as a Wisconsin elementary classroom
teacher.
Dr. Kitz has earned the high regard of his peers and a very deep apprecia�on from students he
has assisted. He is just the right person to establish a comprehensive organiza�on that will have
a wide reach in the community and will address the subject of literacy from every aspect.