Sylvia Read

Sylvia Read is associate dean for accreditation and undergraduate studies for the College of Education and Human Services and professor in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at Utah State University. She has been on faculty at USU since 2003 after teaching for 13 years in public schools. As associate dean, she focuses on accreditation and program approval for all programs in the college, educator licensure, student success, and recruitment. She also directs the study abroad student teaching program, through which students can choose to complete part of their student teaching experience in Chiapas, Mexico. Finally, she is engaged at state and national levels in accreditation and assessment of educator preparation programs at other institutions of higher education, including service on AAQEP working groups and Quality Review Teams. Read led USU to become the very first educator preparation provider to receive AAQEP accreditation, in spring 2019.