April 13, 2016
Contact: Governor Inslee's Communications Office | 360.902.4136
Inslee names Scott McCallum superintendent of Washington State School for
the Blind
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee today named Scott McCallum superintendent of the
Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver.
McCallum has 17 years of experience working on behalf of students in Oregon
who are blind/visually impaired (BVI). He most recently served for nearly
six years as the Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund administrator for
the state of Oregon and coordinated specialized educational services for
students who are BVI. McCallum also has experience in the classroom with
BVI students as an itinerant teacher and orientation and mobility specialist
in Eugene.
"Scott's experience has given him a unique understanding of the needs of
students who are BVI," Inslee said. "His work to support implementation of
the nation's first online adaptive state assessment accessible to students
who read Braille and his contributions to the Smarter Balanced Assessment
Consortium has given him a national reputation as a collaborative leader. I
welcome him to Washington and look forward to working with him to benefit
BVI students statewide."
McCallum has a Master of Science in orientation and mobility from
Pennsylvania College of Optometry and a Bachelor of Science in elementary
education from University of North Dakota.
McCallum begins his job June 1.
