About
Matthew Klare has over 30 years experience developing educational assessments, conducting data analysis, and developing and delivering technical assistance to support school completion at state and local levels. Dr. Klare is currently a technical assistance provider and project evaluator at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, working on the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: the Collaborative (NTACT:C). Prior to this, he was project coordinator for the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities at Clemson. He has also worked at AIR in Washington, DC and at ACT in Iowa City, IA, where he was instrumental in developing the Work Keys assessments, Explore Program and ACT’s computerized testing system. With NTACT, he has developed various data analysis tools, including an early warning intervention system (The Risk Calculator) and the Transition Gradebook. At IDC, Dr. Klare provides support on graduation and dropout, as well as on data tool design and implementation.