Mary Corey
Coordinator, Special Education Data
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
As the coordinator for Special Education Data, Mary is responsible for data collection, reporting and analysis within the Office of Special Education, and works closely with school district, regional, and state education staff. She is currently the chair of a national organization of state special education data managers, which is actively involved in providing feedback to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs regarding the use of data to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. She began her career with DESE in 2000 and previously served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho as a high school teacher.