Areas of Expertise:
Education expert services for schools, attorneys and individuals. Areas of consultancy include education administration, special education, school accidents, school evaluation in custody matters, school security, litigation support, risk analysis, and education credential evaluation. Dr. Edward F. Dragan, founder and principal consultant, has more than 35 years of experience as a Teacher, Principal, Superintendent, and State Education Official.
As a court qualified education administration expert and educational consultant to attorneys throughout the United States, Dr. Dragan applies his experience, education and training to cases that involve the standards of care in schools and the education of children.
Dr. Dragan provides consultation from case inception to settlement or litigation, including deposition and court testimony. Services to attorneys include: case evaluation, record review, discovery assistance, case development, research, on site observations, litigant and witness interviews, expert reports, deposition testimony, court testimony, statistical analysis and quick feedback.
Recent cases have included standards of professional care, liability for student injury, including supervision of students, murder, wrongful death, sexual harassment, staff hiring, supervision and retention, review of schools in child custody cases, special education, program evaluation and student placement and program disputes.
Licences and Other Credentials:
• Certified School Superintendent
• Certified School Principal
• Certified Special Educator
• Certified Teacher
• Certified Management Consultant
• Certified Public Manager
• Certified Assistant Superintendent for School Business
• Doctorate in Education Administration and Supervision Rutgers University
• Masters in Special Education The College of New Jersey
• Masters in Education Law Franklin Pierce Law Center
• Post-graduate study Ohio University in College Pupil Personnel Services
• Post-graduate study New York University, Ithaca Collage, and Ohio State University in
• School Administration, Education, and Student Supervision
• Member American Association of School Administrators
• Member Council for Exceptional Children
• Member New Jersey Education Association
• Member National Education Association
• Member Education Law Association
• Member International Association of School Safety Professionals
• Court Qualified Education Administration and Supervision, Education, Special Education, Professional Standards of Professional Care, and School Liability Expert