Providing expert services and litigation support since 1978
Dr. Elliot is the President of The Scott Elliot Group, a leading provider of K-12,higher education, employment, teacher testing, and research services. Dr. Elliot has 29 years of experience providing expert services and litigation support in the areas of K-12 assessment, employment testing, appraisal, discrimination, and termination.
Areas of Expertise
• Assessment Program Policy, Design and Implementation
• Employment Testing and Appraisal
• Teacher Assessment, Certification, and Appraisal
• Student Evaluation and Assessment
• Psychometrics, Research, and Statistical Analysis
• Test Evaluation
• Job Analysis and Test Validation
• Research Design, Implementation and Analysis
Areas of Expertise
• Expert Testimony
• Case Planning and Preparation
• Documentation Review
• Psychometric Review
• Statistical Analysis of Employment Data/Disparate Impact
• Employment Testing Program Design and Evaluation
• Employment Discrimination/EEOC
• Wrongful Termination
• Negligent Hiring/Promotion/Assignment
• Performance Appraisal
Forensic Experience
• Class Action
• Teacher Employment
• Discrimination/Adverse Impact
• Wrongful Termination
• Legislative Testimony and Support
• Expert Reports, Depositions and Trial Testimony
• Plaintiff and Defendant
• Federal and State Courts
Professional Experience
• Designed and directed 100+ testing programs for teachers, Students and professionals
• Wrote 60+ books and publications
• Numerous workshops/courses taught
• TV appearances including ABC and CNN
• Member of AERA, NCME, CLEAR
• Numerous honors and awards including Who's Who in Education
Education
EdD. Educational Policy, Assessment, and Research
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
M.A. Communication Research WEST VIRGINIA
UNIVERSITY
B.S. Communication and Psychology UNIVERSITY OF
BRIDGEPORT
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Doctorate: UMASS
Masters: West Virginia University
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Educational Research Association, National Council on Measurement in Education
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 7
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: employment discrimination, educational testing, teacher certification, teacher assessment, class action
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 50%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 50%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 5
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2007
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 4
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 2
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 28
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: consulting, research, analysis of testing issues, testing program design expert witness, document review, expert report preparation
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 300
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $300
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $400
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $400
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel expenses
