Dr. Matthew Burns, University of Minnesota
Dr. Burns' research focuses on improving instruction for children with varying abilities and disabilities. He explores the application of learning and ecological theories to assessment and subsequent instruction. More about Dr. Burns

Dr. Alan Coulter, LSUHSC - Human Development Center
Dr. W. Alan Coulter is the director of the National Center for Special Education Accountability Monitoring (NCSEAM), a project funded by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs and operated by the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) in New Orleans. More about Dr. Coulter

Dr. Kristin Johnson-Gros, Eastern Illinois University
Dr. Kristin Johnson-Gros is an assistant professor of school psychology at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston. She has worked with, and consulted for, school districts in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Illinois. She was the state’s lead writer on RTI and has produced several presentations and publications. More about Dr. Johnson

Dr. Kris Kaase, Mississippi Department of Education
Kris Kaase is the Deputy Superintendent for Instructional Programs and Services for the Mississippi Department of Education.  In this capacity, he oversees curriculum, reading, vocational and technical education, special education, the Mississippi Virtual Public School, and the statewide assessment program. More about Dr. Kaase

Dr. Wayne Sailor, University of Kansas
Dr. Wayne Sailor has been researching methods of school and family community integration on the behalf of children with disabilities for several decades. More about Dr. Sailor

Dr. Mark Shinn,, National Louis University
Dr. Shinn is a nationally recognized contributor to research and practice of scientifically based progress monitoring and universal screening using Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), publishing more than 50 journal articles and book chapters on the topic and editing two major CBM books. He was one of 6 members of the Technical Review panel for the OSEP-funded National Center for Student Progress Monitoring More about Dr. Mark Shinn

Dr. Michelle Shinn, Executive Directive of Student Services
Michelle M. Shinn, Ph.D. is an Elementary Principal and Executive Directive of Student Services in Lake Forest, IL. She has worked for the past 12 years as a school psychologist, trainer, and administrator in urban, surburban, and rural school districts to facilitate educational change in both general and special education More about Dr. Michelle Shinn

Dr. Amanda Van Der Heyden, Independent Researcher
Amanda M. VanDerHeyden, PhD, is a private consultant and researcher living in Fairhope, Alabama. Dr. VanDerHeyden previously has held faculty positions at the Early Intervention Institute at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and in the School Psychology Program at University of California at Santa Barbara.. More about Dr. Van der Hayden

Dr. Rodney Watson, Louisiana Department of Education
Rodney Watson is currently serving as the Assistant Superintendent for the Office of School and District Assistance with the Louisiana Department of Education. A veteran educator, Mr. Watson has worked for 32 years as a public school teacher, a local education administrator More about Dr. Watson