Date of Award

5-2025

Degree Type

Creative Project

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling

Committee Chair(s)

Wilhelmina van Dijk (Committee Chair)

Committee

Wilhelmina van Dijk

Committee

Kaitlin Bundock

Committee

Stephen Kwiatek

Abstract

Data-based decision-making (DBDM) and data-based individualization (DBI) are two evidenced-based and high-leverage practices that improve student outcomes when implemented with fidelity. Unfortunately, these practices face various implementation obstacles, particularly when applied to students with intensive academic, functional, and behavioral needs in a secondary school setting. With this project, I aimed to improve my personal practice to provide secondary special education teachers in my district with professional development and support to understand, implement, and sustain the implementation of DBDM and DBI. Report 1 describes a day-long professional development session about DBI as applied to intensive reading interventions provided by middle school special educators. Report 2 delineates the process and outcomes of one-to-one coaching conferences on the DBDM process as practiced with academic and functional behaviors or skills. Additionally, this report describes collaborative sessions when teachers involved in the secondary resource teacher induction program met virtually to give each other feedback on their application and implementation of the DBDM process. The report includes materials used in the PD session, the coaching conferences and collaborative sessions, along with my reflections to improve for future iterations of supporting teachers throughout the DBI and DBDM process.

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