MY MOMENT to SHINE Years of preparation for this single moment — the defense of a doctoral thesis. Elaine Henderson, a student of mbu’s Doctor of Education program, presents her dissertation, “Using DIBELS Data to Inform Intervention Instruction to Improve Student Achievement.” The superintendent of Silex R-I School District is passionate about preparing students to succeed at an early age and identifying issues in a child’s learning before the child is in middle school. The passion was evident and her research fascinated the panel, leading to one more accomplishment in Henderson’s career — an Ed.D.
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