Melissa Chiplis has been serving students with disabilities for over 25 years. As a classroom teacher, she worked with students with developmental delays, specific learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disabilities, and autism in the public school setting and a private residential treatment center. Melissa also served as a lead teacher and liaison between school-based administration and the special education department, as a chairperson for the RTI and MTSS teams, and as a PBIS team member. For the past 13 years, Melissa has worked in special education administration as an instructional specialist and a coordinator of special education services. As a coordinator of special education services, Melissa supports LEA reporting and compliance with state performance indicators, special education programming, and parent engagement. Melissa Chiplis is a doctoral student at the University of South Carolina pursuing a Ph.D. in Special Education Leadership.