Dr. Kim Cavanah joined Collaborative Educational Network in 2011. Prior to her work with Collaborative, Kim served as a Program Director in the FLDOE Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services. She was responsible for compliance monitoring of school districts; conducting complaint investigations regarding alleged violations of the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) by school districts; oversight of IDEA due process hearings; and providing training and technical assistance to other state agencies and offices as well as school districts and families.
Kim has worked closely with FLDOE’s Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, providing expertise and technical assistance regarding the roles and responsibilities of charter schools and school districts regarding services to students with disabilities and other special populations; virtual schools; K-12 scholarship programs for students with disabilities; and services for parentally-placed private school students.
In addition to exceptional student education, Kim’s areas of expertise include curriculum and instruction; assessment; positive behavioral supports; and the implementation of a school-wide multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) that utilizes data-based problem solving to accelerate student achievement and performance.