Rebecca Peterson, M.Ed., is the College and Career Readiness Assessment Specialist for the Utah State Board of Education. Rebecca's prior experience includes working as the interim director and state coach for the Utah Multi-tiered Systems of Support Project, working as a special educator, high school AP and IB biology teacher, science department chair, teacher mentor, MTSS coordinator, PLC director, and school principal. Rebecca's research interests include characteristics of effective organizations, supporting underrepresented students in advanced-level classes, collective teacher efficacy, implementation science, and factors that predict college and career readiness.