Amanda Peterson supports and leads multiple portfolios and projects within the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. In today’s expanding global marketplace, educators need to scaffold, vary, and individualize instruction to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse set of learners. Amanda’s extensive training in these areas allow her to support and scale state-wide efforts. She leads the Targeted and Comprehensive Support and Improvement efforts for ND’s low performing schools, serves as the NDREA liaison, manages and oversees various federal title grants, participates in personalized competency-based learning efforts across the state, facilitates efforts to expand North Dakota Multi-tiered systems of support, and collaborates with multiple offices within the Students Support and Innovation unit, moving forward quality instructional practices in all of North Dakota’s schools.