Dr. Branum-Martin has experience in modeling classroom and instructional effects in early literacy and bilingualism in large-scale research projects. His interest in multilevel and longitudinal models includes scaling, factor analysis, and measurement equivalence, which are crucial to progress monitoring. Dr. John M. Hintze is a Professor and Director of School Psychology training programs at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. His research has focused extensively on the psychometric properties associated with progress monitoring and decision making accuracy of curriculum-based measurement.