Connie Reyes-Rau has been a leader in education for nearly 30 years. Throughout her multi-faceted career, she has served as a special education teacher, school psychologist, and school improvement consultant. Today, she is the ESL Supervisor for the Hamilton County ESC. She specializes in culturally responsive practice and Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) students. In addition, she is a coach and trainer of Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP), and co-wrote the TESOL program for Xavier University, where she is an occasional adjunct professor.