VIDBE-Q Volume 69 Issue 2
Method
In this case study, we wanted to understand and describe how itinerant
TSVIs and O&M specialists in one Midwestern school district experienced their
evaluation process. We invited the district's current itinerant TSVIs and O&M
specialists, as well as their current and immediate past supervisors to participate. In
total, there were five participants (see Table 1 for participant demographics). All
participants were compensated for their time.
Table 1
Participant Demographics
Name Position Years in
Education
Years as
TSVI/O&M
specialist
Joanna TSVI/O&M 27 27
David TSVI/O&M 12 8
Kenny TSVI/O&M 30 30
Sally TSVI 14 5
Spencer Supervisor 20 N/A
Data Collection
For this study, we used appraisal documents and semi-structured, one-on-
one interviews to better understand the evaluation process for itinerant
TSVIs/O&M specialists. District appraisal documents, collected at the beginning
of the study in October 2022, helped us understand what the typical district
