VIDBE-Q 2026 Volume 71 Issue 2
specialists, and dual-certified professionals who received the link could not be
determined, as many listserv moderators did not know how many subscribers they
had. The survey link was sent to moderators and other contacts in March 2024; it
remained open for 11 weeks, with a reminder email sent out after four weeks, and
it was closed in June 2024. One hundred ninety-five participants started the survey,
and our sample represented 183 respondents.
Key Findings
Most participants were White (90.2%), female (88.5%) TSVIs (62.3%),
working full time in their role (93.4%). The average total caseload across roles was
21 students (n=168). Across roles, professionals reported providing direct
instruction to an average of 13 students (n=168). Participant demographics and
caseload numbers were in line with previous research findings (Burgin et al., 2022;
Correa-Torres & Durando, 2011; Zebehazy et al., 2023).
Participants reported spending most of their time providing direct instruction
to students (M=37.66%; see Table 1). However, they spent the next greatest
amount of time in travel between sites. Of note, only 34% of participants received
dedicated planning time. Similarly, 71% of participants had a duty-free lunch, and
of those, only 62% took their duty-free lunch regularly. Based on these results, a
caseload approach captures what takes up the most time for itinerant TSVIs and
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