Corey Montano

Dr. Corey Montaño has over 20 years in education with 18 in special education. She holds Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Special Education from the University of Arizona where she focused on Multi-Tiered Systems of Support and Functional-Based Behavior Interventions. Currently the Director of Exceptional Student Services for Dysart Unified, Corey is on the board of the Arizona Council for Exceptional Children and has taught at the University of Arizona on special education practices, cultural and linguistic diversity and bilingual exceptional learners. She is committed to bridging research and practice in inclusive education and behavioral interventions, presenting at national and state conferences to provide professional development that helps educators and other stakeholders improve outcomes and reduce exclusionary discipline.