Dean Zajic is an Assistant Director of the Special Education and Title Services team of the Kansas State Department of Education. In his role, he helps oversee the Kansas Integrated Accountability System, provides training and technical assistance to Kansas school districts on IDEA, ESEA, and ESSER, MTSS implementation, blending and braiding of programs, disproportionality analysis, and best practices to achieve results for all students. Dean is the Director of the OSERS-funded Kansas Youth Transition Network project, President of the Association of Educational Federal Finance Administrators (AEFFA), is the Past-President of the National Association of ESEA Program Administrators (NAESPA), and has served as an expert reviewer for the Center for IDEA Fiscal Reporting (CIFR).