Kayla M. Siler, a research education analyst at RTI International, has nearly 20 years of professional experience in education policy, research, strategic planning, and project management. She has held a variety of analyst and project management positions with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, where she worked in data research, policy and strategic planning, and project management in efforts to reform standards, transition to online assessments, revise the state accountability model, and implement a statewide instructional improvement system. In her role at RTI, Ms. Siler is currently involved in a wide range of project management support for the Defense STEM Education Consortium (DSEC), as well project management, research, and coaching support related to the implementation and scaling of competency-based education (CBE) at the school- and district-levels.