Rebecca Sarlo

Dr. Rebecca Sarlo has devoted her career to serving struggling schools throughout the state of Florida. She currently serves as the Problem Solving/Response to Intervention (PS/RTI) Secondary School Coordinator for Florida’s PS/RTI Project. Within this position, she is responsible for the development of a state-wide secondary RTI model and for supporting schools and districts to utilize PS/RTI to meet the needs of all students. Previously, Dr. Sarlo was employed by the Florida Department of Education where she served on a regional accountability and support team as the RTI Specialist. She began her career as a school psychologist, enjoying this work for 9 years.

She earned her Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of South Florida and is a nationally certified school psychologist. Dr. Sarlo has taught undergraduate and graduate level education courses focused on instructional design, child development and learning, and effective communication and consultation. She presents at numerous state and national conferences on topics ranging from school improvement to strategic planning, prevention and early intervention, formative assessment and student engagement. She resides in Clearwater, Florida with her two children, Madelyn and Ashton, who remind her every day why her work is so important.