Every practice setting that an occupational therapist, or any other health care provider, works in is demanding accountability and transparency. School-based practice is not immune, gone are the days of a teacher's or therapist's opinion. Reports are now required to be a balanced assessment of a student's abilities, strengths and weakness including both formative and summative data. Occupational therapists need to know how to meet the demands of today's data driven environment. As a research emergent profession, we are called upon to take data systematically. In an educational environment,...