Data Impact Software

We're Teachers, Just Like You
As special education teachers ourselves, we realize the burden of keeping up with the paperwork required by federal and state special education requirements. It's easy to become overwhelmed, especially for those teachers with as many as 50-60 students in their caseload.

Our efforts to ease this burden by utilizing technology began in 1998 with the introduction of our first software product, Data Organizer. During its development, special attention was given to several key requirements requested by teachers: it had to be easy; it had to be fast; and it had to be secure. Additionally, they requested that the program be easily transferable between home and school computers, and be visually attractive.

Data Organizer was successfully field tested, validated and implemented by 107 special education teachers serving approximately 1,700 special education students during the 1998-1999 school year.

Today, our latest product, Accommodate Pro™, builds on the ease-of-use legacy of our earlier products and also incorporates many additional features requested by special education professionals.

Our Company
The four partners of Data Impact Software, LLC, offer our clients more than a century of experience in combined special education/general education teaching experience and a strong technology background.

JEFF CROCKETT
Jeff Crockett has more than 33 years of teaching experience in special education for the Plymouth-Canton Schools in Plymouth, Michigan. He has developed databases and provided technology training to special education staff for 20+ years. For the past seven years, he managed a database network for 185 special education teachers. He has also developed a 35-station network for Accommodate Pro. In 2006, Jeff received the Technology for Authentic Problem Solving (TAPS) award from the Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning (MACUL). In the summer of 2007, Jeff participated in the Harvard Graduate School of Education Summer Universal Design for Learning Institute. His Universal Design for Learning Project in Plymouth-Canton was published in the fall edition of the Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) newsletter. Click here to see a copy of the article or visit the MACUL website.

Professional Experience: Resume
Email: jdcro@dataimpactsoftware.com

TED BEHN
Ted Behn has a data base designer/consultant since 1987. He's been a private school principal for 25 years and has developed comprehensive administrative databases to manage all school paperwork requirements including grading, report cards, and calendars.
Email: thbehn@dataimpactsoftware.com

ZANA TAURIANINEN
Zana Tauriainen has an M.S. in K-12 Special Education with 38 years of experience as a Speech and Language Pathologist. She has served as teacher trainer, consultant and conference presenter and provided leadership at the district level in curriculum and objective design.
Email: mtz@nc.rr.com

JUDY MAYLE
Judy Mayle, M.A. in Reading and Special Education Learning Disabilities, has served as a Curriculum Resource Consultant. Her 31 years of teaching experience include 20 years in educational technology. She was also a project manager for a federal grant used to teach writing with computers. She has been a COMPUTE, MACUL and CEC presenter.
Email: HenryMay@charter.net