Amral Sidiq (Sid) Ali earned his Ph.D. in Measurement and Evaluation from OISE/UT, and is a certified Ontario teacher with a Specialists' designation in Special Education. Dr. Ali is currently a Research Officer for the Peel District School Board, coordinating research and program evaluation on Special Education Programs and Services. He also oversees annual program-specific performance measurement and accountability reporting. His research interests include policy development, and unified school improvement and school effectiveness.