Lauren Drapek Email & Phone Number

Queens, New York, United States

• Design and implement the strategic plan for the Lower Elementary division of the school & collaborate with other leaders on the strategic plan of the broader organization• Craft the academic vision and goals of the Lower Elementary school through coaching and supervising teachers, determining the curricular program, and leading professional development• Establish student culture systems and implement practices to support social-emotional development• Created a fully remote virtual program featuring both live and asynchronous instruction during the 2020-2021 year• Lead and support the K-8 VOICE Music Department with vertical alignment structures, content-based curriculum tools, and liaising with the Music Committee of the VOICE Board of Directors• Cultivate strong relationships with leaders of other VOICE divisions and the administration of VOICE’s co-located NYCDOE district school

Greater New York City Area

• Supervised and supported teachers through coaching and development plans leading to measurable teacher improvement• Designed and implemented professional development sessions for teachers based on instructional and classroom management techniques• Managed curriculum implementation through the review of lesson plans, assessments, and envisioning meetings; led the division through the adoption of a new ELA curriculum (Wit & Wisdom)• Coordinated vertical alignment across grades levels for classroom and music content

Greater New York City Area

• Instructed classes in general music, choir, keyboard, guitar, and recorder for Kindergarten through Grade 8• Served as a Cooperating Teacher for undergraduate and graduate students at New York University• Developed department-wide curriculum structures to align music instruction with other VOICE curricula• Led music department with responsibilities in curriculum planning; assessment design and data analysis; event coordination; and music cross-curricular initiatives• Coached new music faculty in classroom management and instructional techniques

Greater New York City Area

• Worked remotely to evaluate portfolios in the Performing Arts (music, drama, and dance) forcandidates seeking their initial certification in teaching

Sudbury, Ma

• Music directed and accompanied youth musicals for students ages five through sixteen• Taught private lessons and group workshops in musical theatre and classical voice• Developed and instructed a music enrichment curriculum for children ages three through five

Revere, Ma

• Designed and instructed courses in general and world music for a diverse Title I school• Founded an after-school choral program with an ensemble of twenty students• Served as music director for the school drama program with over forty students

Danvers, Ma

• Music director and conductor of the pit orchestra for after-school theatre program (Spring 2010)• Drill technician and mellophone instructor for marching band camp intensives (Summers of 2004-2006)

Beverly, Ma

Certificate, School Leadership

Ed.M., Learning & Teaching

B.Mus., Music Education, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Study Abroad in Madrid, Spain (Spring 2006); Resident Assistant of special interest floor Musiquarium.