James Laughlin Email & Phone Number

• Taught Kindergarten, 3rd grade, and 4th grade• Worked at Title I schools with diverse student populations ranging from 300-450 students• Developed and executed daily lesson plans that engage and challenge student understanding including ELL and special education students• Maintain strong discipline within my classroom• Wrote the current School Improvement Plan for my school • Form positive and long-lasting relationships with students, families, staff, and community stakeholders• Volunteer for extracurricular activities such as lock-ins, fundraisers, and family activities• Facilitated monthly cross-grade level meetings where we analyzed data and discussed strategies to improve student scores• Assisted in the implementation and planning of building wide RTI/MTSS• Attended the statewide Continuous Improvement Conference in October of this year• Overseen and developed staff professional development that involved desegregating school data and the improvement of educational curriculum• Committees: District Return to Learn, School Improvement, Climate/Culture, and Staff Morale

• Completed 2 long term substitute positions• Responsible for middle and end of year testing

• Worked with 6+ groups of students daily in reading and math• Test site coordinator for MEAP• Prepared MEAP testing materials for 100+ students• Created Open House presentation• Presenter at Open House

Master Of Science, Educational Leadership K-12, Gpa: 3.75

Master Of Arts, Elementary Education: Reading K-12, Gpa: 3.75

Bachelor Of Science, Elementary Ece - Language Arts, Gpa: 3.27

Studied Early Childhood and Elementary Education.