Laura Shaffer Email and Phone Number

Master's Level Educational Leader with 10+ years in administration with experience in strategic planning, intentional organizational planning, instructional planning and scheduling, and building positive relationships with students, families, community stakeholders, and staff.Administration | LeadershipPhone: 240-818-2175 | Email: laurashaffer26425@gmail.comKnowledgeable Attendance Director for 4500+ students and 10 schools who wrote and administered grants for the county including the McKinney-Vento Homeless Student Education Grant. Communities in Schools County Contact who supervised six Communities in Schools Site Coordinators, two School Social Workers, and three county-level specialists, including Truancy, Student Support, and Homeless Education. School Counseling Director over 13 School Counselors in 10 schools Pre-k - 12. Created and presented professional development for my team monthly and for the entire district. Relationship-builder who works closely with DHHR, Child Protective Services, Juvenile Probation Services, the Prosecutor’s Office, Public Defenders, and Circuit Court to represent the county school system & support students & families. Title IX Coordinator & Investigator. Superintendent’s Representative to work with the Board of Education and students and families when recommended for expulsion. Home School and Hope Scholarship Director collaborating with national, state, and local agencies.Core Competencies:• Positive Relationship Building• Team Building• Grant Writing• Professional Development• Effective Resource Management• Learning & Growing Professionally• Communication with Challenging Personalities• Takes Initiative to Conquer Challenging Tasks• See the Big Vision as well as the Steps Needed to Accomplish the Goal•