Laura Ann Leidy-Stauffer Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New Jersey, United States

• Lead curriculum design and execution for 17 schools and over 400 teachers. Own performance management and career coaching of teachers
• Create, give, and coordinate professional development to teachers based on data analysis
• Own vendor relations for department including scheduling demonstrations, budgeting decisions, and new vendor onboarding with annual spend over $200,000
• Manage diverse group of internal and external stakeholders, including teachers, schools, administrators… Show more
• Manage diverse group of internal and external stakeholders, including teachers, schools, administrators, Board of Education, unions, and parents
• Develop and present multiple “How-To” videos and one-pagers for teachers, on topics such as transition to remote learning, utilization of district platforms and technologies, and assessment administration

• Serve as the representative of the 6th Grade Team across subjects and disciplines
• Liaise with school administration on technology implementation, team feedback, & school-wide improvements
• Leverage Panorama data collection tool to develop action plans to address social-emotional needs of students
• Develop, model, and roll out best practices, including new education methods, cutting-edge technology, & professional development opportunities
• Lead weekly team meetings, prepare… Show more
• Lead weekly team meetings, prepare agenda, and solicit inputs from team members

• Rated as a Highly Effective Teacher based off the Morris School District Rubric for Excellence in Teaching
• Revised and enhanced the 6th grade ELA curriculum
• Wrote a grant for Storia, e-book program, which has been launched school-wide
• Member of school wide PBIS committee
• Attended Columbia University Teachers College Professional Development to turnkey learnings for my PLC
• Selected to have an 8th grade teacher observe my class structure, focusing on how I confer with… Show more

• Selected by administration to lead Professional Learning Community (PLC) team of 9 individuals while simultaneously teaching 6th grade language arts classes
• Evaluated and revised the 6th grade reading and writing curriculum
• Led team exercises to develop community culture and create goals for the PLC
• Led professional development sessions for the 6th grade language arts teachers
• Conducted meetings and maintained notes on the progress of the PLC
• Served as communication… Show more

• Differentiated language arts instruction for students based on the Common Core Standards
• Taught an Inclusion Class Period where I collaborated with a Special Education Teacher and implemented Individualized Education Plan
• Implemented Readers and Writers Workshop to enhance reading and writing instruction
• Prepared students for the PARCC Assessment
• Created classroom website through Google Classroom to communicate with students outside of the classroom by… Show more
• Created classroom website through Google Classroom to communicate with students outside of the classroom by providing updates and copies of assignments

• Taught social skills which help students cope with their emotions
• Created and implemented units to self contained Emotionally Handicapped students
• Conducted assessments based on Common Core Standards
• Assisted elementary education teachers who have students with an emotional handicap
• Differentiated lessons to accommodate emotional handicap students
• Led elementary classrooms to allow teachers the ability to attend meetings and assess students privately

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Developed lessons and taught units in core subjects including language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies
• Differentiated instruction for a variety of learning styles
• Volunteered at afterschool homework help room
• Organized data meetings to increase student achievement
• Implemented positive behavior support model
• Conducted spring conferences for my students

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Developed lessons in social studies, science, mathematics, and language arts, with full classroom leadership
• Created a flash card math game to help students practice addition facts
• In charge of a small group of students on a field trip to the Lansing Zoo
• Assisted the teacher in giving DOLCH sight word assessments
• Observed classroom activities and management techniques

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Observed classroom activities and lessons on teaching literacy
• Assisted and led science experiments with small groups of individuals
• Worked with students who were struggling with reading comprehension: gave literacy assessments, developed an extensive case study leveraging the “story mountain” tool which allows individuals to organize main events in.

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Worked with the teacher to lead center groups where the students worked on literacy and math skills
• Interacted one-on-one with students who were struggling with learning how to read

Supervisor Certificate

Activities and Societies: Honors Society

Masters Of Arts Of Education, Literacy Education

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Elementary Education And Teaching, K-5Th All Subjects; 6Th-8Th Language Arts

Activities and Societies: Dean's List (4 semesters), Chi Omega, Order of Omega, Panhellenic Council, and Academic Assembly