KAT LOFSTROM-WHITE
NY,NY
Summary
Experienced Educational Leader with over 25 years in independent schools, specializing in PK–12 student support, multidisciplinary team leadership, and inclusive instructional practices. Develops and implements data-informed intervention systems, coordinates MTSS/RTI, and provides literacy support while collaborating with families and educators to enhance student outcomes.
Overview
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Certification
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Learning Specialist & All-School Learning Support Coordinator, PK–12
Brooklyn Friends School
Brooklyn, NY
08.2024 - Current
- Supported seven-member learning support team with five learning specialists and two math specialists, coordinating student services across early childhood, lower school, middle school, and upper school for approximately 550 students.
- Helped strengthen and align multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) across all learning communities, improving student identification, intervention planning, progress monitoring, and instructional support.
- Led multidisciplinary meetings to review assessment data and coordinate responsive instruction and intervention plans.
- Coached faculty and delivered professional development on differentiation, literacy, learning differences, and inclusive practices.
- Reviewed neuropsychological evaluations and created individualized learning plans, supporting collaborative debriefs with families, faculty, and administrators.
- Partnered with admissions to evaluate prospective students and advise on learning support needs.
- Delivered direct Orton-Gillingham reading intervention for students in kindergarten through grade 2.
Assistant Director of Learning Services / Learning Specialist
Saint David's School
New York, NY
03.2021 - 06.2024
- Co-led four-person Learning Services team, coordinating student support for approximately 400 boys in Pre-K through Grade 8.
- Created and implemented a comprehensive student support database centralizing accommodations, assessment data, intervention services, and progress monitoring; the database remains in use.
- Partnered with school leadership to coordinate support systems and promote consistent implementation of accommodations and interventions.
- Led faculty meetings on student progress, instructional planning, accommodations, and intervention strategies.
- Developed individualized learning plans based on neuropsychological evaluations and facilitated collaborative debrief meetings with families, faculty, and administrators.
- Directed standardized assessment administration, including CTP and SSAT accommodations and testing logistics.
- Delivered evidence-based literacy interventions using Wilson Reading System, Foundations, and Orton-Gillingham methodologies.
Early Childhood & Lower School Learning Support Coordinator
Léman Manhattan Preparatory School
New York, NY
09.2016 - 06.2020
- Coordinated learning support across Early Childhood and Lower School for 350 students; supervised and evaluated two learning specialists to enhance student outcomes.
- Led Wilson Foundations implementation across Kindergarten through Grade 3, reaching approximately 120 students and training 12 teachers in foundational literacy instruction.
- Designed and delivered professional development in evidence-based literacy, differentiated instruction, and inclusive teaching practices.
- Spearheaded a partnership with an occupational therapy provider to bring on-campus OT services, teacher consultation, and classroom-based inclusion support into the school community.
- Established systems for student caseload management, progress monitoring, intervention documentation, and individualized learning plans.
- Interpreted psychoeducational evaluations and coordinated learning plans with teachers, families, and outside specialists, facilitating effective multidisciplinary support meetings and RTI processes.
Head Kindergarten Teacher; Director, Associate Teacher Program; Curriculum Writer, STEAM Summer Program
The Mandell School
New York, NY
Learning Specialist / ABA Instructor
Manhattan Children's Center
New York, NY
Lower School Teacher
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
New York, NY
Lower School Teacher
Claremont Preparatory School
Brooklyn, NY
Early Childhood Teacher & Assistant Director
Manhattan Kids Club
New York, NY
Education
M.S.Ed. - Special Education
Hunter College, City University of New York
B.S.Ed. - Early Childhood Education
City University of New York
Personal Information
- Title: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP | SCHOOL-WIDE LEARNING SUPPORT | MTSS | INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
- Availability: Open to Relocation to California
Certification
Harvard Graduate School of Education — Certificate in Advanced Educational Leadership, 2019
CORE LEADERSHIP EXPERTISE
- School-Wide Learning Support
- MTSS / RTI
- Team Leadership & Supervision
- Faculty Coaching & Professional Development
- Inclusive Education
- Literacy Program Implementation
- Wilson Foundations
- Orton-Gillingham
- Wilson Reading System
- Student Support Systems
- Progress Monitoring & Data Management
- Differentiated Instruction
- Learning Plans & Accommodations
- Neuropsychological Evaluation Interpretation
- Family & Specialist Collaboration
Timeline
Learning Specialist & All-School Learning Support Coordinator, PK–12
Brooklyn Friends School
08.2024 - Current
Assistant Director of Learning Services / Learning Specialist
Saint David's School
03.2021 - 06.2024
Early Childhood & Lower School Learning Support Coordinator
Léman Manhattan Preparatory School
09.2016 - 06.2020
Head Kindergarten Teacher; Director, Associate Teacher Program; Curriculum Writer, STEAM Summer Program
The Mandell School
Learning Specialist / ABA Instructor
Manhattan Children's Center
Lower School Teacher
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
Lower School Teacher
Claremont Preparatory School
Early Childhood Teacher & Assistant Director
Manhattan Kids Club
M.S.Ed. - Special Education
Hunter College, City University of New York
B.S.Ed. - Early Childhood Education
City University of New York