Lauren Stafford, M.Ed
Round Rock,TX
Summary
Goal-oriented Director dedicated to strengthening administrative operations to streamline costs and enhance procedures. Cultivate long-lasting relationships to strengthen program success. Motivational leader with top-notch communication, organizational and strategic planning abilities.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Curriculum
Vizzle, Rethink Education
04.2021 - Current
- Expertise in the field of education, project management, building district relationships, public speaking, grant-writing, writing RFPs, and, most importantly, relationship-building with internal teams to inspire and empower development
- Projects included the creation of a K-12 standards-aligned curriculum for intervention in education
- Managing 8 full-time employees and 100 highly qualified teachers to draft courses across the four core subjects
- Project management from designing the scope and sequence, drafting content, and implementing of final curriculum into an interactive HTML format
- UX/UI measures, including collaborating with customers from school administrators to various educators across the US
- Support all teams with sales, professional development, and creating educational partnerships
- Collaboration, communication, and inspired education with a focus on teamwork and outcomes
Co-Founder and Regional Vice President
Monarch Teaching Technology
01.2006 - 01.2020
- Worked with a team of developers to review manipulative visual materials and design specifications for creating interactive software for children with Autism and Special Education needs
- Use of State Standards and evidence-based practices to create interactive applications that allow for effective personalization of visuals for behavior, instruction, and communication
- Training on integrating data collection and review, academics, and behavior management to help capture student attention and increase time on task
- Focus on maximizing comprehension, and increasing independence for improved student outcomes
- Also created and implemented professional development programs, in-person training options, webinar series, and conferences with hands-on training components
- Collaboration and implementation with national public and private schools
- State and NIH grant writing, submission, development, and close out
- Council for Administration Special Education Product Endorsement and
- Approval, as well as publication of articles and research in various magazines and journals.
Supervisor
Education Monarch School
09.2004 - 01.2010
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Monitored workflow to improve employee time management and increase productivity.
- Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
- Oversight of Entry Year Teacher Program
- IEP Administrator
Chairperson
School Age ASD classrooms
06.2001 - 01.2004
- Responsible for LPDC meetings and
- Educator Licensure for the Monarch School
- Entry Year Teacher Coordinator and Certified
- Mentor Teacher for Monarch School through the Ohio Department of Education
- Outcomes
- Coordinator, providing training of new staff on Monarch School data collection system, including methodology, technical supervision and reporting
- Curriculum management with media specialist in ordering textbooks and supplemental materials for school library
- Creating visual supports to aid in visual organization (classroom and behavior), instruction and expressive language to support the Monarch Model
- Also involved with overseeing monthly student staffings, Individualized Education Plan meetings and staff supervision
- Interviewing, training, and evaluating teacher practices in the classroom for annual review and intervention.
Program
PDD Classroom, Garrisonville Elementary School
09.1999 - 06.2001
- Self contained half-day preschool classroom with mild to moderate disabilities with a reverse mainstream component
- Responsible for creating a curriculum to attend to the individual goals and objectives of 12 students with different abilities, disabilities and learning styles
- Utilizing different methods of communication to expand each child’s expressive/receptive language, play, socialization, adaptive, motor, and cognitive skills
- Workshops for expanding expertise in Autism and Special Education
Education
Masters - Evaluation and Measurement
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio2010
Bachelor of Science - Special Education Sub, Developmental Handicapped, Psychology
Kent State University
Kent, Vizzle, Ohio1999
Skills
- Educational Expertise
- Project Management
- Relationship Building
- Public Speaking
- Instructional Design
- Team Leadership
- Grant Writing and Publications
Timeline
Director of Curriculum
Vizzle, Rethink Education
04.2021 - Current
Co-Founder and Regional Vice President
Monarch Teaching Technology
01.2006 - 01.2020
Supervisor
Education Monarch School
09.2004 - 01.2010
Chairperson
School Age ASD classrooms
06.2001 - 01.2004
Program
PDD Classroom, Garrisonville Elementary School
09.1999 - 06.2001
Masters - Evaluation and Measurement
Kent State University
Bachelor of Science - Special Education Sub, Developmental Handicapped, Psychology
Kent State University