Lauren M. Doherty

Learning Strategy, Design and Leadership

• Designed and led a multi-year, competency-based New Teacher Induction and Development System for second-career educators, aligned to instructional best practices, adult learning theory, and performance outcomes.
• Built and managed the organization’s professional learning ecosystem, including onboarding, induction, mentoring, PLCs, and ongoing professional development across in-person, virtual, and asynchronous formats.
• Developed scalable learning tools and standards, including lesson-planning guides, competency checklists, observation tools, reflection protocols, and mentor role frameworks to ensure consistency and quality across programs.
• Led the creation and facilitation of leadership learning experiences, including Building Leadership Team structures and cross-functional working groups focused on school improvement and innovation.
• Applied human-centered design principles to learning and leadership initiatives, prioritizing educator experience, relevance, and real-world application.

Coaching, Performance, and Capability Development

• Coached and developed instructional staff through formative and summative observation cycles, emphasizing reflective practice, continuous improvement, and instructional growth.
• Partnered with supervisors and administrators to design constructive evaluation and feedback processes focused on professional growth rather than compliance.
• Supervised and supported Special Education services, including training and utilization of instructional assistants, co-teaching support, and inclusive instructional practices.
• Facilitated cross-disciplinary collaboration to strengthen instructional coherence, academic–technical integration, and student-centered learning environments.

Learning Impact, Evaluation, and Outcomes

• Designed and monitored evaluation strategies for professional learning initiatives, incorporating surveys, observations, reflection data, and performance indicators.
• Supported instructional systems that resulted in over 90% of students achieving Competent or Advanced performance on culminating assessments.
• Led the Comprehensive Planning Process, translating organizational goals into actionable learning, leadership, and improvement strategies.

Organizational Leadership and Change Management

• Led organizational change initiatives, including instructional reform, mentoring redesign, leadership development, and adoption of new learning technologies.
• Created and facilitated the Building Leadership Team, enabling distributed leadership, shared ownership, and sustainable improvement practices.
• Cultivated strategic partnerships with internal stakeholders, sending school districts, postsecondary institutions, and industry partners to support learning pathways and workforce alignment.
• Managed articulation agreements and credentialing pathways, ensuring alignment between curriculum, certification, and postsecondary expectations.

Learning Operations, Grants, and Resources

• Served as Perkins Grant Coordinator, successfully completing compliance monitoring and exceeding state expectations.
• Secured and managed over $3 million in grant funding, including more than $640,000 in a single year, to support instructional innovation, equipment acquisition, and learning infrastructure.
• Leveraged grant funding to design and scale learning environments, instructional supports, and professional learning initiatives.
• Oversaw budgets and resource allocation to align investments with learning priorities and strategic goals.

Learning, Training & Capability Development Leadership,

• Led cross-functional professional learning among instructional staff, instructional assistants, special education personnel, and administrators to support inclusive and student-centered learning environments.
• Supported and developed a team of thirteen instructional assistants, providing training, coaching, and guidance to strengthen instructional support for students with identified needs.
• Partnered with special education staff to ensure fidelity of IEP implementation, translating compliance requirements into shared learning, understanding, and consistent practice.

Culture & Collaboration Program Design

• Fostered cross-curricular and interdepartmental collaboration, strengthening alignment between academic, technical, and support services.
• Coordinated and supervised Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) programs, supporting leadership development, experiential learning, and student engagement.

Facilitation & Experiential Learning

• Oversaw work-based learning programs, including clinical experiences and externships, ensuring alignment between instructional goals, industry expectations, and student readiness.
• Managed student health services in collaboration with sending schools, supporting continuity of care and student well-being as a foundation for learning and engagement.
• Resolved complex education-related issues with students, families, and partner districts, applying sound judgment, empathy, and systems thinking.

Risk Management, Safety & Systems Leadership

• Led the school’s Student Assistance and Threat Assessment teams, facilitating regular meetings to identify, monitor, and support at-risk students through proactive, team-based interventions.
• Designed and implemented school-wide safety and discipline systems, balancing policy requirements with restorative, educational approaches.
• Served as Act 44 Coordinator and member of the school safety committee, leading training, compliance, and continuous improvement efforts related to school safety and climate.

Facilitation and Human-Centered Support

• Provided individual and group counseling, building strong rapport and trust while supporting students through academic, career, and personal decision-making.
• Delivered crisis intervention and de-escalation support, applying empathy, sound judgment, and relationship-based strategies in high-stakes situations.
• Served as a member of the Student Assistance Team, contributing to multidisciplinary problem-solving and coordinated student support.

Planning and Collaboration

• Co-developed and implemented a Comprehensive School Counseling Plan, aligning services, goals, and practices with state requirements and organizational priorities.
• Reviewed academic records, interests, and goals of incoming students and collaborated with families to support informed program placement and transition.
• Assessed student strengths and readiness to guide placement into Career and Technical Education programs aligned to individual interests and capabilities.

Professional Learning and Stakeholder Engagement

• Designed and facilitated an annual in-service for middle and high school counselors, strengthening awareness of CTE pathways, improving cross-district communication, and building collaborative relationships.
• Partnered with sending school counselors and administrators to foster shared understanding, consistent messaging, and coordinated student support.

Program Design, Recruitment, and Engagement

• Designed and executed comprehensive student recruitment initiatives, including presentations, career education activities, and school tours, resulting in sustained enrollment growth.
• Created a structured student shadowing program for prospective students, achieving a 90% application conversion rate.
• Developed marketing and outreach materials to support recruitment, retention, and program awareness.

• Provided individual academic and personal counseling to students in need, created specific plans for students based on their future plans.
• Worked in conjunction with Program Manager to develop curriculum aimed at increasing students’ critical thinking skills, self-awareness, and overall college-readiness.
• Planned and executed multiple events per year to showcase students’ work to parents, families, and community members to increase parental involvement. Each event resulted in 60%+ parental attendance.
• Created and presented workshop series focusing on Social Media Education specifically for grandparents raising their grandchildren.
• Networked to create partnerships with several Philadelphia High Schools in order to increase enrollment into College Access Program.
• Consistently met or exceeded Executive Management’s recruitment and retention goals.
• Designed marketing materials and tools, in collaboration with Project HOME’s Development team, which has resulted in 36% increase in enrollment.
• Improved communication between program, community, parents, and families by providing consistent programmatic updates through mailings and emails.

• Counseled students helping them make realistic and sustainable decisions, academically and financially, regarding college.
• Collaborated with College Access Coordinator to implement support for 12th grade students including individual guidance and planning, as well as college preparation workshops.
• Assisted 12th grade students with researching colleges and submitting applications.
• 95% of 12th grade students graduated from high school, and 81% went on to post-secondary education.
• Assisted CAP coordinator in providing ongoing support to CAP alumni resulting in 85% college retention rate and 85% college graduation rate.
• Maintained program’s scholarship database of 80+ scholarships accessible to our students, ensuring information up-to-date and current.