About me
Lauren is currently the Director of Advanced Learning and Differentiation, where she works with an amazing team of teachers and mental health specialists to develop training and support for IUSD staff in the areas of differentiation, enrichment, Tier 1 instruction and Excellence, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EEDI). She has been in education for over 29 years. She started her educational career teaching in Bogotá, Colombia and then returned to Massachusetts to teach in Boston. Lauren was as student in IUSD and returned to Irvine Unified in 1996 and has served as a Classroom Teacher, Principal, Director of Elementary Education, School Site TOSA, Information Specialist and a Coordinator. Most recently she returned from a four year family experience overseas where she had the amazing opportunity to teach at an innovative K-12 international school. Her experiences with bilingual education, project based learning, service learning and professional development is extensive.