
Lauren Kaufman
District Leader
Lauren Kaufman is an educator whose professional passion is to empower teachers to lead and develop lifelong literacy practices in all learners. She is currently a district leader in Long Island, New York and has served as an assistant principal, instructional coach, elementary classroom teacher, literacy specialist, and K-12 new teacher mentor coordinator. Lauren has led teams developing a comprehensive approach to literacy, has provided educators with job-embedded professional learning, and has guided new teachers with acclimating to a school system. She is the author of The Leader Inside: Stories of Mentorship to Inspire the Leader Within and has contributed to several educational publications.