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.
