Lauren Johnson is an elementary school administrator who is strong in curriculum and instructional leadership. She is licensed in educational leadership, elementary education, learning disabilities, and high ability instruction. She is a former district gifted and talented coordinator, instructional coach, and teacher with expertise in curriculum development, balanced literacy, differentiated instruction, formative assessment, hands-on learning activities, meeting the needs of gifted and talented students, building school cultures that increase student achievement, and developing strong community partnerships.