Sarah Schoolcraft, M.Ed., is an instructor in the VT-HEC Special Education program and an assistant principal in a PK-4 school in Waterbury, VT. Sarah has worked as an elementary classroom teacher and special educator, and she has taught at the undergraduate and graduate level. She is passionate about working to meet the needs of all students in inclusive settings. Sarah is an adoptive parent of three amazing children, one of whom has a label of ED, and is married to a fellow educator.

Mandy has spent over fifteen years working as a special educator, both in Massachusetts and Vermont. Mandy works collaboratively to meet the needs of all students. First as a full time special educator, and then as a hybrid behavior specialist, Mandy was at the forefront of the school’s state-recognized school-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBiS) as the school coordinator for 10 years at Thatcher Brook Primary School in Waterbury. More recently, Mandy became the principal of Moretown Elementary, thrilled to stay in the Harwood Unified Union School District. Her role has changed, but not her commitment to students’ social and emotional needs. Mandy holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Saint Michael’s College, and two M.Ed. degrees from Rivier University in New Hampshire: Special Education and Emotional and Behavior Disorders. Mandy has been the district trainer of CPI: Non-violent Crisis Intervention since 2010. She has presented workshops about her work with PBiS and how to best support students with Emotional and Behavioral disorders at the local and state levels, and has worked extensively in preparation for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) examination.