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Sarah Stobaugh

Sarah Stobaugh is an educational leader with 17 years of experience in upper elementary/intermediate and secondary-level education. She is passionate about the work of collaborative teams to transform school culture by building teacher capacity and ensuring learning for all students.

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Sarah Stobaugh

Sarah Stobaugh is an educational leader with 17 years of experience in upper elementary/intermediate and secondary-level education. She is passionate about the work of collaborative teams to transform school culture by building teacher capacity and ensuring learning for all students.

Sarah has served as a teacher, literacy/instructional coach, assistant principal, and principal at multiple grade levels. Her experience in both the classroom and administration has equipped her to build and support high-functioning collaborative teams and support leaders as they transform school cultures by focusing the crucial work of a professional learning community (PLC). As a presenter, Sarah specializes in PLCs, the work of collaborative teams and the guiding coalition, building leadership, and response to intervention.

As principal, she led the school through the PLC at Work® Project as a Cohort One school and was awarded the Model PLC at Work school distinction as well as the Highly Effective School Accreditation from Marzano Resources. Sarah has served as a member of the state guiding coalition, focused on developing PLCs throughout the state by providing support to other schools and leaders. She has presented at various institutes and conferences across the country on leadership and professional learning communities.

Sarah earned a bachelor’s degree in English education and theater from the University of Central Arkansas, a master’s degree in both curriculum administration and educational leadership from Arkansas Tech University, and an educational specialist degree in district leadership from Arkansas Tech University.


PLC at Work®

PLC at Work® experts have proven success in leading the PLC at Work process in a school or district. Work with them to implement a focus on learning, build a collaborative culture, and create a results orientation that leads to sustained, substantive school improvement.

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Presentations by Sarah Stobaugh

  • Establishing a Focus on Learning: Identifying Essential Standards and Assessing What Matters Most
  • Transforming Your School Culture Through Professional Learning Communities
  • Building Teacher Teams in the PLC Process
  • The Power of Shared Leadership in a Professional Learning Community
  • Response to Intervention: A Process, Not a Program