Laura Stewart, Chief Academic Officer, 95 Percent Group
Laura Stewart is an educator and organizational leader. She has served as a teacher, administrator, adjunct professor, and director of numerous professional development initiatives around the country. Before joining 95 Percent Group as Chief Academic Officer, Laura was the Chief Innovation Officer with The Reading League and the Chief Academic Officer for Professional Development at Highlights for Children. She is a respected literacy expert, a published author, and presents nationally and internationally. Laura’s passion is empowering educators to positively impact ALL students and change the course of literacy achievement in this country.
Deborah Glaser, EdD, Literacy Expert and Creator of Morpheme Magic and Top 10 Tools
Deb Glaser, EdD, received her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with a specific focus on reading and school reform from Boise State University. During Dr. Glaser’s 40 years in education, she has been a classroom and learning disability instructor and administrator, assisted universities with developing research-based reading curricula, and established training and consultation programs to support the success of state and local reading initiatives. Dr. Glaser’s publications include LETRS Foundations: Introduction to Language and Literacy (co-authored with Louisa Moats), and she created the online reading course The Reading Teacher's Top Ten Tools and Morpheme Magic.
Erin Kaluza, Instructional Coach, Ed Clapp Elementary, Fargo Public Schools, Fargo, ND
Erin Kaluza has been an Instructional Coach with the Fargo Public Schools since 2012. In this position, she enjoys supporting teachers with professional development, mentoring, intervention alignment, and MTSS facilitation. She also works to ensure that the school has an evidence-based Tier 1 curriculum and instruction to support students in meeting grade-level standards. Prior to assuming this position, Erin was an upper elementary classroom teacher.