Grade/Subject: Special Education Specialist K-8
Ages of Students Served: 4-13 year olds
District: Brighton 27J School District
Lorelei Jackson is a 2025 Teach Plus National Teacher Policy Cabinet Senior Board Member and Special Education Specialist at Brighton 27J School District in Denver, Colorado. She began her teaching career teaching mathematics and English Language Arts in Connecticut as a Notre Dame AmeriCorps member.
In addition to her teaching role, Lorelei has held leadership positions such as the Special Education Department Lead and CH-ISA Lead for the Multilingual Learner Instructional Services Advisory Team. She has founded and advised two National Junior Honor Society chapters within Colorado. She also participated in the Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellowship.
Lorelei earned a BS in Applied Psychology from Champlain College in Vermont, an MSc in Developmental Psychology from the University of Lincoln in Lincolnshire UK, and an MEd in Special Education and teaching from Metropolitan State University of Denver in Colorado. She has also received a graduate certification in Inclusive Schools Leadership from Relay Graduate School of Education and is working on her Education Specialist degree accompanied by a Director of Special Education licensure.
