Grade/Subject: Special Education Specialist K-8
Ages of Students Served: 4-13 year olds
District: Brighton 27J School District
Lorelei Jackson is a 2026 Teach Plus National Teacher Policy Cabinet Executive Cabinet Member and an itinerant kindergarten through eighth-grade Special Education Specialist serving multiple schools in School District 27J in Brighton, Colorado. She began her education career as a Notre Dame AmeriCorps volunteer teacher leader in Hartford, Connecticut, where she taught mathematics and English language arts.
In addition to her teaching role, Lorelei chairs the district’s Special Education Community Advisory Council and supports special education teams across elementary and middle school campuses through instructional coaching and program design. She previously taught special education and served as an instructional leader in Denver Public Schools. Lorelei has also founded and advised two National Junior Honor Society chapters in Colorado and previously participated in the Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellowship.
Lorelei was a finalist for the Colorado League of Charter Schools Hall of Fame Advocate of the Year in 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, and she was recognized as a National Center for Learning Disabilities Everyday Champion finalist in 2025–2026. She also serves on the Colorado Department of Education’s Educator Effectiveness Practitioner Implementation Council and has been a board member of the Learning Disabilities Association of America.
Lorelei earned her BS in Applied Psychology from Champlain College, her MSc in Developmental Psychology from the University of Lincoln, and her MA in Teaching and Special Education from Metropolitan State University of Denver. She also received a graduate certificate in Inclusive Schools Leadership from Relay Graduate School of Education and is completing an Education Specialist degree in Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
