Sandra Deval is a Teach Plus Commonwealth Teaching Policy Fellow. She is a 6th grade math teacher at the Robert E. Melican Middle School in Northborough, MA. She has served as an instructional coach and teacher mentor and has led professional development for Massachusetts teachers on the Common Core. Sandi has also been involved with her school council and other district-wide sub-committees. Sandi earned her B.A. in Mass Communications from Winona State University and her M.A. in Education from Lesley University.