Sara Stambaugh is a 2021-2022 Teach Plus Illinois Early Childhood Educator Policy Fellow who teaches Early Childhood Special Education in a blended setting at Dr. James Mitchem Early Childhood Center in Romeoville. Sara previously hosted future educators in her classroom and assisted them with navigating in-person, remote, and asynchronous learning. Sara graduated from Saint Xavier University with a BS in Education and a minor in Music and received her MEd in Early Childhood Special Education from Elmhurst University, as well as an English as a Second Language endorsement from National Louis University and certification in the Pyramid Model.