Stephanie Smith is a 2025-2026 Teach Plus Texas Policy Fellow and preK-5 special education teacher leader at Rann Elementary in Decatur, Texas. She is the special education department lead. Stephanie completed the Texas Education Agency Teacher Leadership Fellowship and is her campus representative on the District Education Improvement Council. She received the Mirabeau B. Lamar Education Award (2023) and was the Taylor Creek Elementary Campus Finalist (2022-2023, 2021-2022, and 2021-2020). Stephanie began her teaching career in Lewisville Independent School District as a family and consumer science teacher and secondary English as a second language liaison, and has since taught special education preK-5. She earned a BS in merchandising from the University of North Texas and teaching certification from Education Career Alternative Program.
