Lisa Woodruff has 15 years’ experience working in the field of Early Childhood Education and Special Education.

She began her professional career in Prince William County, Virginia as an Inclusion Specialist within a Head Start classroom. During that time, she also served as a Resource Specialist and worked with children identified with special needs and their families within community child care centers and home settings.

In 2006, Lisa was selected to open a pilot 6-6 model classroom for students on the Autism Spectrum and their peer models. She served as the Instructional Team Leader during that time and under her mentoring and leadership, her team received the annual team award. The award recognized Ms. Woodruff and her teammates for their ability to contribute the highest standards of pedagogy and professionalism in various educational capacities.

In addition to Lisa’s classroom experiences, she has worked as a Child Find Specialist for Alexandria City Public Schools. In this position, she coordinated all aspects of the evaluation process for children suspected of having a developmental delay and provided auspices to Special Educators and Speech Pathologists as they pertained to the evaluation process.

She also provided parents with insurmountable support and guidance as related to the Special Education process and the developmental milestones for young children. She conducted trainings and staff development for community Pre-K programs regarding best practices, differentiated instruction and classroom modifications.

Ms. Woodruff presented at the Annual Children Together conference regarding collaborative classrooms and participated in a Strategic Planning group for Autism.

Lisa has a certification in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (Categories I: Making it Happen and Category II: Inquiry), and extensive experience in implementing the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scales, Functional Behavior Analysis and Behavior Intervention Plans.

Ms. Woodruff ‘s formal preparation includes a Bachelor of Science, Speech Pathology and Audiology and a Master of Art, Early Childhood Special Education both from West Virginia University.

Lisa proudly serves as a Master Educator for Early Childhood and Special Education and is the content chair for the Early Childhood Master Educator team.