Laura Smith is a passionate and dedicated educator who is SO excited for the opportunity to serve as Assistant Principal at Swimming Pen Creek! She enjoys serving our diverse community of learners at SPC and is passionate about the Montessori program. She is an alumnus of the University of North Florida. She also received her Masters in Educational Leadership from the American College of Education.

After starting her teaching career in Duval County, she transferred to Clay County District Schools in 2016. At Grove Park Elementary she served as the AIMS teacher and Title I Interventionist. While at GPE, she coordinated the initial implementation of a schoolwide PBIS program, Growing Great Gators. She also supported novice teachers with instruction and classroom management and facilitated the MTSS process and ESE compliance.

After briefly serving as the Media Specialist at Charles E Bennett, she transitioned into the Assistant Principal role at CEB in 2019. While at CEB, she assisted in raising the school grade from a “D’ to a “C” during the global pandemic. She created a community mentoring program targeting LPQ students and championed student and family engagement. Mrs. Smith participated in Instructional Rounding for the District and State Bureau of School Improvement.

Laura has been married to her husband Mark for 10 years. She is actively involved at Chets Creek Church, where Mark serves as the Pastor of Adults and Discipleship. They are licensed foster parents and have adopted two children from the foster care system. Elijah is in 2nd grade and Olivia is in Kindergarten.

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