Laura Gaboudian

Laura Gaboudian has dedicated her career to fostering a love of literacy in all students. She gained extensive teaching experience working with striving readers and English learners at the elementary and secondary levels in New York and Massachusetts.

Laura then relocated to Los Angeles and has spent the last 10 years in a variety of district leadership roles. She joined Green Dot Public Schools as a District Literacy Specialist in which she provided instructional coaching to teachers, developed the ELA curriculum, facilitated professional development and oversaw the literacy intervention program. Later, as Green Dot's District ELD Coordinator, Laura led all aspects of English language development programming for 22 schools.

Most recently during her tenure at Glendale Unified, Laura led a team to evaluate and adopt a range of culturally relevant literature for each grade level as well as design supporting unit plans. She also coached a team of teaching and learning specialists in best practices for integrated ELD implementation.

Laura received a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Rhode Island and a master’s degree in education from New York University. She is the author of the children’s book Under the Light of the Moon and is also a Coro Women in Leadership alumna.