

| Kimberly Vaughan is an award winning educator. She has a successful teaching background on the middle school and post-secondary graduate level. She was also the 2008 Metropolitan Nashville Public School District Teacher of the year. She is currently a 6th grade mathematics teacher in Davidson County. She has earned an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership, as well as a Master of Education degree in Special Education, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in mathematics and science. Kimberly Vaughan has served as the Mathematics Curriculum Council Chair (MNPS-Davidson County, 2007) and as a Mathematics Curriculum Designer and Presenter for the Tennessee Department of Education Highly Qualified Academy (2004). She has served on several education and technology committees within the Nashville community, and has held several leadership positions. She has presented on topics such as Standards Based Mathematics, Teaching Mathematics to Students with a Learning Disability, Teaching Mathematics through a Holistic Approach, Building a Classroom Website, and Using Technology to Enhance Classroom Instruction. She has also designed and implemented three workshops for parents titled Protecting our Kids (partnering with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Metropolitan Nashville Police Department), Mathematic Family Fun, and Computer Safety for Children. Vaughan has also traveled and presented these topics at schools in the Metropolitan Nashville Public School District. Kimberly Vaughan is an advocate for children with special needs and has designed programs to assist exceptional students. She works well within the community, volunteering for several community projects and has participated with legislation passed at the Tennessee State Capitol Hill (2009). As an educator she continuously works to pave a successful path for students by promoting academic growth; designing and implementing two intervention programs for students who are at-risk as well as challenging gifted students; conducting and presenting research studies to bring more awareness to the needs of students with a learning disability; designing and conducting staff developments; and setting up the Harry L. Vaughan Education Foundation, Inc® Scholarship Fund for college-bound students with preference given to students entering into the field of education. |



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| A true educator does not stop teaching at the end of a work day. A true educator is one that continuously works to enhance the lives of ALL children and advocate on their behalf. |

| KIMBERLY VAUGHAN, ED.S. |