Sara Stone has been working in public education since 1999. After graduating from Syracuse University with a degree in Inclusive Education Sara began her teaching career working with students as a learning specialist and then as a fourth and fifth grade teacher at a small progressive public elementary school in New York City. While teaching at Midtown West, Sara attained a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Bank Street College of Education. Through this program Sara met co-founder and co-director of Community Roots Charter School, Allison Keil. This is where the blueprints were drawn up for a school that would later become the foundation for a progressive and inclusive public school. Sara continues to be driven by the need to further develop and sustain a highly successful school that meets the needs of all students through collaboration and creativity. She has been an integral part of Roots ConnectED since its founding and believes in the importance of bringing educators together to develop practice and understanding around inclusive schooling and the impact this has on children and our communities. She has been supporting schools by encouraging shifts in practice and mindset so that they continue to do this work with greater urgency.