Jess Vaughn-Murphy has been teaching English and English Language Development since 2013. The focus of her teaching is helping students develop empathy for others as well as confidence in their own voice through reading and discussing diverse, relatable texts. Through her time as an educator, Jess has served as a teacher leader on a variety of professional learning teams, served as the English Learner Coordinator, coached softball, and has partnered with JFCS for 7 years to bring Holocaust survivor testimony to her classroom. Jess was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2019 for the San Lorenzo Unified School District and now works in Elk Grove Unified School District.
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