Her students are 16- to 24-year-old disconnected youth seeking to pass the GED. She currently teaches math, serves as an instructional coach, and is the GED instructional team leader. Claire is working to develop evaluation rubrics and peer observation protocols, in addition to helping to lead in their implementation. She was also a fellow in the 2014 Leading Educators cohort. Prior to her work at LAYC, Claire taught IB history and U.S. history at Nido de Aguilas International School in Santiago, Chile, where she served as social studies department chair and helped design a schoolwide overhaul of the social studies curriculum. Claire began her career at Lincoln Park High School in Chicago, Illinois, teaching AP U.S. history and global studies. She earned a bachelor’s degree in comparative area studies from Duke University and a master’s degree in education from Northwestern University.