Sarah Mayper, Boston Debate League (BDL) Instructional Coach for High Schools and the CZI Teacher Lead Cohort, is a veteran teacher with more than 30 years of experience working in public schools. She holds a BA in English from Brown University, an MA from Stanford University, and a doctorate in Curriculum and Teaching from Boston University, where her research focused on students with disabilities in the Boston Public Schools. She has extensive experience as a teacher educator, leading professional development in mathematics, arts integration, literacy across the curriculum, and differentiation, and has expertise in qualitative education research. She has served as a Debate-Inspired Classrooms Instructional Coach at six BPS schools.