Jeanne Sturges is the Instructional Coach and Writing Center Coordinator at Souhegan High School where she has worked to launch and support Souhegan's competency-based system of learning. Prior to re-joining the Souhegan faculty in 2009, Jeanne worked with the Center of Collaborative Education as a School Change Coach and Director of Regional Center Support for the National Turning Points Network. Jeanne also worked as Managing Editor for Kennedy Information, Inc., and served short stints as Interim Director of Curriculum and Instruction for SAU 39. Her first ten years as a teacher in New York City included her work as a founding staff member of New York City Outward Bound Schools and a member of Expeditionary Learning's first school design team.