Sarah Bond is an early learning coach with the University of New Hampshire, supporting educators statewide with the implementation of best practices, and collaborating with key stakeholders in an effort to enact meaningful change across early childhood systems. Sarah holds a Doctorate in Education, an M.S. in Human Development & Family Studies, and is an experienced educator (B-8). Formerly, Sarah served as an infant and toddler teacher at the University’s laboratory school and later transitioned to teach public kindergarten and first grade for several years. During this time, she participated in the New Hampshire Learning Initiative's Assessment for Learning Project and has since contributed practitioner excerpts to two competency-based education publications. Sarah has presented at both state and national levels on topics ranging from co-design; competency-based education; project-based learning; authentic documentation and assessment; personalized learning; and play-based learning.