Lauren Lannuccilli

Lauren Lannuccilli

2016 NACSA Leader

Manager of Accountability, School District of Philadelphia

Lauren Iannuccilli is currently the Manager of Accountability in the Charter Schools Office at the School District of Philadelphia. In this role, she leads the comprehensive charter renewal review process, which includes reviewing renewal applications, conducting site visit focus groups and classroom observations, drafting renewal recommendation reports, and defending renewal recommendations.

Prior to returning to the School District of Philadelphia where she previously taught middle school, Lauren was the Research Analyst/Data Manager at the Philadelphia Education Fund, where she led the organization’s program evaluation efforts and executed a research study on teacher networks.  She also has research and policy experience working at the U.S. Department of Education and D.C. Public Schools.

Lauren earned a master’s degree in public policy from the George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in sociology and honors from Villanova University.


Most Recent Posts
No Shortcuts to Student Success: The Case for Statewide Annual Assessments
When I think about why I’ve dedicated my career to advancing and strengthening the ideas and practices of authorizing, I think about the students I’ve met over the years—bright, curious...
Raising the Bar: NACSA’s Updated State Policy Recommendations
NACSA believes that strong laws enable strong authorizing. In turn, strong authorizing leads to strong public education outcomes for students, families, and communities. That’s why we regularly update our state...
A New Path Forward: NACSA’s Bold New School Application Guidance
I’ll never forget a foundational principle I learned nearly two decades ago, while authorizing in Indianapolis: It should be hard to gain approval to start a new charter school. But...