Crista Yagjian, M.Ed.

Crista is a Vermont special educator and reading & writing specialist who lives in Guilford, Vermont. She believes in student-centered planning that leverages student strengths and utilizes a collaborative teaming model to help all students access learning alongside their peers. She is a proud 2005 graduate of the VT-HEC special education licensing program. In 2020, Crista completed UVM’s LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities) program as a Family Fellow and focused her work on family and school partnerships. Currently she serves on the Vermont Developmental Disability Council and on the Vermont Special Education Advisory Panel. Crista supports new special educators in VT-HEC’s Special Education Academy and is a co-teacher for Meeting the Instructional Needs of All Students with Complex Profiles. She also works as a parent educator for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress. In addition to being an educator for over 20 years, Crista is also a parent to her curious, very determined, and music-loving son, Nate, who has Down syndrome.