2025 GOCSD Innovation Summit

At STEP Up, we recognize systemic flaws in Missouri education, particularly in curriculum design. Amidst record-high teacher turnover, we advocate for replacing curriculum frustrations with curriculum innovation, and we're here to guide you through each step of this transformation!

Shauna Stephanchick founded STEP Up in 2017 continuing a 20 year prestigious career in education. She has served as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, elementary principal, instructional coach for the Regional Professional Development Center of Kansas City and worked as a Missouri Department of Secondary and Elementary Education PLC consultant and ELA content specialist.

In this role a state consultant advanced her knowledge in effective frameworks for implementing PLCs district-wide. It also provided insight to rural, and suburban school districts which widened her perspective beyond the urban setting. During her state role, she helped 5 of her building schools become recognized by DESE as PLC Exemplar Schools of Missouri.

Shauna believes that every student has the right to an equitable educational experience and that this can be accomplished by ensuring all districts have a guaranteed and viable curriculum. To support this vision in Missouri, her company works strategically to support educators by providing high quality and state specific products to clarify the organization and teaching of state standards. She is dedicated to transforming educator practice with her vast knowledge, unique and fun coaching style, and high quality products.