Breakthrough Miami
Lauren Kellner Rudolph serves as the Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Program Director at Breakthrough Miami, a position held since June 2007. Over the years, significant contributions have included managing a full-time staff of nine, analyzing student data to ensure compliance and improvement, spearheading grant writing efforts that secured over $500,000 in funding, and leading curriculum and program development initiatives. Prior roles at Breakthrough Miami included Director of Instructional Design and Evaluation and Senior Site Director, where the responsibilities encompassed curriculum oversight and managing a site serving 240 middle school students. Previous experience includes working as a Special Education Teacher at F. S. Tucker Elementary School within Miami Dade County Public Schools, where compliance and student success were prioritized. Lauren Kellner Rudolph holds a Master’s degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education from the University of Miami.
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Breakthrough Miami
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Breakthrough Miami is an 8-year tuition-free program for highly motivated Miami-Dade students from under-resourced schools and/or communities. The program offers academic enrichment, experiential learning, and academic counseling support. Breakthrough Miami also works with highly talented high school juniors/seniors and college students, offering a robust 8-week teaching internship in the summer. Our Vision: All motivated, under-resourced students of Miami-Dade County will have access to excellent educational opportunities, graduate from high school and attend college. Our Mission: Breakthrough Miami provides an academic enrichment program that uses a student-teaching-students model to ensure that motivated, under-resourced middle-school students have access to excellent high-school opportunities, graduate from high school on time, and attend college. Our Impact: 100% of seniors graduated on time from high school 98% of graduates enrolled in colleges and universities 90% of those enrolling selected four-year institutions, far outpacing the national average for high-performing students from disadvantaged backgrounds