Meghan Fitzgerald

Meghan Fitzgerald joined Uncommon Schools as Director of Special Education in 2006. Prior to joining Uncommon Schools, Ms. Fitzgerald served as a Special Education Coordinator at InterActive Therapy Group, where she was responsible for providing special education instruction, coordination, and consultation for over 15 charter schools in New York City.  While working at InterActive Therapy Group, she authored a series of compliance and instructional resource manuals for charter schools in New York City and New York State. Ms. Fitzgerald has presented workshops on best practices in special education for the California Charter School Association, Building Excellent Schools, New York State Charter School Association, New York City Center for Charter School Excellence, and the Chicago Renaissance Schools Fund. She is working with Uncommon Schools to establish collaborative support systems for principals, teachers, and therapists to maximize student achievement. Ms. Fitzgerald holds a M.A. in Learning Disabilities from City University of New York – Hunter College with a specialization in education for gifted students. She earned her B.S. in General and Special Education with a concentration in Spanish from the State University of New York – Geneseo. 

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