Megan Pell

Instructional Coach, MTSS Technical Assistance Center and SEAL Program
302-831-6974

Bio:

Megan is an Instructional Coach for the Delaware Positive Behavior Support (DE-PBS) Project and a member of the leadership team for the Special Education Administrative Leadership (SEAL) Program. As a coach, she collaborates with educational professionals statewide to help schools and districts create and sustain their multi-tiered systems of support for positive student behavior, social emotional learning and school climate. For SEAL, she coordinates action research activities and quarterly progress monitoring.

Prior to coaching full-time at CDS, Megan coordinated the Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council’s Junior Partners in Policymaking Program® for three year. Before joining the CDS community, Megan taught English, math, and science as a special education teacher and provided transition coaching to secondary students with disabilities in the Maryland public school system and at the Escola Americana de Rio Janeiro, Brazil.

She received her Doctorate in Education from the University of Delaware. Her research interests include transition programming for youth with disabilities, alternative routes to certification and school climate. She has co-authored articles in the journals Learning Environments Research and Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, and is a contributor to the CDS Inclusion blog

Megan lives with her husband, a teacher, and their two sons in Wilmington, Del. Together, the family pursues interests related to nature and community service.