Laura Garcia

BS, Wheelock College. MPA, New York University. MS Ed. Pace University.  An educator for over 20 years and a principal of small progressive public schools in New York City for over 12 years, she is currently Principal of the Ella Baker School located in the Julia Richman Educational Complex in Manhattan where children come from all five boroughs and represent ethnic, racial, and socio-economic diversity.  She has served as the Supervisor of Special Education for a cluster of New York City high schools, and was instrumental in creating innovative models for special education supporting children and their teachers throughout schools in New York City. SLC, 2011–