Margaret Bishop

Margaret Bishop

Maggie Bishop is a 2024-2025 Teach Plus Aspire Teacher Advisory Cabinet Member. She is a mental health therapist at Aspire Public Schools. Maggie has dedicated the past 10 years to serving her elementary school community, where she was a founding school staff member. She has led a growing team of mental health therapists and plays an integral role in her school’s COST team, lead team, and Behavior Wellness Team, while also supporting school-wide MTSS initiatives. Maggie previously worked as a fourth-grade teacher in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. She also serves on the board of the California Association of School Social Work (CASSW) and has run a small college scholarship program for underserved and street-involved youth in Nicaragua for the past 12 years. Maggie holds a BS in psychology with a minor in Spanish from Haverford College and earned her MSW degree from UC Berkeley.