Kaitlin McCann is a 2024-2025 Teach Plus Pennsylvania Senior Policy Fellow. She is a life skills teacher at Strawberry Mansion High School in Philadelphia. While teaching a self-contained classroom of students with intellectual disabilities, Kaitlin is a champion of restorative justice, serving as her school’s social emotional learning (SEL) lead, and is a member of her school’s building committee. She began her teaching career in 2010 in elementary schools in Pennsylvania and Thailand, and has since held positions as a Playworks site coordinator, athletics coach, learning support teacher, and middle school English language arts and social studies teacher. Kaitlin is a National Board Certified educator, a former building representative for her local union, and a member of the American Federation of Teachers. She earned a BA in elementary and special education from Millersville University, Pennsylvania and an MEd in education policy from University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
