Vicki Perez Najjar is a 2022-2023 Teach Plus Illinois Early Childhood Educator Policy Fellow and a Preschool Special Education teacher at LaSalle 2 Elementary school in Chicago. She is committed to teaching preschool aged diverse learners and providing them with opportunities to learn and feel supported at school just like their typically developed peers. Vicki earned her BA in Early Childhood Special Education at Loyola University Chicago and is currently an MA student at American University studying Education Policy and Leadership where she will also earn her Type 75, Principal License.