Shana McIver

Shana joins Learning Heroes with 25+ years of experience in education spanning pre-k, K-12, and family services. A former elementary school teacher, Shana most recently was the Family Engagement Director with Baltimore City Public Schools where she took pride in being the voice of families as a district leader. She doesn’t shy away from courageous conversations or elevating the needs of children and families first when making
decisions that impact them. Shana has led system-level efforts to build the capacity of principals and school teams around family-school partnerships, from developing the district’s first Community School policy to bridging community partnerships in support of summer learning for 24k+ families. She serves the broader Baltimore community as Education Development Committee co-chair of Baltimore Metropolitan alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta and has a deep love for lifting the voices of underrepresented communities.