Megan Apple
Autism Director
DEVELOPMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION SPECIALIST
Megan is an intervention specialist with over twenty-three years of experience in providing developmental and therapeutic intervention to children with special needs. After completing her Bachelor Degree in Science of Education and Allied Professions, at University of Dayton, with a major in Developmental Handicaps, she also began specializing in more intense and structured teaching programs and methods such as ABA. In 2008, Megan graduated with her Masters Degree in Special Education from Xavier University, with a focus on PDD/Autism Spectrum Disorders. She now holds a dual degree and licensure in Elementary Education and Education of the Handicap/Intervention Specialist.
Out of college Megan began working as a 4th grade teacher at St. James School in White Oak (Cincinnati). She specifically taught various different assigned subjects to 120-130 students a day, as they rotated. At that time, St. James had a specialized self-contained classroom for students with developmental disabilities in which Megan would assist with inclusion into her Religion classes. She would later go on to teach 6th grade Math and Science. In 2010 she came back home to teach at St. Albert the Great School as a part-time upper level Science teacher and part-time Response to Intervention (RTI)/Intervention Specialist. A year later Megan began a specialized program for St. Albert's/The Archdiocese of Cincinnati's Northern Deanery that provides developmental and therapeutic interventions for students within the Autism Spectrum, as well as other disabilities. Megan has extensive experience with special education services including development of 504 plans/building plans & individualized education plans (IEPs)/service plans (ISPs), strategies and interventions, navigating the legality of special education, high school/future planning and advocacy.Â
Megan currently resides in Centerville with her husband, Alex, and their two children.