About me
Megan Hougard started her work in education as a career-changer. She began teaching in New Orleans after several years working in youth program development. Megan’s focus on high expectations for all students is deeply rooted in her work with youth in juvenile detention centers. As a teacher, school administrator, and now district administrator, she continues to expand opportunities for students in diverse communities and school settings, including: detention, gifted, IB, career, and technical. Megan served as the Chief of a K-12 network, where she worked with students, teachers, and principals from 44 Chicago Public Schools. She is now responsible for managing one of the four high school regions of 18 schools and collaboratively developing the district’s overall high school strategy. She led the development and opening of three early college CPS high schools – Englewood STEM, Sarah Goode STEM and Back of the Yards World IB.
Megan holds an undergraduate degree from University of Michigan, a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of New Orleans, and a master’s degree in educational leadership from National Louis University.
