About me
Michele Gardner, M.Ed. is the Executive Director at All In for Inclusive Education (formerly NJCIE), joining the team in 2023 with 26 years of experience in the New Jersey public schools. Michele served a variety of roles prior to her public school retirement, including paraprofessional, special education teacher, Learning Consultant, Supervisor, Assistant Principal and Director of Special Services. She has also been an adjunct instructor with The College of New Jersey for 17 years for the Department of Special Education, Language & Literacy, working with preservice teachers and graduate students. Michele dedicated her administrative career to making public schools inclusive spaces for students with a wide range of learning abilities. She is also the recipient of the 2020 NJCIE Inclusion Honors award and the 2020 NJASA Special Education Administrator of the Year.
