Ellen Bergman brings over 40 years of experience as a special educator and school administrator to Star Factor. She has served as a teacher and special education / pupil personnel director and held superintendent positions in public school districts as well as New York State specialized districts. Ellen is currently an Adjunct at Long Island University’s Graduate School of Education and supervises dissertations for the Transformational Leadership Doctoral Program. She serves as a leadership consultant to several suburban school districts and is also a peer reviewer for AAQEP (Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation).
Dr. Bergman earned her doctorate in Educational Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University. She holds a master’s degree in Special Education from Hunter College and a bachelor’s degree in special and elementary education from Boston University.. She has developed special education leadership curricula for Teachers College, Columbia University, published on Narrative Education, Inclusion and Homebound Instruction and consulted during the university accreditation process for Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) and the New York State Education Department.