In addition, Dr. Mealie successfully applied for and was awarded the Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth grant, the Keystones to Opportunity grant, and the Olweus Bully Prevention grant.

1. Megan Mealie Program Development as Principal
Megan Mealie served as an invaluable asset to Pennsylvania’s Ambridge Area
School District for more than 15 years, proving herself not only as an educator,
but as an organizational leader, administrator and educational executive. A
dedicated and diligent educational professional, Dr. Mealie demonstrated a
strong aptitude for visionary, innovative leadership; the kind responsible for
driving positive change while cultivating a more effective and more rewarding
learning environment.
Much of Megan Mealie’s tenure with the Ambridge Area School District was spent
as Principal of Ambridge Area Junior High School, a position she enjoyed from
2001 to 2013. As Principal, Mealie was responsible not only for promoting a safe,
secure and effective learning environment, but for instituting many programs to
benefit students and enhance morale throughout the building.
Such programs Mealie was responsible for developing, as Principal, included:
 A school-wide Alateen program.
 A school-wide positive behavior support program.
 A student-teacher mentor support program.
 A school-wide bully prevention program.
In addition, Dr. Mealie successfully applied for and was awarded the Alternative
Education for Disruptive Youth grant, the Keystones to Opportunity grant, and the
Olweus Bully Prevention grant. Such grants procured much-needed funds for
programs that benefitted students, faculty and employees throughout the entire
school.