
About PEP
At Plumewood Educational Partners, our team, led by founder Greg Donnellan, draws from extensive experiences in educational leadership, school administration, curriculum development, special education, and classroom instruction to offer families and schools guidance tailored to each student’s unique needs.
Greg Donnellan
Founder
From the classroom to the administrator’s office, Greg understands the complexities of education.
His experience working alongside general and special education teachers and school psychologists, allows him to effectively synthesize and decode educational feedback to reveal meaningful insights about your child’s strengths and challenges. Most importantly, Greg helps to illuminate a helpful path forward for your student.
Getting the right answers requires asking the right questions. His broad expertise allows him to evaluate the appropriateness of educational programming, techniques, and settings to fit your child’s learning profile and to effectively navigate relationships with school personnel and school systems.
A winner of the prestigious Fred Rogers Institute Helper Award, Greg sees the whole child beyond labels. He understands that children, families, and schools do not intentionally struggle, learning differences are not disabilities, all behavior is communication, and when it comes to communication, clear is kind.
Experience
16+ years in educational leadership, including middle school principal, director of admissions for a private school, curriculum designer and coach, instructional coach, department lead, and classroom teacher.
Education and Certifications
B.M. in Music Education, Baldwin-Wallace University
M.M. in Music Education, Kent State University
Educational Leadership Graduate Certificate, University of Cincinnati
Special Education Graduate Certificate, University of Cincinnati
Teaching License Music EC-12; Ohio and Texas
Teaching License Special Education EC-12; Texas
Principal as Instructional Leader License EC-12; Ohio and Texas
Special Trainings and Certificates
Reading & Writing Intervention: Keys to Literacy (Sedita), Visualizing and Verbalizing (Lindamood-Bell)
Math Intervention: Multi-Sensory Math (Zecher)
Neurodevelopmental Instruction: All Kinds of Minds/COMPLETE Educator and PEERS Social Coaching Certified School-Based Provider (UCLA)
Behavioral Interventions: International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP), Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, Assertive Discipline (Canter), PBIS and MTSS
Leadership Development: Educational Leadership Coaching (Sussel Turner), NAIS New Leaders Institute
Diversity: Gender and Sexual Identity (Bryan), GLSEN National Diversity and Equality