Cara McGlynn, MSW, LICSW is the Lead School Social Worker for Northeast Metro 916. Cara received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She is a board member for the Minnesota School Social Work Association and staff for the School Social Work Association of America. Cara practices and coaches her team on an embedded and aligned model of Restorative, Trauma Aware, and Social Emotional Learning model to work towards Educational Equity. She cares deeply about student achievement, social justice, and understands the importance of developing high structure and consistency for students that are predictably underserved. She specializes in youth mental health, trauma aware practices, special education, working with military families, and crisis work. cmcglynn@916schools.org