Welcome, Mrs. Gabrielle Smith, to McGraw High School as the new Special Education Life Skills Teacher. Mrs. Smith has a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood/Childhood Education from SUNY Cortland (2021) and a master’s degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities (All Grades) (2025). She also student taught at McGraw Elementary in 2025.

Mrs. Smith is from Cortland. She and her husband, Jacob, who is a teacher in another district, live in Cortland with their cat, Yona. In her free time Mrs. Smith attends Jazzercise classes, reads, and listens to uplifting podcasts. An interesting fact about Mrs. Smith is that she loves the Wizard of Oz and elephants!

Welcome to McGraw, Mrs. Smith!