About Meredith

Meredith Higgins is a community dance educator, Seth Boyden parent, graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and Maplewood resident.

Raised in Dallas, she graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with dual degrees in voice performance and music education before traveling internationally to perform and teach. She later spent a decade building community and training instructors at a Bollywood-fitness company and presenting at national fitness conferences.

Since moving to Maplewood as a new mom in 2021, Meredith has actively embraced community involvement to build connections and support local families. Meredith’s engagement with the district began when her daughter enrolled in the SOMSD Pre-K program. Meredith volunteered to serve on the Early Childhood Advisory Council and was then appointed as a Parent Representative , advocating for Pre-K parents, sharing successes with district leadership, and partnering with the district to improve Pre-K programs. She was also a member of the first parent-facing SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) cohort led by district teachers and parents at Clinton Elementary. She teaches at the YMCA, the Baird, the SOMA Adult School, and Beyond the Bell. She also founded the Dance Mob—a free womxn’s dance class that empowers participants and brings pop-up performances to local events.

Meredith values the vibrant, diverse spirit of our two towns, and is dedicated to fostering mental health, belonging, and creativity in our schools. Her daughter is attending Seth Boyden this fall and was placed through III. Meredith believes deeply in public education policies that reflect our community’s values. Proud to call SOMA home, Meredith looks forward to supporting inclusive, joyful environments where every student and family feels welcomed and supported. As a parent who recently transitioned from the district’s Pre-K program and served in a leadership role, she is eager to bring both her lived experience and collaborative approach to help ensure Pre-K is an increasingly visible, integrated part of the district—creating smoother transitions from building to building and a strong sense of belonging for our youngest learners and their families.