Fran Gratzjoined IVMS in 2005. Fran holds a Masters of Arts degree in Special Education from Florida Gulf Coast University (Ft. Myers, FL). She has also earned her Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Montclair University (Upper Montclair, NJ).

    Before joining IVMS, Fran worked with special needs children in both private and pubic school systems. Fran holds a Florida Professional Educators certificate for Special Ed K-12 and Elementary Ed Grades Kindergarten through 6th grade. Fran has completed all requirements at Seacoast Center for Montessori Studies Teacher Training for Elementary I Certification. In May 2008, Fran was accepted into Argosy University (Sarasota, FL) in the Doctorate Education program with a concentration in Instructional Leadership.