Faculty members at Elan School are certified in their subject specialty and/or special education. Elan School conducts weekly faculty meetings allow continuous collaboration, brainstorming and curriculum development. Most teachers at Elan either have earned or are working toward advanced degrees. Various professions are represented among the teaching staff here at Elan, including a professional musician, retired Army officer, private business owner and psychologist.

Elan's Superintendent, Frank McDermott, was appointed to that position in 2004. He has been Elan School's Principal since 1998. He spent thirty-four years in public education, the last twenty-five as an Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent of Schools in Maine. Frank has been recognized both nationally and locally for leadership in Quality Principles application in education and the use of technology to transform schools. Mr. McDermott has a masters degree in Educational Administration and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Administration from the University of Maine.

Ande (Andrea) Lane, Special Education Coordinator, joined our Education Department in September, 2009. Ande began her career in education by home schooling her own three daughters in the early 80's. Then, after tutoring students in the Lewiston/Auburn area for several years, Ande completed her Bachelors in Special Education at the University of Maine at Farmington in 1996, double majoring in Emotional Disabilities/Behavior and Plant Science. She also worked as a special education teacher and later as a Teaching Principal at an elementary school. While there, she taught Wilson Reading, and worked with students who had severe learning disabilities as well as challenging behaviors.

Her energetic personality led Ande to concurrently develop her own business in 1999, Western Maine Educational Services, serving as an Education Consultant for Maine's growing home school population. She also had a few larger clients such as an NFI North, and Becket Family of Services. Ande served as Education Director for both agencies for several years. In 2004, she became a full time administrator and in December 2007,she received her Masters in Education Leadership from the University of Southern Maine.