Channon EssexContent Director
Channon Essex is the Content Director at engage2learn. Channon provides strategic coaching and support to school leaders and educators, develops professional learning that strengthens instructional practice and educator capacity, leads data-driven improvement initiatives, and supports the design of inclusive curriculum and equitable learning environments.
Channon brings 12 years of K-12 experience. Channon taught as a disabilities generalist in NYC Schools from 2014 to 2016 and was a teacher and learning specialist at Great Oaks Charter School from 2016 to 2018. As Founding Director of Special Education & Academic Support at Comp Sci High from 2018 to 2023, Channon led special education programming, instructional coaching, compliance, IEP coordination, and data-driven interventions, and coached department chairs and interventionists. As Director of Continuous Improvement at The Urban Assembly from 2023 to 2025, Channon led continuous improvement cycles, coached school leaders, and supported strategic planning and school improvement. From 2025 to 2026 Channon was an Education Consultant with Generation Ready, now part of the engage2learn family.
Channon holds a Master of Science in Special Education from The City College of New York and a Bachelor of Arts from Hofstra University, and is certified in New York State as a Special Education Generalist.
“My why is rooted in the brilliance of young people whose possibilities are too often constrained by inequitable systems,” Channon says. “I develop educators and leaders because their growth creates opportunities for students. Through relationships, coaching, and thoughtful design, I help build environments where every learner is seen, challenged, and supported.”
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