Michelle MorseCertified engage2learn Data-Informed Growth Coach
Michelle Morse is a Certified engage2learn Data-Informed Growth Coach. Michelle partners with educators and school leaders to strengthen instructional practice, leadership systems, and continuous improvement through data-informed coaching, collaborative reflection, and evidence-based next steps, helping schools build cultures where adult learning leads to stronger student outcomes.
Michelle brings 31 years of K-12 experience across rural, urban, and suburban PreK-12 public education systems. As Director of Special Education in Conejo Valley Unified School District from 2014 to 2017, Michelle led K-12 special education services, inclusive program development, compliance, staff development, and mental and behavioral health supports. From 2014 to 2016, Michelle was also West Coast Education Director for Generation Ready, now part of the engage2learn family. Michelle then served as Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, in Newhall School District from 2017 to 2020 and as Superintendent of Bettendorf Community School District from 2020 to 2026. Across these roles, Michelle has led human resources, employee relations, evaluation systems, administrator mentoring, consultant development, and professional learning.
Michelle holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California, Master of Arts degrees in Educational Leadership and in Special Education from California State University, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders & Sciences and Psychology from Augustana College. Michelle holds California’s Tier II Administrative Services Credential and Professional Clear Level II Education Specialist Instruction Credential and, in Iowa, PK-12 Superintendent & AEA Administrator and PK-12 Principal/PK-12 Special Education Supervisor, and has completed the AASA Superintendent Certification Program and Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Civic Leadership in the Superintendency Certificate Program.
“My purpose is to empower those who facilitate exceptional educational experiences,” Michelle says. “I am driven by the conviction that data offers clarity, authentic relationships foster trust, and coaching transforms professional development into sustainable classroom habits—enabling educators and their students to flourish with intentionality and profound, long-term success.”
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