Char Ellingson

"Char Ellingson is a lifelong learner with a deeply inquisitive mind and exceptional writing ability. After a distinguished 20-year career at Patrick Henry High School, now Camden High School, she recently completed her Ph.D. in Education.

Char also served as the Executive Director of Rochester Beacon Academy, where she led the launch and structuring of the school as an effort to demonstrate the real-world efficacy of the curriculum and teaching methods described in her dissertation. Her work reflects both intellectual curiosity and practical leadership, combining thoughtful research with the ability to implement meaningful educational innovation.

Her curiosity, clarity of thought, and skill as a writer make her a remarkable educator and a strong contributor to the ongoing conversation about how we can improve education."