Scott Morrison, Ed.D.

Education

• Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Saint Louis University
  • Dissertation: "Relationship Between Elementary School Teachers' and Principals' Perceptions of School Climate and Student Achievement in Communication Arts"
• Ed.S. in Administration, Saint Louis University
• M.S. in Guidance and Counseling, Missouri State University
  • Thesis: "The Kinetic School Drawing: Academic and Non-Academic Focus and Achievement"
• B.S. in Elementary Education, Missouri State University

Related Experience

• Persistence to Graduation (P2G) multiple year presenter for Springfield Public Schools
• SPS Leadership Institute - multiple year attendee
• Crisis Prevention Intervention - trainer for Springfield Public Schools
• Missouri School Counselor Association (MSCA) - multiple year state conference presenter
• Kagan Cooperative Learning - multiple year trainee

Professional Organizations

• Missouri School Counselor Association (MSCA)
• Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA)
• Springfield Missouri School Counselor Association (SMSCA)

Church/Community Service

• Attends South Haven Baptist Church, Springfield
  • Ordained Deacon
  • Worship Team Member (Keyboard)
  • Deacon Steering Committee
• Upwards Basketball volunteer coach
• Organized food backpack program for local elementary food insecure students
• Sigma Kappa Outstanding and Inspirational Educator
• Springfield Christmas Parade Committee
• News-Leader Readers' Advisory Board chair
• Missouri State University graduation speaker
• SPS Social Studies Curriculum Adoption Committee
• NASA Teacher in Space training and workshop