Dr. Health Morrison was born at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Morrison was the principal of a middle school for three years and later a high school for five years in Charles County Maryland. Morrison was the community superintendent of the Down County Consortium in the Montgomery County Public School System in Maryland starting in 2007. In 2009, Morrison became superintendent of Washoe County School District(Reno, Nevada is located within Washoe County). This year Morrison was named the National Superintendent of the Year by the Broad Superintendent’s Academy. Morrison is currently transitioning out of his role as superintendent with Washoe County in anticipation of his July 1st start date as the new superintendent with CMS.
Initial meetings between the current CMS executive staff and Dr. Morrison happened on May 10th and 11th, 2012. Morrison is in the process of reviewing resumes and biographies of the staff. He has visited five CMS schools and hopes to visit all CMS schools by the end of September. Dr. Morrison has described his management style as collaborative. He prides himself on being an active listener and is already involved in public engagement in Charlotte. Nationally, CMS is modeled and praised but he would like to see local perception be more positive. Morrison is working to improve the local view of CMS. Morrison also has a goal to meet and build relationships in Charlotte and CMS. He feels that maintaining a balance between making good decisions and quick decisions will be one challenge in his first 60 days at CMS.
Morrison has a doctorate in educational policy and planning and a masters of educational administration from the University of Maryland. Morrison also graduated with a bachelor’s degree in government from the College of William and Mary. Dr. Morrison and his wife Jennifer have two children. The son of the Morrison’s will soon be attending a CMS High School(Fall of 2012). The daughter of the Morrison’s will be attending South Mecklenburg High School in the Fall of 2012.