The Sun Prairie School Board approved the hiring of Michael Morgan, Jr. as the next principal of Prairie Phoenix Academy on Monday night.
Morgan has served as principal of the Milwaukee College Prep School and the YMCA Young Leaders Academy Charter School, and he is coming to Sun Prairie from the Milwaukee Environmental Sciences Academy Charter School.
Prairie Phoenix Academy (PPA) is the Alternative High School in Sun Prairie Area School District that utilizes a workshop approach to have scholars work toward their high school credits with project-based and personalized learning experiences.
Morgan will succeed current Praire Phoenix Academy Principal Lisa A. Bollinger, who will be retiring at the end of the 2019-2020 school year.
Morgan previously worked as a middle school social studies teacher and is currently working toward his doctorate at Edgewood College.