Mike Bryant named new ACE Academy director
The Oregon Building Congress board of directors to replace the recently retired Mike Taylor as director of the Academy for Architecture, Construction and Engineering has tapped Mike Bryant, an experienced educator with a student-centered approach.
Bryant has more than 10 years of teaching experience in career and technical education. He taught construction and business and computer applications at the high school level. At the college level, he spent several years working as a computer aided drafting instructor.
Mike Bryant, new director at east Portland's Academy of Architecture Construction and Engineering.
“Mike Bryant brings to the director position the perfect mix of dedication, unlimited enthusiasm and a love for teaching young people,” said Dale Campbell, ACE Academy board president. “His strong career and technical education background will allow him to hit the ground running.”
In addition to his work in education, Bryant has managed his own construction company and holds a general contractor license from the state of Oregon.
Bryant holds a bachelor’s degree in vocational technology education for the University of Northern Arizona. He earned his master’s in educational leadership from Lewis and Clark College. The Association of Technology Educators of Oregon named him ‘Teacher of the Year” in 2009.
ACE is a tuition-free charter high school sponsored by the Oregon Building Congress in partnership with Centennial, Gresham-Barlow, Parkrose and Reynolds School Districts. ACE opened in the fall of 2008. ACE is a shared-time program for eleventh and twelfth grade students. Its student body is composed of learners from the sponsoring school districts, neighboring high schools and home schools. ACE offers a math, science, English and technical skills curriculum in the design-build industry delivered in an integrated, hands-on setting.
