Michael Battle

Mr. Battle joined Success Academy in 2013 as a teacher at SA Bronx 1. The next year, he became a founding teacher at SA Bronx 1 Middle School before moving to SA Harlem West to teach middle school English Language Arts. He then served as the assistant principal at SA Harlem East, where he managed the eighth-grade team and the science department, while also overseeing professional development programming for teachers. In the 2017–2018 school year, he helped found SA Myrtle Middle School as the acting principal. Mr. Battle earned his undergraduate degree in governmental studies from Wesleyan University, and he has a master’s degree in elementary and special education from Touro College. Outside of Success Academy, Mr. Battle enjoys watching and playing sports and spending time with his friends and family.