Amanda Merritt is the Division Director of Development & Innovation in the Office of School Improvement. She leads a team of researchers and coaches who develop grant proposals and provide support to teachers, local instructional coaches and school and district leaders on school improvement processes. Previously, she has served as a senior leadership coach and mathematics instructional coach at SREB.

Before joining SREB in 2012, Amanda was a high school math teacher in Georgia. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Auburn University, a master’s in middle grades education (math and science) from Columbus State University and a doctorate of education in educational leadership from Georgia State University.