Michelle Jaconette joined the High Tech High community in 2013 as an academic coach. After leaving to attend graduate school at Columbia Teachers College in New York City, Michelle returned to San Diego and taught fourth grade at High Tech Elementary in Point Loma for nine years, where she also earned her M.Ed. in Educational Leadership at the High Tech High Graduate School of Education. Michelle is currently program manager for the High Tech High Teacher Center Intern and Induction programs and practitioner faculty for the San Diego Teacher Residency program.