09/06/2026
Over the past two weeks, we’ve introduced you to the incredible educators who make up our BACS founding staff. But there are two people who have been dreaming, planning, building, problem-solving, and pouring their hearts into making Breakthrough Academy a reality from the very beginning.
Today, we’d love to introduce you to one of those amazing people, Kimberly Morton, Co-Founder & Director of BACS:
Meet Kimberly Morton, Co-Founder & Director đź’›
Mrs. Morton brings a lifelong commitment to education, a deep understanding of curriculum and school leadership, and a belief that students are capable of far more when they are given ownership of their education.
Her work with children began at just 15 years old at a Montessori school, where she first discovered her passion for education. Since then, her career has taken her through a wide range of educational settings and roles, including working with students with significant physical and developmental needs, serving as a nanny, completing Montessori training, directing a Montessori school, teaching in private and charter schools, and co-running a homeschool cooperative serving students from kindergarten through 9th grade.
After moving from California to Maine with her family, Mrs. Morton spent four years at a charter school, beginning with students in grades 1–3 before eventually teaching grades 5–8. She later spent four years co-running a homeschool cooperative, continuing to develop her passion for individualized, student-centered education.
Her educational background reflects that same commitment to thoughtful and purposeful learning. Mrs. Morton holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master’s degree in Curriculum Development and Implementation. She is currently completing her PhD, with her dissertation focused specifically on competency-based education in New Hampshire.
That experience has shaped the philosophy behind BACS. Mrs. Morton believes that education should be something students actively own. She wants students to understand that what they get from their education is closely connected to the effort, curiosity, perseverance, and ownership they bring to it. At the heart of her approach is the belief that every day is an opportunity to learn something new.
But BACS was never the vision of one person alone. From the very beginning, Mrs. Morton has been building this alongside her teaching and founding partner Kimberlee Randall, the person who helps take all of the ideas, possibilities, and big-picture thinking and turn them into something tangible. Together, they have spent countless hours dreaming, planning, problem-solving, and bringing the pieces together to create a school that reflects what they believe students deserve. Mrs. Morton often describes her founding partner as “the glue that helps bind all my thoughts into a comprehensive space to make things come to life.” It is that shared vision, combined with the unique strengths each brings to the table, that has helped turn the idea of BACS into the school our community is now experiencing.
As Co-Founder and Director of BACS, Mrs. Morton is especially excited to build a school where decisions are made with students at the center. She envisions an engaging, positive environment that encourages lifelong learning while giving students meaningful opportunities to discover their strengths, develop confidence, and take ownership of their education.
Outside of school, Mrs. Morton loves reading, gardening, and spending time with her chickens. Her idea of a perfect day would be curled up in a comfortable chair in the middle of a garden, surrounded by chickens; a pretty fitting reflection of the hands-on, agricultural spirit she hopes to bring to BACS.
With decades of experience across Montessori, private, charter, homeschool, and leadership settings, combined with advanced study in curriculum and competency-based education, Kimberly Morton brings both experience and vision to BACS. She is helping build not simply a school, but an educational model centered on what is truly in the best interest of students. We are so lucky to have her and Kimberlee Randall leading this journey
