Matthew Courtney

Matthew B. Courtney is the Founder and Executive Director of the Bluegrass Center for Teacher Quality. Before creating the Bluegrass Center for Teacher Quality (BCTQ), Matthew worked as an elementary music educator at Mayfield Elementary in Richmond, KY. After spending several years watching his friends and colleagues struggle to meet their professional learning goals, Matthew created BCTQ with the mission of providing high quality, research based professional learning opportunities to teachers; free of charge. In his role as Executive Director, Matthew works with teachers to ensure that they have the professional knowledge and skills they need to be successful in a wide variety of situations. He is also engaged in researching professional learning techniques and travels to speak about the importance of teacher leadership in professional development.

Matthew attended Eastern Kentucky University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in K-12 Music Education and the University of the Cumberlands, where he earned his Master of Arts degree in Teacher Leadership. Matthew has served as the President of the Kentucky Education Association’s Central District (2011 - 2014) and the Treasurer of the Kentucky Association of Supervision and Curriculum Design (2013 - Present). Matthew is an active member of his community. Currently he sits on the Board of Directors for the Explorium of Lexington and serves as their Education Chair.