2011-2012 Teaching Starting Line Up

Site Director Acorn West:
Mrs. Dawn Grantham

Preschool 6:30a - 6:00p, Room W6
Lead Teacher - Samantha Bethany
Tanya Perry, Tasha Espinosa &
Susan Beaudry

Pre-K 6:30a - 6:00p, Room W5
Lead Teacher - Sheryl Sullivan
Leah byrd & Jim Archer

Kindergarten 8:15a - 2:30p, Room W2
Lead Teacher - Kendal Healey
Anthony Dexter & Alexa Tupper

Kindergarten 8:15a - 2:30p, Room W4
Lead Teachers - Erin Mitchell
Ben Kastelic & Maria Garcia

1st Grade 8:15a - 2:30p, Room W3
Lead Teacher - Chelsea Leonard
Riquise Barley

1st Grade 8:30a - 2:30p, Room W1
Lead Teacher - Linda Neville
Mickey Whitwell

Site Director Acorn Main:
Mrs. Cynthia Johnson

2nd Grade 8:30a - 3:15p, Room M3
Lead Teacher - Shannon Weilenmann
Patrick Hepper

2nd / 3rd Grade 8:30a - 3:15p, Room M2
Lead Teacher - Katherine Davis
Jennie Turner

3rd Grade 8:00a - 3:15p, Room M4
Lead Teacher -Richard Matthew
Sophia Jinbo-Doran

3rd / 4th Grade 8:00a - 3:15p, Room M1
Lead Teacher - Wendi Akins
Annette Davies-House

4th / 5th Grade 8:00a - 3:15p, Room M8
Lead Teacher - Wendy Daughetee
Matthew Benton

5th Grade 8:00a - 3:15p, Room M6
Lead Teacher - Karisa Reed
Shannon Henry

6th Grade 8:00a - 3:15p, Room M10
Lead Teacher - Jennifer Lattin
Sarah Brown

7th Grade 8:00a - 3:15p, Room M7
Lead Teacher - Kristin Healey
Nathaniel Kastelic & Ashley Sanderson

8th Grade 8:00a - 3:15p, Room Middle
Lead Teacher - Karen Fisher
Nathaniel Kastelic

Enrichment / Intervention Testing 8:00a - 12:00p, MODB
Alex Millard

LC 8:00a - 3:00p MODA
Karen Willis, Dawn Johnson

SEC - 7:30a - 4:00p M5
Special Education Coordinator - Cheryl Detemple

Interventions
Main Campus - Michelle Simmons
West Campus - Jamie Stevens

Sports Program
Keith Johnson, Patrick Hepper, Tony Dexter, Matthew Benton

Nutrition Program
Food Service Director - Keith Johnson
Main Kitchen Assistant: Vicenta Ferrari & Toni Harrel
West Kitchen Assistant: Harrett Brummels & Corina Brown

2009 Golden Plate Award



Our Preschool teachers undergo ongoing training and professional development in Montessori education. All our Charter Lead teachers are Arizona Certified and highly qualified. Our teachers take a comprehensive educational approach to:

  • Help students experience the excitement of learning;
  • Motivate a natural curiosity from within;
  • Cultivate a desire to learn.

The American Montessori Society states:

"Montessori teachers know that children learn more by touching, seeing, smelling, tasting, and exploring than just by listening. Teacher training prepares them to create dynamic interactive learning environments that encourage each child to reason, cooperate, collaborate, negotiate, and to understand."

  • All our Charter teachers are Arizona State Certified
  • CPR and First Aid certified staff
  • Montessori trained staff with 16 yrsexperience
  • Specialized training in Early ChildhoodEducation
  • Child Development background

Teachers receive ongoing quarterly training

Student ratio meets State of Arizona requirements

Certified Arizona State Standards

Acorn Montessori Charter Schools, in cooperation with the Arizona Department of Education, provides Gifted Education

Member of the National Center of Montessori Education since 1988
 



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Open 6:30 am - 6:00 pm Mon-Fri Office Phone: 928-772-5778 E-mail contact: acms@cableone.net