We Don’t Just Educate. We Change Lives.
We meet our students where they are at and offer flexible options to ensure a successful outcome.
There is Always Something FUN Happening at Stem Academy
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math and we give our students career exploration opportunies for fantastic careers in those fields.
Why Choose STEM Academy
STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES
STEM Academy offers a state of the art campus. We are devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and community involvement. We develop leaders in many disciplines who graduate and go on to make a positive difference in the world.
- Small Class Sizes – receive one-on-one attention with small class sizes and caring teachers
- Award Winning Curriculum – Our STEM curriculum has won numerous awards
- Early Graduation Opportunities – You can choose a fast track to graduation
- Project Based Learning – Fun and engaging projects through career exploration
- 1:1 Technology – Our students are provided with their own Chromebook to use for learning in the classroom
Corporate Accredited – Corporate accreditation through Cognia
Why Choose STEM Academy
STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES
STEM Academy offers a state of the art campus. We are devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and community involvement. We develop leaders in many disciplines who graduate and go on to make a positive difference in the world.
- Small Class Sizes – receive one on one attention with small class sizes and caring teachers
- Award Winning Curriculum – Our STEM curriculum has won numerous awards
- Early Graduation Opportunities – You can choose a fast track to graduation
- Project Based Learning – Fun and engageing projects
Corporate Accredited – Corporate Accredited through Cognia
Above Average High School Graduation Rates– Our students earn their diplomas more often than other Charter Schools
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Dear Coyote Family,
I am writing to introduce myself as the Interim Principal at STEM Academy. My name is Amy Spencer, and I am truly excited to be back! As the founding principal of STEM Academy in 2020, I have a deep connection to this school and its community. It is an honor to return for the remainder of the school year, and I am fully committed to ensuring that STEM Academy continues to be an exceptional place to learn and grow.
I bring 21 years of experience in education, with a strong background in Special Education and School Leadership. Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of working in a variety of settings, including large urban school districts, charter schools, and private schools. I have also had the enriching experience of teaching abroad in Germany for two years, which has given me a broad and diverse perspective on education.
I am very much looking forward to getting to know each of you and your children on a deeper level. In the short time I have been here, I have already been impressed by the remarkable young men and women who fill these halls. They are full of potential, curiosity, and character — and it is a privilege to serve them.
My door is always open. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, concerns, or ideas. I believe that a strong partnership between home and school is essential to student success, and I look forward to building that partnership with each of you.
With warm regards,
Amy Spencer
Interim Principal, STEM Academy
School/Classroom Visit Policy
Parents of Enrolled Students. In accordance with Arizona law, parents of students enrolled at the school may request to visit, tour, or observe their child’s classroom (a “campus visit”), subject to the following parameters:
- All campus visit requests must be received by the school at least 24 hours in advance of the proposed visit, provided that the school, in its sole discretion, may waive the 24-hour advance notice requirement on a case-by-case basis.
- Campus visit requests will be promptly reviewed by the principal, with input from the classroom teacher.
- Campus visit requests will be approved unless they threaten to interfere with the physical, intellectual, social, or emotional health and/or safety of students and staff.
During any approved campus visit, parents will be subject to all policies applicable to campus visitors generally, including safety requirements for providing identification, signing in and out of the campus, and if applicable, being accompanied by school staff.
Parents of Potential Students. In accordance with Arizona law, parents who wish to enroll their child in the school may request a campus visit, subject to the same parameters set forth above for parents of enrolled students. In addition, parents of potential students will be required to be accompanied at all times during any campus visit by a current staff member.
Scheduling. Approved campus visits will be scheduled at a mutually convenient time for the school and the parents, and may be limited to a specific time frame, at the school’s discretion.
Health and Safety Parameters. For purposes of this policy, the following requests threaten to interfere with the physical, intellectual, social, or emotional health and/or safety of students and staff, and are therefore not allowed:
- Requests for campus visits during state testing, other testing periods, or at other times that would clearly interfere with educational instruction or disrupt the educational environment.
- Requests for campus visits by parents who have demonstrated failure to abide by Parent Behavioral Expectations (set forth below), or who have otherwise failed to abide by campus visitation policies of the school.
- Requests that, for other reasons, threaten to interfere with the physical, intellectual, social, or emotional health and/or safety of students and staff.
Parent Behavioral Expectations. During any campus visit, parents are expected and required to comply with all campus visitor procedures and to comport themselves at all times with appropriate decorum and in a manner that is respectful and conducive to an environment in which the educational objectives of the school can be effectively administered. Consistent with this expectation, any parental behavior that constitutes harassment, bullying, or verbal or physical abuse of staff or students, or that otherwise disrupts the educational environment is expressly prohibited.
In addition, parents may not interfere with instruction or distract from the instructional environment, nor may parents help their child with their schoolwork during a campus visit, unless specifically allowed by the classroom teacher.
Parents who disregard these behavioral expectations while on school grounds will be ejected from campus; may be prohibited from future campus visits or subject to other limitations on future campus visits; and may be subject to other consequences under applicable law or policy.
STEM Academy 7-12
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