AdvancED STEM Accreditation

In March of 2017, my elementary school was the second school in the state of Arizona to achieve AdvancED STEM Accreditation. It was an amazing achievement for a Title I school in rural Arizona to receive. With statewide and local recognition as STEM leaders, our school became a model for rural schools seeking the same status.

With many years of accreditation process behind me at the school and district level, I was able to lead a team of six elementary teachers to build both staff and student STEM capacity to realize our goal of STEM Accreditation. 

Our road to this accreditation began 12 years ago when was first hired as the K-8 Tech Teacher and Robotics coach.