Director - Mrs. Tatyana Chayka, M. Ed.

• 10 years school administration experience
• Master of Educational Leadership and Supervision with a focus in business - Arizona State University, Leadership for Education Entrepreneur Program
• Master of Science in Secondary Education and Mathematics - Tashkent State Pedagogical Institute in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• Secondary education certified
• 12 years teaching experience

Principal 

Mrs. Teresa Potter, M. Ed.

• Masters in Teaching and Teacher Education with an emphasis in Science from the University of Arizona
• Administrator certification through Chapman University
• Instructional Coach for two years
• Conducted national and regional professional development trainings at the elementary and secondary level for nine years
• Training topics have included Science Methods, Content Area Literacy, Structured English Immersion, and Cooperative Learning
• Certified Cooperative Learning and Structured English Immersion trainer
• Secondary teacher certification through Prescott College
• Bachelor's in Biochemistry from Univ. of Arizona
• Taught chemistry, physics and anatomy and physiology at the high school level for thirteen years

Assistant Principal

Jeff Michaelson, M.Ed..

Masters in Education with emphasis on Education Administration from Western
Washington University
School Administrator for ten years K-12
Career and Technical Education Director for three years
District Language Arts Coordinator
Six Trait Writing Instructor/Trainer
BA in English from Western Washington University
Taught English for twenty-five years, including Honors English, College Prep
English, and AP English
English Department Chair
Washington State AAAA Wrestling Coach of the Year

NCLB coordinator 

Dr. Maria Vasilieva

• PhD in Management and Social Sciences from Sorbonne (Paris-IV) University, France
• PhD in Psycho-sociology from Lomonossov Moscow State University, Russia
• Master Degree in Physical Engineering from Moscow University of Engineering and Physics, USSR
• 4 years of University and Continuous Education teaching experience
• 7 years of Engineering and Engineering Management experience
• 3 years in charter school administration

 *A full summary of school personnel experience and resumes are available for public review on request on school grounds.