Arts Academy at Estrella Mountain

Posted August 14, 2007

Greetings Students, Parents and Community Members, The 2007/2008 school year began Monday August 13th and the administration, faculty and staff are ecstatic! This is Arts Academy at Estrella Mountain s third year of operation and we are all devoted to making this year the best ever. As with any new school, we have faced many challenges. The greatest challenge in our short existence was making Adequate Yearly Progress last year and receiving a performing status from the Arizona Department of Education. We are a performing school because our students, faculty, parents and administration did not settle for mediocrity. We are extremely proud of this status. We have spent the summer analyzing data and researching best practices to ensure sustained academic success. This year, we will continue to utilize professional development opportunities to improve instruction. We will be kicking off our gifted student program to guarantee services to our gifted population. We will be initiating Junior Achievement and National Junior Honor Society, 1000 book reading challenge; Grade One at the Library, and Sunwise skin cancer awareness programs.Finally, our character education curriculum will help us teach the whole child. We have made constructive changes in the cafeteria by selecting Litchfield Elementary School District as our student food sponsor and Champions before and after school daycare. Our performing arts division is greater than ever. This school year, we proudly introduce drama classes and dance classes. We have included elective classes including Let s Make Commercials , Acting for Film and TV , Stage Scenes & Monologues , and Musical Theater. The 2008 school-wide Musical will the Broadway Jr. Production, Fiddler on the Roof. Arts Academy at Estrella Mountain s music, band, bell choir, jazz choir, and strings will be producing outstanding recitals while instilling music in life long learners. We are confident that we will achieve social and academic success this school year because, we Believe to Achieve! Respectfully, William Bressler Site Director
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Posted August 20, 2009

I love you all teacher, staff and administrators. Miss. Brandson you are super Mrs. Kreshak keep on smiling- congrands on the new granbaby.
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Posted April 29, 2009

I really love this school, great job staff and teachers
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Posted April 6, 2009

My son has attend AAEM since kinder and he has had awesome teachers each year. My son is safe and has been challenged to learn more along the way.
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