Springs presented both a parent and high school student “Ignite” conference to prepare for the new school year, shared Tammy Jackson, senior director – ILP.
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With the increasing number of students joining Springs homeschool programs, Senior Director Tammy Jackson reported, “We are excited to share that this year’s leadership team comprises six homeschool leaders.” The six include: Nancy Branchaud, Rebecca Fabozzi, Renee Hanson, Jacquelyn Hunter, April Jacoby, and Lori Loucks.
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Springs has had staff members advance to new positions as well as welcomed new staff members for the 2023-24 school year. Staffing changes reported include:
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Cherry Valley Student Center is planning major improvements to its campus, including adding six classrooms, a main office, staff parking, an outdoor gathering area/classrooms, and an outdoor performing arts center. The improvements will enable the center to better serve the needs of students as the school population grows, reported Principal Tammy Slaten.
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Springs’ Hemet Quest Student Center has begun converting a dance studio into a multi-purpose room (MPR). The space is “much needed,” reported Principal Eric Ballard, “as we do not have a spot for events or students to eat lunch when it rains or if it is too hot.”
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Springs High School Music Program teacher Mr. Kenley Nakao is seeking donations of instruments for students to use to form music ensembles at school sites in Riverside, Temecula, and Hemet. Kenley joined the Springs staff in 2021 and is working to build a “robust” music department, however, some of his students are unable to afford instruments on their own As student groups form, they will perform at future Springs events.
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The Otay Ranch Student Center, the facility for Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts program, is in its last year in its current location as the staff is preparing to move to a new location a few miles away in the Eastlake neighborhood.
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Katherine Pangle, Springs’ Senior Director of Academies, announced the hiring of two new principals for Academies, Priscilla Moreno-Doorbar for Santa Ana Student Center and Allen Neuenschwander for iShine Student Center.
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Springs’ Keys College and Career Prep, Arrow High School, and High School Learning Center teachers spent three days in San Diego learning how to run an effective AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program. The nine who attended are unique to Springs in that they are the only AVID site team supporting the only AVID Springs program.
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Springs’ Palm Academy in Indio has been awarded $17,500 from the Anderson Children’s Foundation to expand its Desert Fox sound studio and animation space. It is the second grant received from the foundation; in 2021, the foundation gave a $12,500 grant to build the studio and purchase needed AnimationNow software so that students could create their own animated stories.
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