BOARD MEMBERS
Mrs. Dedre Stewart-Alliger
- Mrs. Kristin Morgan
- Mrs. Tina Panagopoulos
- Mrs. Brenda Nieman
Governing Board Meeting Notice
Governing board meetings are held at least six times per year and are conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Law. The agenda is posted twenty-four hours in advance in the School Office and on the website. The public is invited to attend. Anyone wishing to be placed on the agenda should contact the school principals.
Meetings take place in the SSA Main Office or via Zoom.
Scheduled Meetings for the 2024-25 School Year
July 11th @ 10 am
September 9th @ 2pm
October 10th @ 10 am
December 5th @ 9:30 am
GOVERNING BOARD
THE BOARD MEETS AT LEAST
SIX TIMES PER YEAR
Stepping Stones Academy takes a whole-child approach to education. Teachers, administrators, and support staff work together to meet the intellectual, social, behavioral, and emotional needs of each and every child we serve.
CHARTER SCHOOL
WHAT IS A CHARTER SCHOOL?
Stepping Stones Academy takes a whole-child approach to education. Teachers, administrators, and support staff work together to meet the intellectual, social, behavioral, and emotional needs of each and every child we serve.
Stepping Stones Academy is a friendly, family-oriented campus,
where parents are always welcome!
We offer:
- Safe Learning Environment
- Caring and Dedicated Teachers
- Strict Code of Conduct
- Challenging Educational Program
- High Academic Standards
- Excellent Teamwork and
- Excellent Administration Support
- Full-day Kindergarten
- Full-day Pre-Kindergarten
- Back-to-Basics Emphasis.
Our GOAL
We are a small school
that makes a BIG DIFFERENCE
Welcome to Stepping Stones Academy!
The Mustang Village is the name of the Stepping Stones Academy’s Micro Society program, which is a student-operated miniature society. In the Mustang Village students apply their basic academic skills towards learning to successfully function in a community as productive members of a society.
The Mustang Village includes a democratic government system, safety monitors, court system, post office, warehouse, bank, commerce department, and several entrepreneurial businesses. Students complete job applications and resumes, interview for jobs, and are then hired. They are paid when they attend work, as well as pay taxes each week. Students write and vote on laws, open checking and savings accounts, and keep business records, such as payroll ledgers and expense sheets. Through these many hands-on experiences, students better understand how their education is beneficial to them.
MICRO SOCIETY
MUSTANG VILLAGE
Children are provided with a sequential and well-balanced educational program aligned with the Arizona Common Core State Standards and follows the guidelines established by the Arizona Department of Education.
Children learn the required skills by using a back-to-basics approach, practicing and mastering the skills in a safe and supportive environment, and applying the skills to real life situations through specialized programs.
Children in K-8th grades earn letter grades (ie: A, B, C, D, F) in all academic subjects.