ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY ( K-5 )
Alturas is an IB-accredited public charter network committed to rigorous, inquiry-based learning. Through multi-age classrooms and small instructional groups, we teach students at their true academic level. This fosters meaningful growth, strong peer relationships, and a learning environment where curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking are continuously cultivated.
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Donations support a variety of activities and needs, including field trips, class parties, Grit League, playground equipment, AR celebrations, and seasonal school decorations.
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OUR TEAM
MICHELLE BALL
Chief Executive Officer
CARINA VANPELT
Principal carina.vanpelt@alturasacademy.org
SARAH BAXTER
Assistant Principal sarah.baxter@alturasacademy.org
KENNEDY BANDOW
Kindergarten kennedy.bandow@alturasacademy.org
KORBIE LINDSAY
Kindergarten korbie.lindsay@alturasacademy.org
MELISSA LONG
Kindergarten melissa.long@alturasacademy.org
AMY SCHWARTZ
Kindergarten amy.schwartz@alturasacademy.org
AMANDA FORBES
Grades 1-3 Teacher amanda.forbes@alturasacademy.org
DENISHA GORDON
Grades 1-3 Teacher denisha.gordon@alturasacademy.org
EMILY GRIFFITHS
Grades 1-3 Teacher emily.griffiths@alturasacademy.org
ANGELA HOWELL
Grades 1-3 Teacher angela.howell@alturasacademy.org
ALICIA JOHNSON
Grades 1-3 Teacher alicia.johnson@alturasacademy.org
MALLORY KAPPMEYER
Grades 1-3 Teacher mallory.kappmeyer@alturasacademy.org
AUSTIN OGDEN
Grades 1-3 Teacher austin.ogden@alturasacademy.org
KARA POWERS
Grades 1-3 Teacher kara.powers@alturasacademy.org
JESSICA REBER
Grades 1-3 Teacher jessica.reber@alturasacademy.org
KELLIE TREJO
Grades 1-3 Teacher kellie.trejo@alturasacademy.org
KYRA VISAYA
Grades 1-3 Teacher kyra.visaya@alturasacademy.org
MICHELLE FRANCK
Grades 4-5 Teacher michelle.franck@alturasacademy.org
ANITA GARCIA
Grades 4-5 Teacher anita.garcia@alturasacademy.org
RYAN GRIFFITHS
Grades 4-5 Teacher ryan.griffiths@alturasacademy.org
MARC HIRSCH
Grades 4-5 Teacher marc.hirsch@alturasacademy.org
ZANE RICHMOND
Grades 4-5 Teacher zane.richmond@alturasacademy.org
HAILEY SHIRK
Grades 4-5 Teacher hailey.shirk@alturasacademy.org
MINDY SHURTLIFF
Grades 4-5 Teacher mindy.shurtliff@alturasacademy.org
JOANNE SLIFKA
Physical Education joanne.slifka@alturasacademy.org
ANGELA GNEITING
Special Education angela.gneiting@alturasacademy.org
SIONAILY LEAL-HURTADO
Spanish sionaily.leal@alturasacademy.org
LESLIE ANDRUS
Paraprofessional
Heidi Birch
Paraprofessional
THERESA GIGLO
Paraprofessional
SARAH HATHAWAY
Paraprofessional
LAURA HERMANN
Paraprofessional
DEBORAH MANN
Paraprofessional
EMILY MCNIFF
Paraprofessional
KELSEY MESSICK
Paraprofessional
HOLLY MURRAY
Paraprofessional
ASHLYN OWEN
Paraprofessional
ASHLEY PEREZ
Paraprofessional
SYDNEY SIBBETT
Paraprofessional
KATELYN VOLMER
Paraprofessional
ALI WILLMORE
Paraprofessional
KAYLA MADDOX
Office Manager kayla.maddox@alturasacademy.org
TIFFANY VIGIL
Office Assistant
OFFICER LYKE & MOLLY
School Resource Officer
Kamron Cromwell
Custodian