Springs Studio Scoop
Springs Studio for Academic Excellence, May Edition
A Note from Executive Principal, Mr. Knoche
Congratulations!
Colton McCormack
Congratulations to Colton McCormack for becoming the 2020/2021 Student Board of Representative for Springs Studio. Colton is a gymnast with the Colorado Training Center. He is 16 years old and has been in gymnastics for 12 years. He is not only an athlete, but he is also in the National Honor Society at Springs Studio. His goal is to attend the United States Air Force Academy for college and become a pilot.
Brooke Misner
Congratulations to Brooke Misner for becoming the 2020/2021 Alternate for the Student Board of Representatives for Springs Studio. Brooke will be a 10th grader in the 2020-2021 school year, and it will be her second year at Springs Studio for Academic Excellence. Her dream is to become an engineer. She plans to get there by going to the Colorado School of Mines. Brooke will begin concurrent enrollment through Pikes Peak Community College in the fall in order to earn college credit before she graduates from high school. She loves to knit, draw, and being creative in any way she can.
Virtual Counseling Support
If students are in need of counseling support for social or emotional concerns while we are not in the building we have several options. Please reach out to your grade level counselor below to let them know you need support. We have recently hired a social worker, Regina Eslick, who will also be a great resource during this time.
We can offer students Counseling support in a variety of ways:
Email, Google Chat, Texting (Counselors have district cell phones), Phone calls, or via Zoom sessions. Zoom sessions with students for emotional counseling or check-ins will have 2 Counseling staff members present.
Parent Notification:
If your student reaches out to a Counselor for support, Counselors will notify the parent via email to ensure you are aware they would like support. Parents will need to reply to the email to give permission for their student to receive Virtual Counseling support.
Counselor Contact Information:
Chelsea Martin: 5th - 9th grade Counselor, cmmartin@d49.org, 719-432-8179
Katy Swann: 10th - 12th grade Counselor, kswann@d49.org, 719-213-0336
Regina Eslick: 1st - 12th grade Social Worker, reslick@d49.org, 719-930-3465
2020 - 2021 School Day/Time Change
Middle School - Tuesday and Thursday - 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
High School - Monday and Wednesday - 7:30 am - 2:40 pm
High School - New Hours
Our leadership team has been diligently preparing for the 2020-2021 school year with our new expanded building. We have reached some conclusions that needed to be shared to ensure families have time to adjust their schedules for next year. The most significant change that will only impact the high school level is we must modify our daily schedule to 7:30 AM to 2:40 PM. Here is the rationale for this change:
- We are offering a significant number of Concurrent Enrollment courses on our campus, which impacts nearly 30% of our students. Concurrent Enrollment classes have a solidified district-wide schedule.
- We must align the SSAE HS schedule with the PPEC schedule and Concurrent Enrollment class schedule if we want to maximize our staff.
- It will allow us to offer honors and advanced courses on campus such as Physics and Calculus as well as significantly more electives, including Computer Science Pathways (coding) and Engineering pathways.
- Better use of staff will reduce class sizes (which were already smaller than traditional brick and mortar schools).
- An additional benefit to this schedule is it will allow those students who participate in athletics to remain in class until the end of the day.
We are not increasing the amount of time at school, merely adjusting the schedule earlier. Students would have the opportunity to take many more courses that align with their pathway plans in this aligned schedule. What will this do for students and their connection to their school; nothing except provide more options. We are not combining schools so students will remain in separate schools with different climates, cultures, and missions; however, some teachers may float back and forth between both schools. Thanks in advance for your support and engagement.
Upcoming Events
February Dates
5-1 - Virtual Senior Dessert Ceremony
5-5 - World Language Final Exam
5-7 - Virtual 3.75 Award Dinner
5-11 - Virtual Family Engagement Council
5-12 - Meet and Greet (new enrollments)
5-13 - Virtual NHS, NJHS, NAHS Induction
5-19 - Senior computer check-in at SSAE (afternoon - detailed information will be emailed)
5-20 - Computer check-in at SSAE (detailed information will be emailed)
5-22 - Graduation - 9:00 am (Information will come in a separate email)
5-25 - Memorial Day
5-27 - Teacher's Last Day