Teacher Spotlight
January 2022 – Dan Bazan – Communications Director Growing up as an English Language learner in Arizona, Shauna Carroll never really felt like she fit in with any particular group and was uncertain about what she wanted to do with her life. She had fantastic ambitions, which led to her graduating high school and passing […]
Reading University
Reading University – Irene Christenson – Curriculum Director We are excited to announce an update to our Reading University, which has been a foundational program in our elementary curriculum for years. Many parents value the emphasis that American Prep places on reading comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary. Our APA parents have expressed appreciation that our system […]
APEF – American Preparatory Education Foundation
January 2022 – Michelle Goudge – APEF Executive Director You’ve probably heard of the APA Teaching Excellence Fund, but how much do you really know about it? As teachers and staff members, this is something that you can get excited about. Years ago, the Builders Club was established as a subscription-based program that our parents […]
Sterling Scholar
聽 December 2021 – Dan Bazan – Communications & Marketing Director Congratulations to our Draper and West Valley 2021 Sterling Scholar nominees. These students have demonstrated exemplary academic achievement, leadership, and commitment to community service.聽 West Valley Sterling Scholars Madison Beckstead – Family and Consumer Sciences聽– “Winning family and consumer sciences was such a huge […]
Proposed State Rule on Paraeducators
August 31st, 2021 Proposed State Rule on Paraeducators The USBE staff is proposing yet another rule, this time related to paraeducators, that we believe is harmful to schools and school districts. This doesn鈥檛 relate specifically to special education but is a general rule limiting how schools can use paraeducators. We vigorously oppose this rule on several grounds. […]
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Our Position on Critical Race Theory
Carolyn Sharette – Executive Director American Preparatory Academy supports the American founding ideals of Liberty, Equality, Justice, Respect for the Rule of Law, and Patriotism. We believe it is beyond question that these ideals, combined with the efforts of heroes and good-hearted citizens over the past 200+ years have resulted in freeing millions of people […]
The Woodcox Covid-19 Miracle
聽 July 29th, 2021 –聽Kathy Woodcox –聽APA Math Teacher D3 Kathy Woodcox teaches Secondary Math at the Draper 3 campus. She has worked for APA since 2005. Kathy and聽her husband Bryan have been married for 33 years. They have four children and six grandchildren. Bryan worked in the IT industry for 29 years. In 2019, […]
Draper 1 Newsletter 7.14.2021
Dear American Prep Families, We hope you all are enjoying a fun and safe summer! We’d like to officially welcome all our new students and families to our Draper 1 campus community. We are happy to have you join us! Unlike last year, it has been a relatively uneventful summer and we do not have many updates to give (thankfully!) […]
Draper 1 Newsletter 4.12.2021
Draper 1 – School Calendar Tuesday, April 12th Thursday, April 15th Friday, April 16th Tuesday, April 20th Friday, April 23rd April 12, 2021 Off Campus Term 5 Materials Pick-up 12-3pm Parent Teacher Conferences 3pm-7pm NO SCHOOL 鈥� Parent Teacher Conferences 8am-1pm Builder of the Year School Assembly 鈥� 2pm Spirit Wear Day st nd rd th1 , 2 , 3 […]