Dear San Tan Families, Today marks the official arrival of sweater weather, signaling that fall in Arizona is here at last. It’s also that exciting time of year when the Arizona Department of Education releases its school letter grades. I am thrilled to announce that San Tan Charter School has achieved the prestigious status of […]

Dear Brandon, Thank you for a great first week of testing! This week we wrap up our state exams and look forward to starting end-of-year events and activities as we begin to prepare for the 2024-25 school year! State Testing Schedule Date                            […]

Dear Brandon, Welcome back to school and to the start of 4th quarter! Today we started our State Testing with juniors and freshman with the ACT test and ACT (Aspire), respectively. We hope to have our best scores to date! Please see below for your student(s) testing schedules this week and make sure to have […]

Dear Brandon, As we come into Easter weekend, I wanted to remind everyone that we will have Monday, April 1, off from school and then move straight into our annual State Testing schedule! To welcome everyone back and to prepare them for testing, students are welcome to join us at 5:30pm on Monday, April 1, […]

Dear Brandon, Spring Break is closing in on us! Before we go for some fun in the sun, STCS has some amazing community events coming up, including our Annual Montessori Gala (March 9), our Spring Play (Charlotte’s Webb) and our quarter 3 parent-teacher conferences. Also, the day before we return from Break, April 1, STCS […]

Dear Brandon, Congratulations to the varsity boys basketball team and head coach Kyli Crooms for winning the AIA 2A Conference State Championship this past Saturday in Phoenix! Seven years to the day after the school won it’s first ever championship playing Canyon Athletic Association (CAA), the Roadrunners brought home the first Arizona Interscholastic Activities (AIA) championship […]

Dear Brandon, I hope you all enjoyed your three-day weekend! We return to school with exciting news! Our boys basketball team won its first- and second-round games in Prescott over the weekend and now play this Friday, 10:30am, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the state semi-finals! If the team wins, we will play in the […]

Dear Brandon, I hope you all enjoyed your three-day weekend! We return to school with exciting news! Our boys basketball team won its first- and second-round games in Prescott over the weekend and now play this Friday, 10:30am, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the state semi-finals! If the team wins, we will play in the […]

Dear Brandon, Happy Fat Tuesday! Today is a fun celebration with the final day of Mardi Gras and tomorrow is even bigger as it’s Valentine’s Day!  The kids have been excited on campus getting their Valentine’s Day Friendship Grams and the varsity boys basketball team is gearing up for a state championship run this Friday […]

Dear Brandon, It’s official! The Roadrunners boys basketball team is ranked #1 and are fresh off a 2A Valley Regional Championship! Congratulations to Coach Crooms (named 2A Valley Region Coach of the Year), Peyton Lubash (MVP); Zaire Richardson (Offensive MVP) and Jace Benjamin (Defensive MVP). The team if off this week before traveling to Prescott, February 16-17 […]

Dear Brandon, Welcome to Science Week on campus! Tomorrow (Wednesday) after our half-day schedule, we are hosting the annual STCS Science Fair in the gym. Student set-up begins at 12:45pm and teacher judging begins at 1pm. The Science Fair is open to the public starting at 2pm, so feel free to join in on the […]

Dear Brandon, As we push ahead in our second-semester learning and gear up for state testing, earlier this year you may be remember San Tan Charter invested in new programming to assist students and teachers in that work. As a supplement to our curriculum, we are witnessing growth with teachers and studetns using Albert.io to guide students […]

Dear Brandon, I hope you all enjoyed a relaxing three-day weekend! This Friday is an exciting day on campus starting with our District Spelling BEE at 9am followed by our winter sports Senior Night being celebrated in the main gym. Join us at halftime of the basketball games on Friday evening as we honor our […]

Dear Brandon, Happy New Year! We are looking forward to having our students back on campus starting tomorrow! As we look ahead to the start of a new year, we will continue to raise the level of expectations for excellence as a school. To best prepare students for their exams, teachers have a renewed focus […]

Dear Brandon, Happy New Year! We are looking forward to having our students back on campus starting tomorrow! As we look ahead to the start of a new year, we will continue to raise the level of expectations for excellence as a school. To best prepare students for their exams, teachers have a renewed focus […]

Dear San Tan Family, The new re-enrollment process through Infinite Campus is as easy as ever! Please take a few minutes to help us with planning for the 2024-25 school year by re-enroll your student(s) today. STCS students who re-enroll before January 1 will earn first choices for electives for the 2024-25 school year and […]

Dear San Tan Family, It about that time! Our annual “Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” event is happening tomorrow on campus, Wednesday, Nov. 22. Families are welcome to join their students on campus at 11am to share in a Thanksgiving meal, prepared by Advanced Culinary team. Thank you to all of the families who donated items for […]

Dear San Tan Family, This is the last full week before the Thanksgiving Holiday. Reminder we have our annual “Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” event happening next Wednesday, Nov. 22! Families are welcome to join their students at 11am on campus to share a Thanksgiving meal, prepared by Advanced Culinary team. Join us this Saturday at Westwood […]

Dear Brandon, As we roll into Veteran’s Day (no school Friday) and three-day weekend, don’t forget Thursday the football team is in the second round of the AIA Div. 2A playoffs! Both the Roadrunners football and volleyball teams won their first-ever AIA first-round playoff games this past weekend! AND, San Tan Charter was the only […]

Dear Brandon, As we start the last full week before the Veteran’s Day three-day weekend, we kick-off this week with Halloween half-day schedule (please, do not send your students to school with costumes) and the cultural fair. Although the AIA Fall sports season is coming to an end and winter sports are starting, the Roadrunners […]

Dear Brandon, As we start the last full week before the Veteran’s Day three-day weekend, we kick-off this week with Halloween half-day schedule (please, do not send your students to school with costumes) and the cultural fair. Although the AIA Fall sports season is coming to an end and winter sports are starting, the Roadrunners […]

Hello Power Campus! Thank you to everyone who contributed and supported our electives showcase last Saturday! It was an amazing show of support from our community and the fundraiser was fantastic to help grow our electives programs. Most importantly, the students WERE SPECTACULAR showing us all of their talents that may not always be highlighted […]

Hello Power Campus! What an awesome Homecoming last week on campus! Thank you for everyone’s participation and volunteering. We are looking forward to more some more community events in the next few weeks! This Friday, Oct. 20, we start with football and cheer SENIOR NIGHT on campus as the #4 ranked Roadrunners play host to […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to Homecoming Week, 2023! Join us for the festivities this Friday, Oct. 13, at the Homecoming Parade (Map Attached). Our Homecoming tailgate event will start that evening on campus at 5:30pm and we have volleyball in action inside the gym starting at 5pm. Make sure to have your students on time […]

Hello Power Campus! We are nearing Homecoming week! It is a “Wild, Wild West” theme, so expect all our spirit dress up days, parade, tailgate and Homecoming dance to be a Good ‘ol time! Join us tomorrow on campus as our high school volleyball team hosts Miami High School in the nest! Action starts tomorrow […]

Hello Power Campus! I hope you are enjoying your Fall Break! Fall sports rankings have been released by the AIA and our Roadrunner football team is ranked #3 in the state, with the volleyball team also earning a #12 ranking and climbing! Over the weekend, girls volleyball went 7-0 in the Epic Tournament and won […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the final week before Fall Break! Reminder that Wendesday – Friday this week we are on half-day schedules. Wednesday and Friday will be a “B” Day schedule (periods 4-7) and Thursday will be our “A” Day Schedule (periods 1-3). Reminder that the school ends on half-days at 11:24am! Also, please […]

Hello Power Campus! The countdown is on for Fall Conferences and Fall Break! Great news… Power Road construction looks complete and our normal driveline is back in action! Thank you parents and families for all the grace you have given us during this time, and let’s give a shout-out to Mr. Stucky and Mr. Ramos […]

Hello Power Campus! Grandparents Day is just around the corner! A school-wide tradition, San Tan Charter asks grandparents join their student(s) at lunch. This year Grandparents Day falls on Monday, September 11. If you’re interested in visiting campus, complete the Sign-Up Genius below. Junior High Lunch is from 12:06 – 12:36pm and High School lunch […]

Hello Power Campus! Thank you to all the parents who continue to show patience with the construction efforts on Power Road. This week is our first half day schedule of the school year. Reminder tomorrow (Wednesday, Aug. 30) is an “A” day schedule (periods 0-3) with school releasing at 11:24am. Then, this weekend, enjoy a […]

Hello Power Campus! Today was our all-school picture day as well as the birthday of our Superintendent, Dr. Sippel! Our fearless leader turned 89-years old today (but look, he doesn’t look a day over 46!) Hop onto our Facebook page to give Dr. Sippel a birthday shout-out! Yearbook Sales The San Tan Charter School Yearbook is now […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the Day Before the Day Before our first big event on campus! Join us this on campus this Thursday for our Fall Sports Kickoff. The evening begins with a high school volleyball scrimmage in the gym at 4:30pm followed by food and activities afterwards at the football field. Then, stay […]

Hello Power Campus! This week we have our first athletics action of the 2023-24 campaign as the Roadrunner football team travel to Benjamin Franklin for a three-way scrimmage with the Chargers and Santa Cruz. The action begins at 6pm. Also, on the horizon, we have our first on-campus event with the Fall Sports Kickoff on […]

Hello Power Campus! Fall testing is underway! Below are the “grade level norms” for NWEA’s MAP® Test. More than 9 million students in the US and in 140 countries worldwide use MAP® test, and at San Tan Charter our goal is that 70% of our students will be working at or beyond these grade-level norms. […]

Hello Power Campus! Drive-lane… Schedule changes… Lunch time procedures and course syllabi… CHECK! Whew! We survived our first day of school with great energy from students and staff. Needless to say, it was great to see all our students back on campus. Thank you to all the parents and families who helped make today a […]

Hello Power Campus! Class schedules for students have been released and there’s a buzz in the air for tonight’s Main Event meet and greet and Thursday’s Open House. I can tell from our staff’s energy this year that start of school is going to be great! Part of this energy has been a result of […]

Hello Power Campus! We are just weeks away from our first day of school!  Get ready to kick off the new year by taking part in our back to school events, including our Fall Sports Information night this Thursday, our Meet and Greet activity (sign-up required) at Main Event on Tuesday, July 18, and our Open House […]

Hello Power Campus! As we wrap up the school year this week, I want to make sure to share these reminders with families: Friday, May 26, we have a half-day schedule on the last day of school. It is a “B” Day schedule – Have students bring yearbooks for signing! Click here to donate items […]

Hello Power Campus! We are in single digits with just 8 days remaining in the school year. Tomorrow is a big night on campus with our Academic Awards night and Spring Sports Awards ceremony. Both events will be in the main gym. Today ended our spring MAP testing. Initial results are not yet complete, but […]

Hello Power Campus! There are just three weeks left until the end of the school year! This week we will finish MAP testing. We’ve made tremendous strides this year and are very proud of our kid’s efforts with testing! Parents, take some credit for that work as I believe our success is in large part […]

Hello Power Campus! We are officially in May, the last month of the school year! This week we kicked off our final MAP testing of the school year and we also celebrate TEACHER APPRECIATION! We have a half day on Friday (A-Day Schedule) and ask that you please help use spoil our teachers this week […]

Hello Power Campus! Don’t forget tomorrow, Wednesday, April 26, we are on a half-day schedule… This is the big one! End of the Year MAP testing is happening next week.  Math MAP testing is May 1-3 and reading MAP testing is May 4-5 and May 8. The school set a goal last summer to make […]

Hello Power Campus! Now that state testing is finished, we are looking forward to of our end-of-year celebrations and our final MAP testing. As we begin to wind down from the school year, we set another record for earned scholarships with over $1.8 million for the 2023 seniors! We have over 65% of our graduating […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome back from the long weekend! As the weather is warming up, so is our focus on state testing and also on our… Dress Code. We were back at it again today with junior high AASA testing in the green gym for the writing test and, speaking of writing, WRITE IT ON […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to Easter week and the second week of state testing. We are looking forward to the four-day holiday weekend and are on a half day schedule this Thursday (“A” Day Schedule) with offices closed both Friday, April 7, and Monday, April 10. Today is the big one! Our ACT Test is […]

Hello Power Campus! The first day of testing is in the books! We are incredibly thankful for the food donations sent in for the culinary team as they prepared today’s breakfast for our testing students. As you may already know from talking with your students—there are opportunities for an honor’s or a letter grade bump […]

Hello Power Campus! School starts on Monday—I hope everyone enjoyed a restful Spring Break. Now that we are all coming back and ready for the final quarter, It is STATE TESTING time! As we come back to school, let’s give a big shout out to the culinary team and all the parent food donations that […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the last week of quarter 3. As we move into the last few days before Spring Break, we have our Winter Sports awards tonight on campus and parent-teacher conferences this Thursday and Friday. The offices will move to Spring Break office hours of 9am – 3pm starting Monday, March 13, […]

Hello Power Campus! Apologies for the late newsletter! I just returned to the office this week from a professional conference downtown focused on Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and how our school can better leverage this practice to help meet the needs our students. As we approach the last week before Spring Break, we will host […]

Hello Power Campus! Happy Fat Tuesday of Mardi Gras. I hope everyone enjoyed their 3-day, holiday weekend! In looking forward to the last few weeks before Spring Break, now is an important time for students to make a final push to be dedicated and focused in the classroom. Already this year, we have met many […]

Hello Power Campus! Happy Valentine’s Day! This week starts our run for the AIA 2A Basketball State Championships. Click here to purchase State Tournament tickets online and check the playoff brackets for the AIA 2A Conference State Championships . The winners of the first and second-round games this weekend will come back down to the […]

Hello Power Campus! Let’s hear it for our #1 Ranked team in Arizona 2A basketball—the San Tan Roadrunners varsity basketball team led by Coach Crooms—who won the Valley Region Championship and are getting ready to make a push for a state championship! The following Roadrunners earned these 2A Valley Region awards: Regular season Region Champions […]

Hello Power Campus! The Science Fair and STEM Fest is upon us! Congratulations to all the parents (I mean… students ; ) who completed their projects! Kidding aside, we are very proud of our students who have persevered through this year’s increased challenge. We are continuing to pursue opportunities to promote productive struggle with our […]

Hello Power Campus! Today was a big day with both the Recker and Power Campuses having our 5-year Cognia re-accreditation review. Cognia is a global accreditation process that focuses on continuous school improvement, and we have been working all year to analyze multiple years-worth of information on student achievement, student and parent surveys, and more. […]

Hello Power Campus! I hope you enjoyed your long weekend. This week we have our parent Love & Logic training happening at the Recker Campus and our ASVAB testing for selected sophomores, juniors and seniors at the Power Campus. San Tan Charter School uses ASVAB information for families and students and does not submit scores […]

Hello Power Campus! Join me in our celebrations as we have some cool “first time ever” events happening on campus.  On the athletics front… The San Tan Charter boys varsity basketball program earned the school’s first #1 ranking in Arizona since joining the AIA! Coach Crooms and the boys are an exciting and fun group […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the New Year! Let’s give a warm welcome to our new families and students joining us for Semester 2. We have some big plans in store, including building on our strong relationships with students and meeting school-wide academic goals. To begin this semester, we have 33 seniors already earning over […]

Hello Power Campus! I hope everyone is enjoying some time with their families and friends over the break. Here at school, we are making plans for the second semester and making calls to make sure families are re-enrolled for next school year. NEW FAMILIES will be able to enroll starting January 3, so make sure […]

Hello Power Campus! MAP testing is complete and today was the last day for Semester 1 Finals. Our students have done an amazing job of working through the productive struggle and we are finding our success. Below is where we are progressing in meeting our school-wide goal of 70% of all students meeting or exceeding […]

Hello Power Campus! As MAP testing is coming to an end, it has been SO COOL to see our students’ commitment and hard work! Every day students talk to me about their scores, and we are seeing some remarkable growth in our students. Thank you to those families who continue to help improve our school […]

Hello Power Campus! Believe it or not, it is RE-ENROLLMENT season for the 2023-24 school year. This year all students can be re-enrolled online—it is SO EASY! Please click here to start the re-enrollment process. This year, we have gone to completely ONLINE registration!  No more paper packets!!  While the phone app is convenient for […]

San Tan Charter School’s Volleyball Teams Raise $1,331 for a Coach’s Family Member Who is Battling Breast Cancer  This is the Sixth Year that the School Has Organized the Dig Pink Breast Cancer Fundraiser   GILBERT, Arizona— The donations have been tallied, the money raised selling a variety of items has been counted, and a […]

San Tan Charter School’s Volleyball Teams Raise $1,331 for a Coach’s Family Member Who is Battling Breast Cancer  This is the Sixth Year that the School Has Organized the Dig Pink Breast Cancer Fundraiser   GILBERT, Arizona— The donations have been tallied, the money raised selling a variety of items has been counted, and a […]

Hello Power Campus! We have some special events coming up as a community, starting this Saturday in the Gilbert Days Parade. Starting at 8:30am, San Tan Charter will be represented in the parade, which will head south on Gilbert Road from Juniper Avenue to the Gilbert Public Schools District Office. The parade is expected to […]

Hello Power Campus! Tonight, on campus we host the Fall Sports Awards in the Main Gym with the junior high starting at 5:30pm and the varsity awards following at 7pm. Reminder this Friday there will be no school in observance of Veteran’s Day. This month we have more events to look forward to on campus, […]

Hello Power Campus! Last week was an awesome week on campus building on our positive school culture with the annual Gifted Camp, a Senior Night football win, and our well attended Electives Showcase! Thank you for helping us keep high expectations for students and for all the incredible parent support. These efforts help more than […]

Hello Power Campus! This week we are busy on campus with a host of activities including our Gifted Science Camp heading to Prescott tomorrow morning, our UNDEFEATED junior high girls volleyball team starting its playoff run tonight here in the Nest, our varsity football SENIOR NIGHT game this Friday at 7pm, and our first-ever Electives […]

Hello Power Campus! More cool news on campus! Currently, our San Tan Charter senior class has earned over $500,000 in college scholarship money and we are just in October. In addition, 12 of our 65 seniors have received early acceptance into colleges and universities for which they have applied. The JH volleyball team is undefeated […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the start of Quarter 2 – I hope you all enjoyed a nice Fall Break! Note: All 2022-23 EF Tour trips deadlines for sign-ups are Saturday, Oct. 15. See below for more details on our domestic and international educational trips offered this year. School Year 2023-24 EF Tours Information Night […]

Hello Power Campus! I hope you are all enjoying Fall Break. This Friday we will host a big football game on campus. #1 Morenci vs. #8 San Tan Charter is a finalist for the Channel 12 Friday Night Fever Game of the Week! Click on the link below to vote for our home game – […]

Hello Power Campus! I hope you are all enjoying your first week of Fall Break. On campus this week we have a team of teachers working on school improvement and Cognia re-accreditation and we need your help! Please take a few minutes to complete our Family Survey on your experience at STCS: https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/200502/40233 The AIA, […]

Hello Power Campus! Here we go – it’s the last week of quarter 1! Don’t forget that the rest of the week we are on half day schedules with parent-teacher conferences on Thursday and Friday. If you have not yet signed up for conferences, please RSVP:    https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c44aca62d6-fall As we move into Fall Break, please enjoy […]

Hello Power Campus! Thank you to all the Grandparents who joined us this Monday at lunch for Grandparents Day! I know the kids enjoyed having visitors on campus. As we finish out this week and move into the last week of school before Fall Break, let’s gear up for Homecoming!   Homecoming Week  The annual […]

Hello Power Campus! I hope you enjoyed the Labor Day weekend with family and friends. Join us on campus this Saturday, Sept. 10, as we host the first home football game of the season! The Roadrunners will face off against St. John Paul II for a 7pm kickoff. This September we have a busy month […]

Hello Power Campus! Reminder that tomorrow is our first half-day, with students being released from the school at 11:24am. This week we also have three-day weekend coming up for Labor Day, with no school on Monday, September 5. This September we have a busy month on campus with Grandparents Day Lunch (Sept. 12), Homecoming (Sept. […]

Hello Power Campus! We are officially halfway through first quarter!  Today on we had some very handsome and well-dressed students on campus for our campus-wide and fall sports picture day. Thank you for sending your students prepared and ready for this important day. Just a reminder that next week (Aug. 31) we will have a […]

Hello Power Campus! Our Fall MAP scores are in and we are working hard to ensure our students are meeting or exceeding grade-level scores for reading and math. This year San Tan Charter increased its goal from last year—setting the new standard that now 70% of our students will be meeting or exceeding grade-level expectations. […]

Hello Power Campus! Today is a great opportunity to leverage the Bill Gates Donor’s Choose Funding Match to help deliver our teacher’s wish lists to their classrooms. Many of our projects are on their way to being fully funded! With your help today, we hope to make it happen. Please click on the Donor’s Choose […]

Hello Power Campus! Thank you for an excellent first week back on campus! This week it is full steam ahead with MAP testing in both math and English. We want you to join us this Friday on campus for a special event. Starting at 4pm, STCS will host the Green and Gold Scrimmage and Media […]

Hello Power Campus! As we inch closer back to the start of school, we will welcome staff back to campus this week for professional development training. Tomorrow kicks off our first day as we welcome in new staff to attend our full-day “Love and Logic” training for new teachers. On Wednesday, our entire staff community […]

Hello Power Campus! Wow, that was an awesome first day of school! Thank-you parents for all the students who showed up prepared and ready to go today. If you paid your technology fee, student laptops were issued and personal device registrations are underway. All technology must be in the hands of our students by this […]

Hello Power Campus! As we inch closer back to the start of school, we will welcome staff back to campus this week for professional development training. Tomorrow kicks off our first day as we welcome in new staff to attend our full-day “Love and Logic” training for new teachers. On Wednesday, our entire staff community […]

Hello Power Campus! Thank you for a great 2021-22 school year! As we host parent-teacher conferences this week and wrap-up our work for the summer, I want to thank the families and students and staff who makes-up our San Tan Charter community and who are returning to us next school year. This will be the […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the last week of the 2021-22 school year! As we prepare for move-up acknowledgements and graduation celebrations, I want to thank the families and students and staff who makes-up our San Tan Charter community. There were many great things that happened this school year—having received a 20-year Charter School Renewal, […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the last week of the 2021-22 school year! As we prepare for move-up acknowledgements and graduation celebrations, I want to thank the families and students and staff who makes-up our San Tan Charter community. There were many great things that happened this school year—having received a 20-year Charter School Renewal, […]

Hello Power Campus! Let me start by thanking everyone who supported our effort to meet our school-wide MAP testing goal. To start this school year, we set a goal to help our students regain grade-level competency from the pandemic and committed to saying that 60% of our students would perform at or beyond the 50th […]

Hello Power Campus! You heard me say it all last year and the now the East Valley agrees! San Tan Charter School has been named “Best School” in the East Valley by BeLocal. Our school receives this distinction in a year that it also gained its 20-year charter renewal and has grown in enrollment for […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to Teacher Appreciation Week and the final week of MAP testing. Thank you for the students’ effort and parents’ support to help reach our school-wide goal. Remember this Friday is a half-day, “A” Day schedule, with student pick-up starting at 11:24 am. On tap next week is our school-wide musical and […]

Hello Power Campus! Wow, the time is starting to flying by—now that state testing has concluded and we move into May, we begin our final preparations for the end of the school year. We have many awesome activities on the horizon, so keep on the lookout for information on what is happening over the next […]

Hello Power Campus! I hope you had a great Easter break – here we are on the home stretch to the 2021-22 campaign. Attached to this email you will find summer program opportunities. Don’t hesitate and sign up today! REMINDER: The deadline to order the 2021-22 yearbooks is this Friday, April 22! Click on this […]

Hello Power Campus! We have finished state testing and are now working on make-up testing for those who missed their sessions. As we move into the four-day weekend, with Good Friday off from school as well as the Monday after Easter, please take the time to reconnect and enjoy the time with family as we […]

Hello Power Campus! I hope everyone is having a good week. We are well into fourth quarter and state testing is underway. The kids are working hard, having just finished the ACT test yesterday and today we are on to ACT Aspire. Reminder that we have Good Friday, April 15, off from school as well […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to 4th quarter—state testing season is officially upon us! Now is a great time to focus our intentions on helping our students give their best efforts. Arizona made significant changes to its state testing this year by raising the bar academically and moving to the ACT test (college prep) to measure […]

Hello Power Campus! We have some very exciting news to share. This morning, San Tan Charter School was officially renewed by the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools for a 20-year renewal for charter operations. This is the highest distinction and renewal a charter school can receive in Arizona, and I am proud to have […]

Hello Power Campus! It’s nearly the end of 3rd quarter and the start of Spring Break. Please note that our office hours over break are 9am – 3pm with offices closed on Friday, March 18, and Monday, March 21. We welcome students back to campus for 4th quarter and half day schedules March 28-30. Click […]

Hello Power Campus! Happy Mardi Gras! Thank you to those of you who are visiting us for our Winter Sports Banquet tonight on campus. We have had a good start to the week with our PSAT testing and rounded out a good weekend with the culinary club earning over $3600 in sales for a catering […]

Hello Power Campus! We are gearing up for testing season. This week we are finishing up our gifted testing and will then move into our PSAT and SAT tests starting next week. Prom season is also upon us—tickets went on sale this week for the April 2 event and are being sold at lunch time. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             February 16, 2022   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811   San Tan Charter School Hires Chase Cartwright as its New Head Football Coach Cartwright Brings a Wealth of Experience in Football to His New Role at San Tan   GILBERT, Arizona—Brandon Tauscher, Principal of San […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             February 16, 2022   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811   San Tan Charter School Hires Chase Cartwright as its New Head Football Coach Cartwright Brings a Wealth of Experience in Football to His New Role at San Tan   GILBERT, Arizona—Brandon Tauscher, Principal of San […]

Hello Power Campus! Over the next two weeks San Tan Charter School is testing students for giftedness and just last week we were sponsors of the annual conference for the Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented students. Our school maintains a great reputation in the gifted community here in Arizona and has been a premiere […]

Hello Power Campus! Congratulations to all the Science Fair/STEM Fest winners from last week. We had some outstanding projects on display and I am happy to announce that we are sending over 20 students to the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair! I am also pleased to share that our winter sports senior night was a […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to Science Fair/STEM Fest Week. This Friday is a big day on campus with both the all-school STEM fest happening and our Class of 2022 Winter Sports senior night happening in the gym at 7pm.  This week also begins our first week of semester 2 tutoring in math and English. This […]

Hello Power Campus! Our school community has been amazing these past few weeks working together to make sure “the show must go on” as we have been dealing with staff and student illness. I am happy to report this week we are back to 100% of our staff on campus and our numbers of student […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the official 100th Day of School! Today on campus we hosted the annual ASVAB test with over 110 students taking the exam. NEW STUDENT enrollment begins today and the tours of both campuses have been booked. If you haven’t already, ACT NOW to retain your spot for 2022-23 by re-enrolling […]

Hello Power Campus! Thank you for all the wonderful donations of food and for visiting us during our Winter Parent-Teacher Conferences last week. We are starting to ramp for testing season and are looking forward to some cool events happening on campus including our Science Fair/STEM Fest in February, 7th grade move-up day, family enrollment […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the start of second semester and to our new students who are joining us for the first time! For our new student families, feel free to reach out if you have campus-level questions. Today and tomorrow we host our Winter Parent-Teacher Conferences—so thank you in advance for joining us. As […]

Hello Power Campus! Here we are—the last edition of the Tauscher Times in 2021… Thank you for those families over the holidays who re-enrolled for next school year and helped with the Arizona Tax Credit donations for our schools. We have spent time over the holidays checking in with families about re-enrollment and have made […]

Hello Power Campus! I hope this email finds you and your family well and enjoying time with family and friends. As we rest up and prepare for our second-semester return on January 3, I want to remind you to take time over the break to re-enroll for next school year! Re-enrollment Information: Re-enrollment is upon […]

Hello Power Campus! Here we are just days before Christmas Break! We have had a jam-packed first semester with highlights that include our senior class surpassing the $1 million mark in earned scholarships, watching our MAP scores continue to grow with the help of our new curriculum and tutoring programs, and in building and expanding […]

Hello Power Campus! Our senior class is ramping it up with college applications and acceptance letters. Just this week our very own Bailey Tischer finished her application to MIT and Monika Traub submitted applications to both Columbia and Yale.  Many of our students have received early acceptances to in-state universities and scholarships are rolling in. […]

  Hello Power Campus! Here we are—on the countdown to the end of first semester! Reminder that all assignments are due to teachers this Friday, Dec. 10, and semester 1 finals will be on Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 13-14. Initial scores coming in from MAP testing look very positive, so thank you to the teachers, students and […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to MAP testing and final three weeks of semester 1. All assignments for first semester are due to teachers Friday, Dec. 10 and semester 1 finals will be on Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 13-14. Thank you to all the families who joined us last week at our Charlie Brown Thanksgiving event and for […]

Hello Power Campus! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. We are thankful for so many things here at San Tan Charter, most notably our kids and the wonderful programs and people that make us the school of choice. Just today we received news that we have earned over $600,000 in academic scholarship money for our senior class, which […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             November 2021   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811   San Tan Charter School’s Outdoor Environment Teaches Students about Nature and Responsibility, One Plant and Baby Chick at a Time   The School’s Pre-K Through Sixth Grade Montessori Students Spend Time in the School’s Outdoor Environment Program, […]

Hello Power Campus! This week is packed with highlights from academics and the arts. Tonight on campus San Tan Charter School will induct its Class of 2021-22 National Art Society, Junior National Honor Society and National Honor Society and starting this Thursday our performing arts students hit the stage with a three-day lineup of the […]

Hello Power Campus! This week is an abbreviated week with Thursday off from school as we honor Veterans day, and this Friday is the annual Cultural Fair and learning celebration happening on campus. Tonight, we celebrate our Fall Sports seasons with our awards ceremony in the Main Gym with the junior high student-athletes recognized from […]

Hello Power Campus! Our senior class is ramping it up with college applications and acceptance letters. Just this week our very own Bailey Tischer finished her application to MIT and Monika Traub submitted applications to both Columbia and Yale.  Many of our students have received early acceptances to in-state universities and scholarships are rolling in. […]

Hello Power Campus! Today we hosted the PSAT on campus and we were on the road with our juniors and seniors for a college tour—this time to Grand Canyon University. Final preparations for Cultural Fair are underway and the Fall Play is nearing production. This week we are hosting our Winter Sports Parents Meeting on […]

Hello Power Campus! This week we have the gifted science camp in Payson and we are moving full steam ahead with quarter 2 instruction and tutoring classes have resumed. It was a great week last week on campus with the Homecoming celebrations and the school dance that posted record sales for attendance. This Friday we […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to Homecoming Week and our return to school from Fall Break. Over the next few days, we will be amping up the school spirit and finishing up parent-teacher conferences. Tonight is our late-night parent-teacher conferences—and let’s give a big shout out to all the families who donated food to help feed […]

Hello Power Campus! This Friday we return teachers to campus for all day training and next week is Homecoming Week! We start back to school with students Oct. 11 with three half day schedules and our parent-teacher conferences. Please click here to set-up your time for conferences. Homecoming Spirit Days: Monday: “Monday Binge Night” Comfy […]

Hello Power Campus! I hope everyone is enjoying the start to their Fall Break. Homecoming Week is on tap the week we return to campus. In addition to homecoming, we start with three half day schedules and our parent-teacher conferences. Please click here to set-up your time for conferences. Make sure to plan out your […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the last week of quarter 1. Today our students celebrated Peace Day on campus and did an excellent job with student presentations and participating in discussions in their second period classes. Next week starts our two-week Fall Break with STC office hours moving from 9am – 3pm. Upon returning from […]

Hello Power Campus! As we near the end of first quarter, please help us focus our students’ attention on finishing strong with their academics. Upon returning from Fall Break, we have half day schedules on Oct. 11-13 and parent-teacher conferences Tuesday and Wednesday, October 12-13”. Please click here to select your time for conferences. San […]

Hello Power Campus! I hope you all enjoyed your Labor Day and long three-day weekend. Reminder we have Grandparent’s Day happening next Monday and we are inviting all grandparents to lunch us for lunch on Monday, Sept. 13. The Junior High lunch (7th and 8th grade) is scheduled from 12:06 – 12:36pm and high school […]

Hello Power Campus! Here we are almost to the Labor Day weekend. It is difficult to believe we are over halfway to the end of first quarter! As students are settling into the routine, please help us in keeping us our kids focused on academic achievement. We have been very impressed so far with the […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to picture day! The kids looked great on campus. If you were not able to order your photos beforehand, you can visit www.dorianstudio.com and type in “San Tan Power” for Power Campus students or “San Tan Recker” for Recker students and families will have access to order online. There is no […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             August 18, 2021 Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811   San Tan Charter School Offers Students Extra Help and Support to Help Them Get Caught Up in their Learning and Socialization From Staying After School to Work Directly with Students and Investing in a New Curriculum […]

Hello Power Campus! Watch this week for emails from school as we will be sending announcements regarding academic accountability—including student attendance and interventions for students who have fallen behind grade-level standards. We are excited to partner with families and offer resources to meet the challenge of re-returning students to the heavy rigor of preparing kids […]

Hello Power Campus! As we finish up MAP testing this week, we are planning for ways to help catch up students who may be behind while also building enrichment opportunities for students who are showing a high degree of mastery of content. Before and after-school clubs will be announced over the next few weeks as […]

Hello Power Campus! Academic Achievement is tops on our list with MAP testing on campus for both Math and English this week. San Tan Charter is dedicated to help each student reach his/her potential. If your child(ren) struggled with learning during the pandemic or fell behind academically over the past year and a half, trust […]

Hello Power Campus! Here we are – the evening before the first day of school! We had a great time meeting with our students and families at Main Event last week and again yesterday afternoon and evening at Open House. We are ready to go for another great school year, celebrating 15 Years of Excellence […]

Hello Power Campus! Here we are just a week away until the first day of school!  Our teachers have been back at it over the past week, dedicated to pursuing our high-level academic goals on campus while working to welcome back students in that special San Tan way.  Our school this year has again been […]

Hello Power Campus! This week we are welcoming staff back on campus as we inch closer to the start of school and are preparing for the 2021-22 school year. Today was our first day of pre-service learning with our “gifted learner” training and tomorrow we welcome all new staff to campus for our full-day “Love […]

Hello Power Campus! This week we are welcoming staff back on campus as we inch closer to the start of school and are preparing for the 2021-22 school year. Today was our first day of pre-service learning with our “gifted learner” training and tomorrow we welcome all new staff to campus for our full-day “Love […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                            June 21, 2021   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811   San Tan Charter School Offers Outstanding Learning Opportunities for Gifted Students from Preschool Through Twelfth Grade   San Tan Charter School Supports their Gifted Students in the Montessori Preschool Classrooms, the Kinderversity Kindergarten Experience, Self-Contained Classrooms […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                            June 21, 2021   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811   San Tan Charter School Offers Outstanding Learning Opportunities for Gifted Students from Preschool Through Twelfth Grade   San Tan Charter School Supports their Gifted Students in the Montessori Preschool Classrooms, the Kinderversity Kindergarten Experience, Self-Contained Classrooms […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                            June 21, 2021   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811   San Tan Charter School Offers Outstanding Learning Opportunities for Gifted Students from Preschool Through Twelfth Grade   San Tan Charter School Supports their Gifted Students in the Montessori Preschool Classrooms, the Kinderversity Kindergarten Experience, Self-Contained Classrooms […]

Hello Power Campus! We officially made it to summer break! Thank you to all the students, families, teachers and staff that made 2020-21 an incredible and memorable year, and let’s give a shout-out to all our 8th and 12th grade graduates! With 45 graduating seniors, over 20 students will continue with academic and/or athletic scholarships […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the last week of school. It is FINALS week with 8th and 12th grade graduations being held on campus on Wednesday and this Thursday is the last day of school (Half Day “A” Day). We have fun activities planned for the students, including a yearbook signing activity and JH houses […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the last week of school. It is FINALS week with 8th and 12th grade graduations being held on campus on Wednesday and this Thursday is the last day of school (Half Day “A” Day). We have fun activities planned for the students, including a yearbook signing activity and JH houses […]

Hello Power Campus! The time of year for school celebrations is upon us. This Saturday San Tan hosts its end-of-the year awards ceremony for both academics and athletics. Our academics awards ceremony starts our day on Saturday, May 15, at 10:30am in the gym followed by our athletics awards ceremony starting at 1:00pm. Awards will […]

Hello Power Campus! The time of year for school celebrations is upon us. This Saturday San Tan hosts its end-of-the year awards ceremony for both academics and athletics. Our academics awards ceremony starts our day on Saturday, May 15, at 10:30am in the gym followed by our athletics awards ceremony starting at 1:00pm. Awards will […]

Hello Power Campus! Happy Star Wars Day! (May the 4th be with you…) I was impressed with Mr. Crowe in drive-lane this morning as he dropped off his daughter in a real-life Storm Trooper helmet! It is a special week with our HS prom happening this Saturday from 7-11pm at Arizona Golf Resort. We have […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the last week of April. May begins our end-of-the-year celebration season and we start things off with Teacher’s Appreciation next week, May 3-7, followed by our high school Prom May 8, the annual STCS Academic & Athletics Awards on Saturday, May 15, and finally our 8th grade and Senior Graduation […]

Hello Power Campus! It is true. The mask policy on campus is currently an option (choice) for students and teachers! After Governor Ducey’s announcement yesterday allowing for school choice, San Tan Charter followed suit as have other East Valley schools and has given its community the choice as well. Please, in all instances, help us […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             April 1, 2021 Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811   San Tan Charter School Hires Arizona Native and AIA Small Schools Leader as Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Shawn Lytle Brings a Great Deal of Experience to His Two New Roles at San Tan Charter School […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             March 9, 2021   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811 Download Press Release Bailey Tischer, a Junior from San Tan Charter School in Gilbert, Develops Working Electroporation Device   Bailey Created the Device, Which Sends a Split Second of High Voltage Electricity into a Vial Containing […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             January 27, 2021   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811 Download Press Release   San Tan Charter School’s Montessori Program Offers ‘Peace Spaces’ and a ‘Peace Room’ Where Students Can Go to Focus and Practice Mindful Breathing These Calm and Safe Spaces, Which are Part of […]

Hello Power Campus!   Starting next week, we will begin our annual Science Fair and STEM Festival on campus. We are looking forward to seeing all the fun student work on display and cool projects the students have created. This year we have some logistical changes in the works (see detailed information below) so take […]

Hello Power Campus!   We are back in action for another big week here at San Tan! As you know, this week we have shortened schedule and on the docket is junior and senior ASVAB testing, our annual district spelling bee and our winter sports seasons are fully underway. Currently the junior high boys basketball […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                       January 13, 2021   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811 Download Press Release   Kindergarten Enrollment at San Tan Charter School is Now Open to the Public Families Can Choose from a Traditional/Mainstream, Gifted/Kinderversity and Montessori Program  GILBERT, Arizona—The 2020-2021 school year may be in full […]

Hello Power Campus! Semester 1 final exams are in full effect and grades are nearly finalized for first semester! As we near the end of 2020, I want to show gratitude to our leadership team and teachers who have displayed exquisite courage and dedication to the profession. By continuing to provide top-level education to both […]

Hello Power Campus! Semester 1 final exams are in full effect and grades are nearly finalized for first semester! As we near the end of 2020, I want to show gratitude to our leadership team and teachers who have displayed exquisite courage and dedication to the profession. By continuing to provide top-level education to both […]

Hello Power Campus! Semester 1 final exams are in full effect and grades are nearly finalized for first semester! As we near the end of 2020, I want to show gratitude to our leadership team and teachers who have displayed exquisite courage and dedication to the profession. By continuing to provide top-level education to both […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the week before the week before Winter Break! It has been reminiscent around here of a college “reading week” where classes are wrapping up business before finals week, conducting reviews and make-up MAP testing while pushing for final assignments to be turned in for grading. I have been impressed that […]

Hello Power Campus! Here we go—welcome to December and the final push in 2020 to the end of first semester! Just a quick reminder… This week we have our Benchmark MAP testing in math and English/language arts with math testing continuing through this Wednesday and ELA testing happening on Thursday and Friday. Make-up tests for […]

Hello Power Campus! Let me first send out a message to all the families at San Tan Charter thanking you for sharing your students and participating as a member of the STCS Community. My hope is that our students and staff are able to connect with friends and family this week and that everyone has […]

Hello Power Campus! Can you believe it? We have only one week remaining until Thanksgiving Break! Thank you to all the families who attended our National and Junior National Honor Society induction ceremony yesterday evening. The San Tan chapter of NHS and NJHS hosted a great event on campus involving 30 students who were inducted […]

Hello Power Campus! Today is Veterans Day—a perfect time to reflect on, honor, and pay our respect to the United States veterans who have sacrificed for our country. I want to take a moment to personally show gratitude to all of the families who served or continue to serve in our U.S. military and thank […]

Hello Power Campus!   Happy Election Day! We have a big week of school this week with our Cultural Fair celebration happening on Friday (open this year to students only) and our winter sports practices starting this week for Junior High. As a reminder, please be sure to keep your student(s) home if they are […]

Hello Power Campus!   Reminder that tomorrow (Wednesday, Oct. 27) we are on a half-day schedule (periods 0-3). We are moving into the thick of things in Quarter 2 and progressing nicely through the curriculum. I have been in a lot of classrooms the past three weeks conducting observations and have been pleased with the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             October 20, 2020   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811 Download Press Release   San Tan Charter School’s Guidance Counselor Has Been with the School Since the Very Beginning Brooke Taylor Began Her Career with San Tan Charter School in 2007 as the After-Care Teacher GILBERT, […]

Hello Power Campus!   Welcome to the last week of Quarter 1 instruction including progress reports, parent-teacher conferences, and after returning from fall break we will be celebrating our 2020 Homecoming, “Dancing through the Decades”. Today we have an exciting day on campus with our Varsity Volleyball “Senior Night” happening at 5:00pm in the gym. […]

Good Day San Tan Community,   Just like that . . . the first quarter of school is coming to an end. What a great job easing back into on campus learning. I have been most impressed on how great everyone is doing with the mask policy. I thought for sure we would have tons […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             September 17, 2020   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811 Download Press Release   San Tan Charter School to Celebrate Peace Day on Monday, September 21  The Celebration, Which Will Take Place on the Same Day as the International Day of Peace, Will Feature the Creation […]

Hello Power Campus!   Who can believe we are only three weeks away from the end of first quarter and progress reports (grades), parent-teacher conferences, and after returning from fall break, Homecoming? On campus we are seeing our students regain some normalcy with their school routine and let me tell you, it has been great […]

Hello Power Campus!   Thank you, families! We had an awesome first day of full-time, re-introduction to school! School finally feels like it is fully back in session with sports and after-school activities getting ramped up. Currently, over 70% of our students are attending in-person and were definitely ready and willing to get back to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             August 31, 2020   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811 Download Press Release   The Importance of Building Strong Relationships is the Focus of San Tan Charter School’s Annual Back to School Speakers Event   Teachers Gathered in a Safe and Socially Distanced Way in the […]

Hello Power Campus!   We are only days away from our first step in returning back to in-person instruction. Hybrid learning starts this Monday, Aug. 31st! As you know, as with any “first day” we are all eager with excitement and anticipation. This is most certainly a monumental first step with some of our kids […]

Hello Power Campus! San Tan is ramping up for its phased-in approach to in-person learning! Starting on August 31, students may return back to campus via a Hybrid model—a two (2) days per week reintroduction to on-campus learning. If you have not selected your return to school or would like to choose differently, please make […]

Hello Power Campus!   Welcome to the third week of school! It’s been fun to pop into classes virtually and see kids getting it done with their home-based learning. Let’s give a shout out to our teachers who are here teaching from campus, our students and moms and dads, relatives and others helping from home […]

Hello Power Campus! San Tan is in full swing with its Home-Based instruction! I hope everyone is settling in well with their daily routines and that our students are feeling welcome in their classes. As we enter into our second week of instruction, please make sure that our students know to email their teachers with […]

Hello Power Campus!   Who is ready for today’s Virtual Open House?! It has been very exciting getting ready to welcome parents and students to a new day and to our new learning at San Tan Charter School!   Start of School Get the kids ready! School starts this Thursday, July 30, with Home-Based instruction […]

7/24/20   Happy Friday Roadrunners, Yesterday, Governor Ducey announced a new Executive Order, Arizona: Open for Learning that I have attached. At this point in time I am reviewing the new Executive Order with my teams and plan to update our community on how this may affect San Tan Charter School. As far as a timeline for […]

Hello Power Campus! San Tan is back on campus with teachers making our final preparations for the start of school! As we get ready for the new year, we are having great conversations on the best way to bring together technology and our personalized “San Tan” experience to make connections with students. I am excited […]

Power Families, Happy Friday! Download the San Tan Charter Power Campus Home-Based and Hybrid learning plan for the 2020-21 school year. Without saying, it’s been a busy summer planning for school! We have appreciated all the feedback and involvement from families and staff as we worked through preparing ourselves for virtual learning with students, starting […]

Hello Power Campus! Welcome to the week before the week before the first day of school! As San Tan Charter prepares for professional development training for teachers, now is a great time to also start preparing students for a successful start to the 2020-21 school year! As we prepare for both virtual and/or in-person learning […]

Hello Power Campus!   Welcome to the first edition of the Tauscher Times! As new principal of the Power campus, I first off want to give thanks to all the hard work Mrs. Armstrong gave to the organization and the strong leadership she provided. It is no doubt we have a proud legacy to build […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             May 28, 2020   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School Inc. 480-222-0811 Download Press Release   San Tan Charter School is Expanding its Gifted Program at its Two Gilbert Campuses The School Has Already Hired Several New Highly-Qualified Teachers for the Popular Gifted Program, and Will Also Launch […]

Happy Wednesday San Tan Families,   As we move into summer I would like to provide some additional information regarding the upcoming school year as well as answers to questions that have been brought to administration’s attention over the past week. When additional information becomes available please know that my team will update appropriately.   […]

We are now scheduling individual and small group (limit of 8 guests) tours of our high school campus. Schedule a Tour Today https://santancharterschool.com/schedule-a-tour/ Watch our High School Virtual Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLgAltBjS8E

Good afternoon, Roadrunners! Happy seventh week of Home-Based Instruction.  Thank you to all of the students who are checking in each day.  We love hearing from you.  Last week was Teacher Appreciation and to help celebrate during this time we have posted dedications for each of our teachers on our Facebook page.  Please take a […]

Good afternoon, Roadrunners! Happy fifth week of Home-Based Instruction.  I hope that you and your students are navigating the system well.  Remember that teachers and administration are here to support you, if you or your child are having any difficulties, please let us know.  You may have noticed that you received a ‘Guardian’ account access […]

Good morning, Roadrunners! Happy fourth week of Home Based Instruction.  I hope that your students are navigating the system well.  It has been so wonderful hearing from the students again.  Teachers and administration are here to support you, if you or your child are having any difficulties, please let us know.  You may have noticed […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             April 22, 2020   Contact:  Kristofer Sippel CEO/Superintendent of Schools San Tan Charter School INC. 480-222-0811  Download PDF   San Tan Charter School Names New Principal at Power Campus  Brandon Tauscher Looks to Build on the School’s Strengths, While Setting a New Standard in East Valley Education   GILBERT, Arizona—Brandon Tauscher has […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              April 20, 2020   Contact:  Marlene K. Armstrong, M.Ed. Principal, Power Campus San Tan Charter School 480-222-0811   Download Press Release Athletics Teams at San Tan Charter School in Gilbert Outweigh Competition The Young School Proves Worthy of Statewide Sports Acclaim and Doesn’t Make “Cuts” GILBERT, Arizona—The East Valley is known for […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          April 14, 2020   Contact:  Rita Sippel Chief Customer Officer and Assistant Superintendent San Tan Charter School 480-222-0811 Download Montessori Press Release   San Tan Charter School Continues to Expand its Montessori Program with the Hiring of a New Upper Elementary Lead Teacher Mrs. Mary Navarro will Join the School’s Montessori Program […]

Good afternoon, Roadrunners! Happy third week of Home-Based Instruction.  I hope that your students are navigating the system well.  It has been so wonderful hearing from the students again.  Teachers and administration are here to support you, if you or your child are having any difficulties, please let us know.  You may have noticed that […]

Good afternoon, Roadrunners! Happy second week of Home-Based Instruction.  I hope that your students are navigating the system well.  It has been so wonderful hearing from the students again.  Teachers and administration are here to support you, if you or your child are having any difficulties, please let us know.  You may have noticed that […]

Good morning Roadrunners! I hope that each of you are doing well.  Tomorrow embarks our first day of Home-Based Instruction.  Please know that we are using this time as a gift to learn what our community needs are going to be.  We will be very flexible in the coming weeks, and we know that some […]

March 24, 2020 Good afternoon San Tan Families.  The last week has been jam-packed with researching and planning how to move our school to online instruction.  Our entire team worked together to create an online environment that is as close as possible to mirroring our in-person content delivery and the San Tan way. I know […]

Hello Roadrunners! I am sure the news has gotten out, but I wanted to make sure that I didn’t miss chatting about leaving San Tan. My last official day will be June 30th. I have been truly blessed to be part of the San Tan Family for the last six years and leaving is not […]

Happy second week of February. We have lots of exciting things happening at San Tan this week. If you haven’t had a chance to attend one of our plays, Mrs. Filimaua and her fine arts department are performing Alice in Wonderland on Wednesday and Friday at 6PM in the gym. Speaking of Mrs. Filimaua, her […]

Join us for a Magical Evening! Saturday, February 29, 2020 Doors open at 6:00 PM, Dinner starts at 7:00 PM Recker Campus Gymnasium – 3959 E. Elliot Road Gilbert, AZ 85234 Reserve Your Seats Today   History The San Tan Montessori Fundraiser is a favorite community tradition for years. Each year as our program has […]

Good Evening! Please help me congratulate Carson Bubnick for winning the District Spelling Bee. He will be representing San Tan Charter School at the Regional Spelling Bee on February 20th. Download PDF for full details Quick Links: Science Fair/STEMFest Info School Calendar    

I hope you enjoyed your three day weekend! We are into our third week of the second semester. As a reminder, eligibility for grades begins with next week’s posting of grades on Monday. Download PDF for full details Quick Links: School Calendar No Nut Policy Register for Eastmark Color run Science Fair/STEMFest  

We already have a week back into school.  I hope that each and every one of you enjoyed your holidays.  I don’t know about everyone else, but I am a very traditional person and our family traditions are very important to me and my kiddos (who are all adults now).  It is so wonderful to […]

MAP testing is almost complete and Final Exams are almost done! The kids have been working hard. We have our preliminary data in from MAP testing and our scores are incredible! I would like to give a shout out to our Junior High students and teachers. In reading, the junior high had a 170% growth […]

20-21 Existing Student Registration Now Open!!  Re-register TODAY Hello Families, Enrollment is now open to our existing families for the 2020-2021 school year.  CLICK THE LINK BELOW to access the check-list. This document will walk you through the ONLINE process and identify the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (minimum of four for each child) to be submitted based on your child’s grade and program. EXISTING STUDENT REGISTRATION […]

December is here. The students and staff are very excited to have the upcoming break on the horizon. We are still doing great things on campus, and need to finish the semester strong! Our school is sponsoring the Christmas Angel project. If you would like to sponsor a child for Christmas, please come on in […]

As we enter into December and close December, I wanted to share more thankful news from last week. Mr. Newton: I am thankful for all the wonderful staff we have at this school. The people make all the difference! Mr. Ray: I am thankful to be at a place where it feels like a family. Ms. […]

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I wanted to share with you some of the things that some of our staff members are thankful for (more to follow next week.) Mrs. Tischer: I am thankful each day for the opportunity to work with some of the most amazing people I have ever known as well as […]

It’s been a rainy day at San Tan and it is expected to be for the next few days. Please remind students to wear jackets and closed-toe shoes. In the coming weeks students will be preparing for our MAP testing and final exams. Please mark your calendars for 12/2 – 13 for MAP testing and […]

It’s getting a little chilly in the mornings in Gilbert! I don’t know about you, but November is my favorite month of the year. It’s a time of reflection and thankfulness that I treasure. Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on 11/27. It’s a wonderful tradition that the students really enjoy. […]

Good afternoon San Tan Families!   As a reminder, on November 7th, we will be hosting our Culture Fair and Learning Celebration! This year, our theme is Living Cultural Museum. We will be transforming our campus into a living, breathing museum complete with interactive projects, live performances, and multi-media presentations. Our student body has been […]

What an amazing week we had last week.  The kids didn’t skip a beat and we are already back to normal routines after break. Fall is always a busy time of year as we head into holiday season. I don’t know about your family, but all is our favorite time. It is finally cool enough […]

Happy Fall Break. I hope that your child(ren) are enjoying their break. Teachers will be reporting back to campus on 10/14 and will be spending the day in professional development, preparing for the return of students on Tuesday 10/15. Download the PDF for full details. Quick Links Yearbooks On Sale View School Calendar San Tan […]

Fall is officially here!  The weather is cool and Fall Break is just around the corner. As we start to prepare for the second quarter, please know that Attendance Matters!  We know that life is hectic and mornings are difficult, for sure! Please make every effort to encourage your child to be to school every […]

We are always looking for great help during campus events, on field trips, and in the classroom. Review our Volunteering information to ensure safety and expectations. There are many ways to get involved, below are just a few: Sign up through a Field Trip Form Reach out to your Teachers Get Involved through our Family […]

Throughout the school year, there are a variety of half days to support professional development, parent-teacher conferences, and holidays.  We understand the family dynamics and schedules adjust to support these alternate pick-up days. Our Half Day schedules and Dismissal times are posted on these Recker and Power pages. Half Day Reminders Bring your Car Cards If […]

Wow! What a week last week was.  I am extremely privileged to work with such a magnificent student body! The school spirit all week was amazing. I will say that in all of my years of education, I have never had such a wonderful Homecoming Friday. From the parade to the International Day of Peace, […]

It’s Taco Tuesday Roadrunners, San Tan Charter School’s athletic teams put up a solid performance this weekend. With both our Jr. High and JV High School Volleyball teams winning the Spike IT tournament in their division. That along with another Football win 42-6 has made many of our teams top in their divisions. This week we celebrate homecoming capping […]

Hello Recker Campus Families! Please Join us for San Tan’s first EVER Homecoming Parade! On Homecoming Friday, the Power campus we will be marching through Morrison Ranch and visiting kiddos at the Recker Campus. This is a great opportunity to show your San Tan pride and come out to the event to help with school […]

Our second week of September was filled with excitement as we had our first home Football game and we had our second annual 9/11 Remembrance.  The students had thoughtful insights into the day and why we reflect on the tragedy of 9/11. Download the PDF for full Details Quick Links Join our eSports Team Sign […]

It’s been a great start of September at STCS! The building is alive and buzzing with what our kids are working on each and every day. Our school is filled with excitement as students are doing great learning. The energy they bring is contagious. I love starting my morning greeting their smiling faces in drive […]