Current Students & Parents

A guide for Arts Academy Families on areas of staff expertise

Your first stop is almost always the teaching staff – your teachers are here to help you!
Arts Academy’s teaching staff is the first line of communication for parents and students with questions about day to day activities.

Teachers will have the best information regarding questions comments or concerns about academic achievement or classroom discipline as well as questions about assignments or test grades

Who can help me with…?

Counselor
Mrs. Burrage: rburrage@artsacad.net
Exploring, researching and developing career plans
Information about missing credits, credit recovery, dual enrollment, or early college enrollment
Exploring other post high school programs of study
Individual or group counseling recommendations
Help coordinating community/agency programs

Social Worker
Ashley Ziolkowski: aziolowski@artsacad.net
Michele Prainito: mprainito@artsacad.net
Learning about community mental health agencies, therapists, psychiatrists
Learning about food banks; assistance and resources for homelessness
Need for a liaison between agency and school
Socio-emotional issues that may hinder learning

Student Support Services
Christina Szopjak: cszopjak@artsacad.net.net
Questions about MAP testing procedures or results
Information on parent Orientation Need for instructional support due to academic, attendance, or behavioral issues

Parent Liaison
TBD: xxxx@artsacad.net
Needing help finding a carpool to or from school
Information on the peer mentoring program

Admissions and Outreach
Paula Wiley: pwiley@artsacad.net or artasacademywoods@gmail.com
Wanting to host a Shadow Student
Wanting to help out with Open House, High School Nights, or other outreach events
Having a friend or relative who wants to attend Arts Academy, or if you are thinking bout transferring to another school

The Principal
Dr. Mitchell: mmitchell@artsacad.net
General questions about the school
Questions about school policies and procedures
Questions about school-wide discipline issues or concerns
Questions about the school’s mission and philosophy
Concerns about the way an issue is handled by a staff member

The Board
Arts Academy Board: aawboard@gmail.com
The board is the last step for resolving an issue at Arts Academy, and can be contacted for the following issues:
Appealing a disciplinary measure
Proposing ideas for new programs or policy changes
Concerns that have not been adequately addressed by school administrators

The board can also be addressed at their regular, monthly Board Meetings at 5:30 on the 2nd Monday of each month. Dates and times are also listed on the school calendar

Still can’t figure out who you can talk to? Try asking Ms. Allen in the Main Office!

Each spring, our Counselor will visit classrooms to talk to students about requesting courses for next year.

All of our work is a preparation for College and Career readiness! Please speak to our counselors if you have questions about applying to colleges and universities!