Principal’s Message

Happy Thanksgiving to all our IA Families, Let me take this moment to express my gratitude for all that is IA. I am thankful for a world-class faculty that spends countless hours ensuring our students get the best education possible. I am thankful for a support staff who goes the extra mile to help our students feel welcome and a part of our community. I am thankful for incredible parents and guardians who sacrifice time and effort to give their students the chance to go to a new kind of school. I am thankful for the best students we could … Read more

Happy Weekend everyone, We are right at our Thanksgiving break, and I know our students, staff, and parents are ready for it! The kids have been working hard and doing great things. I’ve had the opportunity to tour several business partners, our Fulton’s new Chief Academic Officer Brannon Gaskins, and others, and while they are impressed with our facility and teachers, they are most impressed with our students and their ability to articulate the work they are doing and why it is important. Thank you for all the work you do to ensure our students are active agents in their … Read more

Happy Friday everyone, I’m excited to have another week under our belts. I’m off campus today at a conference, so this will be a short message.  Students and parents should be looking out for PSAT results on Monday. I got a high level preview yesterday and learned that our students, once again, did really well. I’m proud of the work they do and their commitment to trying their best on these important tests.  Please take some time to check in with your students about their grades. Oftentimes, students will have a hard time broaching the subject of needing help. Some encouragement … Read more

Happy Friday everyone, What a great week it has been at IA. We didn’t skip a beat after the Cosmic Odyssey as we jumped into our spirit week and prepped for homecoming. The students did great with the spirit war between grades and the decorated halls looked amazing. Last night we had our first annual Skelebration, and I’m thinking it is likely to be an annual event. The community loved it, and we had a lot of future IAers get to see the school. My hats off to all the clubs and student groups who participated. It was fantastic. While … Read more

Hey IA families, It’ll be a short letter today as I’m hosting a session for Cosmic Odyssey. My team is working on a weather balloon experiment platform to send science experiments to the edge of space. It’s been a great day. I’d like to thank the PTSO for supporting this Flextravaganza. The funding and volunteers they have provided have made the day come together. I’d also like to thank our volunteers, business partners, faculty, and students who all ran sessions today. My favorite part of the day was seeing our student leaders start to take ownership of a lot of … Read more