Administration
Dena Ford
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I have lived in Prescott for 25 years and began my teaching career over twenty years ago. I graduated from the University of Arizona and taught at a local private school. After several years of teaching in the private school setting I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity to take a teaching position at Skyview School; I have not looked back since! This will be my eighth year at Skyview School. During my tenure here I have worked in many capacities; classroom aide, classroom teacher and, most recently, instructional coach. During last school year I also had the honor to serve on the Skyview School Board of Directors as the staff representative. My two children have been at Skyview since kindergarten. This year Zoe is in the seventh grade and Aiden is in the fourth grade. All of these experiences have given me valuable insight into the core values and beliefs of the Skyview educational model that will serve me well as I embark in my new capacity as Director. My family and I are committed to this wonderful place and are so thankful for Skyview School.
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Dianne Jacobson Operations Manager
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Dianne is a native of Prescott, born and bred. She has been intimately involved with elementary education since 1997 when, while living in Clearwater, Florida, she came upon a Waldorf-inspired Michaelmas celebration. Children were flying red kites and singing songs and she knew in that moment that she wanted to be involved in working with children. That year, she was hired as an assistant in a Waldorf kindergarten.
Since then, she has served on a charter school board, worked hundreds of volunteer hours supporting charter education in Prescott, and even ran her own pre-school for two years. Dianne finally found her home at Skyview School in 2006 as the Operations Manager. She received a Bachelor's in English Literature, graduating Summa Cum Laude, in 2014. In December, 2015, Dianne was invited to join the Advisory Council for the Arizona Charter Schools Association, a non-profit organization that provides support and services to Arizona's charter schools. Her children, Colin and Sophia, (both graduated students of Skyview School), are the joy and blessings of her life. Her passions include the theater arts, writing and reading, movies, and hanging out with her kids. |
