MAS Charter School Blog

As one of MAS’s longest-tenured team members, Mr. Myers has supported students and staff since August 2012. Based at our Old Coors campus, he steps into whatever classroom needs coverage and brings a steady, student-first presence built on relationships and rapport.

Most high school students track the year by semesters, and by whatever holiday or school break is coming up next. At MAS Charter School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, sophomore Colden Edmo measures progress in seconds, including a personal best of 48 seconds on the...

On Christmas morning, while most of Albuquerque was still quiet, the lights were already on inside a state-of-the-art kitchen at MAS Charter School’s Old Coors campus. The work was part of an annual effort led by ABQ Give Grub, a mutual aid collective of local artists and musicians that has served hundreds of people on Christmas Day for the past eight years.

As one of our longest-tenured team members, Mr. Harrelson has seen it all and then some. Since July 2012, he has served in no fewer than nine roles, including teaching middle school math, coaching the Math Dept., leading at the campus and district levels, and serving as our chief academic officer. He now focuses on...

New role, familiar face. Since joining Team MAS in late-2020, Mrs. Sundo-Yazzie has taught 8th grade science, 11th grade physics, and 10th & 11th grade chemistry and now supports all of our science teachers as the director of science and full-time science instructional coach. An avid rock climber whose...

Mission Achievement Success (MAS) Charter School is featured in a new HeartMath Institute interview, and we’re eager to share some highlights here on the MAS Blog. HeartMath’s Director of Education, Jeff Goelitz, sat down with our founder and CEO, JoAnn Mitchell, Ed.S., to talk about how MAS is charting a unique course for students and staff in Albuquerque.

On Fri., Nov. 7, the hallways of MAS Charter Schools two campuses were filled with cheering students, a cacophony of applause, and the steady shuffle of veterans’ footsteps on the polished floors. Students stood shoulder to shoulder as local veterans of military service walked the corridors in parade fashion, flanked by...

Mariana Sisneros, a 6th-grade student at MAS Charter School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, recently qualified with her dance team for a national dance competition in Las Vegas, Nevada. Get to know Mariana in her own words below, including how to support her current and upcoming fundraisers.

Recently, our Founder and CEO, JoAnn Mitchell, Ed.S., wrote an article that is now featured on Forbes magazine’s website about our no homework approach. It’s a thoughtful look at how MAS Charter School builds a school day that works for students and families, without homework as part of the mix.

While schools across New Mexico are settling in for the second half of the fall semester, we’ve received word from a number of organizations that MAS Charter School continues to make a noticeable difference in the lives of students, their families, and our local community

This team member leads the K–4 team at our Old Coors. She has served as a principal, education inspector, external assessor, and classroom teacher, and she brings that whole-system perspective to daily coaching, culture building, and family partnership.

On a recent afternoon at our Yale campus, Ms. Carol Musweswe, MS, stood at a table holding a beaker to the light. She asked her sixth graders what they noticed rather than telling them what to think. 

The question simple but deliberate, mirrored the approach that carried her through a master’s degree earned...

He leads fourth-grade physical education and creates a safe space for students to learn new skills and build healthy habits they can use outside school. A former aquatic rehabilitation technician and Little League umpire, he brings patience, structure and a love of sport to every class. Meet Mr. Jaramillo, in his own words…

Based at our Old Coors campus, this week’s spotlighted team member supports students and teachers and students alike by coordinating and delivering Individual Education Plan (IEP) services. A K–12 licensed teacher, he won a national championship in his youth in the sport of judo!