JICHS Staff

Dawn Batteiger

Principal of JICHS/JICMS

Mrs. Batteiger has been working as a volunteer or employee for the James Irwin system s...

Linda Riden

Assistant Principal of JICMS/JICHS

Linda originally joined the James Irwin Family as a middle school teacher from 2009-201...

Abigail Williams

Assistant Principal

Mrs. Abigail Williams (formerly known as Miss Hartley) joined the James Irwin family as...

Samuel Ashmore

Dean of Students & AP Economics

Mr. Samuel Ashmore has worked for the JI family since 2013. Over that time, he has taug...

Jason Murphy

Dean of Students

Mr. Jason Murphy has been teaching math since 2006. He grew up in the agricultural part...

Vanessa Hernandez

Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Hernandez joined the James Irwin Family as a 1st grade teacher’s assistant i...

Linda Ramsey

Receptionist/Yearbook Advisor

Mrs. Ramsey moved to Colorado Springs in 1988, along with her husband and four children...

Anne Fish

Attendance Secretary/Student Government Sponsor

Mrs. Fish joined the James Irwin family as a parent in 2011.  She volunteered in E...

Isabelle Smith

Academic Advisor

Isabelle Smith has worked at James Irwin Charter Schools since 2015. She started a...

Brandon Prewitt

Instructional Coach

Mr. Prewitt is in his 10th year at James Irwin and has found his niche. Holding two deg...

Margie Burnett

College & Career Advisor

Margie Burnett, College and Career Advisor, grew up in northern Maine and moved to vari...

Tami Graves

College & Career/NHS Advisor

Tami Graves is a Colorado Springs native and has been a part of the James Irwin communi...

Chad Baker

Athletic Director

Chad Baker is the Athletic Director of James Irwin Charter Schools and is a native...

Grace Brueggemann, LSC, LPCC

Manager - School Based Mental Health Department serving JICHS and JIES-A; HS AP Psychology/AP English Teacher

Mrs. Grace Brueggemann first started her journey with James Irwin in 2008 as a freshman...

Mary Ann Anders

Special Education Teacher

Mrs. Anders is joining the James Irwin community as a Special Education Teacher for gra...

Joy Bears

English 10/Honors English 10 Teacher

Mrs. Bears has been teaching since 2010 and was lucky enough to join James Irwin in 201...

Sal Butitta

World History I Teacher

Mr. Butitta is a Colorado Springs native who began teaching History at James Irwin High...

Marne Collins

Choir Director

Ms. Collins attended Lubbock Christian University and received her B.S.I.S in Education...

Barry Davis

Band Director

Mr. Davis graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2006 with a Bachelor&#3...

Sarah Elzahed-Moorman

French 1/Language Arts Lab Teacher

Chris Everhart

Trig/Intermediate Algebra/AP Calc AB Teacher

Steve Finn

JICMS Mathematics/ JICHS and JICMS STEM Teacher

Mr. Finn teaches math and STEM for James Irwin Charter Middle School and STEM for James...

Brandy Forrest

Honors World History I/Western Civ/AP European History/Art History Teacher

Dr. Brandy Forrest joined the James Irwin family in the Fall of 2023 in the history dep...

Jordan Jones

Algebra I with Lab/AP Calc BC/AP Stats/Math Lab Teacher

Jordan Jones is a native of Colorado Springs. He joined the Navy after graduating from ...

Shannon Jordan

English 9/Honors English 9 Teacher

Shannon Jordan has been part of the James Irwing family since the fall of 2017. She cam...

Katie McKim

Biology Teacher

Mrs. McKim joined the James Irwin family last spring as Assistant Librarian and JV girl...

Chad Myers

Chemistry/Biology Teacher

Omar Ocasio

Lead Spanish Teacher/Entrepreneurial Development Teacher

Señor Ocasio was born in Puerto Rico, surrounded by the warm waters of the Carib...

Shauna Riley

Chemistry/AP Chemistry/Lead Science Teacher

Mrs. Shauna Riley joined the James Irwin family as a Chemistry teacher in the fall of 2...

Jan Rohde

Athletic Director Assistant

Jan Rohde is originally from Schaumburg, Illinois, and has 2 children and 2 grandc...

Jonathan Scott

PE/Anatomy/Physiology Teacher

Molly Smith

Economics/Government/Personal Finance Teacher

Mrs. Molly Smith joined the James Irwin High School team in the fall of 2023. Mrs. Smit...

Mike Tomlinson

Computer Science /AP Computer Science/Digital Design/Algebra I Teacher

Mr. Mike Tomlinson joined the James Irwin faculty mid-year in the spring of 2017 as an ...

Isaac Warchol

English 11/Honors English 10/AP Language and Composition Teacher

Maria Williams

Special Education Paraprofessional - JICHS

This is Ms. Williams 3rd year at James Irwin Charter Schools as a paraprofessional. Pre...

Robert Williams

Speech and Language Development/Drama/Creative Writing Teacher

Mr. Robert Williams is new to teaching, and he is thankful to have the supportive envir...

Leonard Winters

Librarian

Mr. Winters was born in Fort Worth, Texas but mostly grew up in Colorado Springs callin...

Tanya Zarco

Physics/AP Physics Teacher