JICHS Staff
Principal
Assistant Principal
Mrs. Abigail Williams (formerly known as Miss Hartley) joined the James Irwin family as...
Dean of Students & AP Economics
Mr. Samuel Ashmore has worked for the JI family since 2013. Over that time, he has taug...
Instructional Coach/Lead Spanish Teacher
Mr. Prewitt is in his 10th year at James Irwin and has found his niche. Holding two deg...
College & Career Advisor
Margie Burnett, College and Career Advisor, grew up in northern Maine and moved to vari...
JICHS Academic Advisor
Mrs. Cathy Finn arrived in Colorado Springs during 2012, along with her family, as a mi...
Attendance Secretary/Student Government Sponsor
Mrs. Fish joined the James Irwin family as a parent in 2011. She volunteered in E...
College & Career/NHS Advisor
Tami Graves is a Colorado Springs native and has been a part of the James Irwin communi...
Receptionist/Yearbook Advisor
Mrs. Ramsey moved to Colorado Springs in 1988, along with her husband and four children...
Assistant to the Dean
Mrs. Nikki Scott has been part of the James Irwin family as a kindergarten asst., 1st g...
Special Education Teacher
Mrs. Anders is joining the James Irwin community as a Special Education Teacher for gra...
School Counselor Intern/JICHS AP Literature/JICHS AP Psych Teacher
Mrs. Grace Brueggemann first started her journey with James Irwin in 2008 as a freshman...
French I, II, and II Teacher
Born in France and shaped by a nomadic American life with Memphis, TN as a core anchor,...
English 9/English 12/Drama Teacher
Ms. Anna Austin joined the James Irwin family as a long-term sub for the spring semeste...
Lead English Teacher
Mrs. Bears has been teaching since 2010 and was lucky enough to join James Irwin in 201...
World History I Teacher
Mr. Butitta is a Colorado Springs native who began teaching History at James Irwin High...
Library Assistant/Satellite Aide
Choir Director
Ms. Collins attended Lubbock Christian University and received her B.S.I.S in Education...
Math Interventionist
Band Director
Mr. Davis graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2006 with a Bachelor...
US History/CE History Teacher
Mr. James Downing is that rarest of creatures, a Colorado native. He has had a li...
Biology /Chemistry/AP Biology Teacher
Mrs. Jessi Finkiewicz (a.k.a. Mrs. Fink) joined the James Irwin Family as an Algebra 2 ...
JICMS Mathematics/ JICHS and JICMS STEM Teacher
Mr. Finn teaches math and STEM for James Irwin Charter Middle School and STEM for James...
World History I/Honors, Western Civ/Character & Ethics Teacher
Dr. Brandy Forrest joined the James Irwin family in the Fall of 2023 in the history dep...
English 11/AP Composition Teacher
Ms. Garcia joined the James Irwin family in the fall of 2022. She taught various classe...
Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Hernandez joined the James Irwin Family as a 1st grade teacher’s assistant i...
AP BC Calculus/AP Stats/Stats/Intermediate Algebra, Algebra I + Lab Teacher
Jordan Jones is a native of Colorado Springs. He joined the Navy after graduating from ...
English - 9th Grade Teacher
Shannon Jordan has been part of the James Irwing family since the fall of 2017. She cam...
Algebra I Teacher
Mr. Steven Marquez is a new addition to the James Irwin family, joining in the fall of ...
PE/Anatomy Teacher
Mrs. McKim joined the James Irwin family last spring as Assistant Librarian and JV girl...
Algebra II, Math Lab, and General Psychology Teacher
Ezzaiz Mercado is a James Irwin Alum from the class of 2017. She joined the UCCS Mounta...
Art Teacher
Mrs. Suzan Mitchell came to Colorado Springs in 2005, by way of her husband being mobil...
Spanish Teacher
AP Calculus/Advanced Math/Trigonometry/Lead Math Teacher
Mrs. Katie Moran began teaching Algebra 1 and Intermediate Algebra at JICHS in October ...
Physics/AP Physics Teacher
Mr. Moran is a first-year physics teacher at James Irwin. He is originally from N...
Geometry Teacher
Mr. Jason Murphy has been teaching math since 2006. He grew up in the agricultural part...
Spanish II, III & Entrepreneurial Development Teacher
Señor Ocasio was born in Puerto Rico, surrounded by the warm waters of the Carib...
English Teacher
Athletic Director
Mike Prusinowski graduated from Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, TN, in 1987...
World History II/Photojournalism/Lead History Teacher
Linda originally joined the James Irwin Family as a middle school teacher from 2009-201...
Chemistry/AP Chemistry/Lead Science Teacher
Mrs. Shauna Riley joined the James Irwin family as a Chemistry teacher in the fall of 2...
Athletic Director Assistant
Jan Rohde is originally from Schaumburg, Illinois, and has 2 children and 2 grandc...
Economics/Government/Personal Finance Teacher
Mrs. Molly Smith joined the James Irwin High School team in the fall of 2023. Mrs. Smit...
Computer Science /AP Computer Science/Digital Design/Algebra II Teacher
Mr. Mike Tomlinson joined the James Irwin faculty mid-year in the spring of 2017 as an ...
Special Education Paraprofessional - JICES/JICHS
This is Ms. Williams 3rd year at James Irwin Charter Schools as a paraprofessional. Pre...
Speech and Language Development and Reading Teacher
Mr. Robert Williams is new to teaching, and he is thankful to have the supportive envir...
Librarian
Mr. Winters was born in Fort Worth, Texas but mostly grew up in Colorado Springs callin...
