Confluence Academies
Elizabeth Byrne is an experienced educator currently serving as the Lead Kindergarten Teacher at Confluence Academies since August 2018. Previously, Elizabeth held various roles, including First Grade Teacher at Saint Louis Public Schools and Manager at Pier 1 Imports. Elizabeth began a career in retail as a Sale Associate at Gap Inc. and was a Lead Associate at Tommy Hilfiger. Academic qualifications include a Master of Education in Reading from Northwest Missouri State University, complemented by a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from the University of Central Missouri and an Associate of Arts in Elementary Education from State Fair Community College.
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Confluence Academies
Welcome to Confluence Academies! Confluence Academies is a non-profit public charter school system that strives to provide the highest quality pre-collegiate education to students in pre-kindergarten through high school. Confluence Academies is governed by one Board of Directors with one charter school sponsor – University of Missouri-Columbia. University of Missouri-Columbia sponsors five sites - Old North, South City, Aspire Academy, Confluence Preparatory Academy, and Grand Center Arts Academy. Aspire Academy and Confluence Academy-Old North serve students in grades PreK-8; Confluence Academy-South City serve students in grades PreK-8 too. Confluence Preparatory Academy serves students in grades 9-12, and Grand Center Arts Academy serves students 6-12. To learn more about MU as a charter school sponsor, click here. Since its establishment in 2003, Confluence Academy has grown as a public charter school from one campus and 245 students to a network of five schools serving nearly 3,000 students. Throughout its history, Confluence has become one of the most successful networks of public charter schools in the City of St. Louis and in Missouri.