Confluence Academies
Gary Johnson serves as a City Councilman for the City of Jennings since April 2019 and has been a teacher at Confluence Academies since September 2019. Previously, Gary Johnson worked as a Behavior Specialist for the Ferguson-Florissant School District from August 2017 to September 2019 and as a teacher at Lift for Life Academy from February 2014 to July 2017. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Secondary Education from Southeast Missouri State University (2017-2018) and a Bachelor's degree in Urban Studies/Affairs from Harris-Stowe State University (2007-2012).
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.