AXL Leadership Team
Who We Are
Jack Bissonnette
Principal
Why AXL: I choose to serve the AXL community because I highly value the diversity of the community, the expeditionary instructional practices, and the mission's emphasis on promoting social equity
What I love: I love reading and learning new things, building strong connections, being physically active, and most of all I love my family and friends.
Rich Crockett
Director of Operations
Why AXL: AXL provides me with a professional purpose. I know that what I can do in my daily work can offer support to teachers and scholars. I also know my daily work to make the school more efficient and technologically savvy is important. As AXL continues to grow in it's new location, I look forward to continuing AXL's leadership in education and continuing to advance its use of technology to keep our scholars and teachers safe. I'm honored to be a part of a great educational organization that is making a difference. I love the diversity here at our school and how our future leaders are taught through the Expeditionary Learning model. I have two children that attend AXL and love seeing them learning in their classrooms and hallways from time to time. Go Owls!
What I Love: I love my family and friends most of all. Board games and game nights are one of my favorite activities! I enjoy watching the Denver Broncos and the Denver Nuggets. I love being a Dad to my two girls and showing them love and appreciation. My wife Renee is my guiding light and I don't know what I would do without her! I like having thoughtful and impactful conversations.
Nick Assaf
Crew Culture Leader
Why AXL: Everyday AXL gives me another opportunity to do good work worth doing with people who pride themselves on being on the frontlines of building a better future for kids.
What I love: coffee, party games, all things NBA, cooking, jersey aesthetics, Kafka, brainstorming sessions, looking after the GOAT pen, podcasts, spending time with family, not looking at my phone for extended periods of time.
Kirsten Baartmans
Crew Culture Leader
Why AXL: I love working at AXL because of all the families that attend AXL. I had the opportunity to be a teacher here and it was a great experience. Now that I am one of the Crew Culture Leaders, I am able to see and support so many more families outside of middle school math! I love that AXL offers opportunities for scholars to learn in really authentic ways. Projects and fieldwork make learning more engaging and we offer many opportunities for scholars to participate in such! I love that our crew really is a community!
What I Love: I love many things, but most of all I love my family. My family includes the 6 people that live in my house as well as my AXL family. I love when I help others be successful and they feel empowered to spread their success for the betterment of others. I also really love Taylor Swift, golden retrievers, dark chocolate, and traveling.
