Meet Our Faculty and Staff

Kristi Velasquez
If you are looking for an online school where teachers are personally invested in both students and the curriculum they teach, then you belong at Northstar.
Not only are our educators available to partner with your family in the learning journey, they are also content experts who take family feedback and student mastery data to continuously improve their curriculum. Our teachers are committed to scholarly growth and my job is to support them in the writing and creating process.
Experience
10 years public education in the American school system in both Arizona and Texas.
Experience in teaching Language Arts, College & Career Prep, & Journalism
With NSA since 2015
Qualification
B.Ed from Arizona State University
Certification
Arizona: 7-12 Language Arts
Texas: 7-12 Language Arts; Speech; Journalism
AVID certified; AP certified