Connie Day became an educator 18 years ago when her daughter was in kindergarten. She followed a non-traditional path into education, and often found herself questioning the effectiveness of traditional educational models. As a teacher in a high-performing charter school in southeast Idaho, she was encouraged to use innovative approaches to help her students succeed. She also had the opportunity to take on several leadership positions in the school, including being the curriculum coordinator, a mentor teacher, and the director of an academic coaching program designed to meet individual student needs.
Connie is also the schools Title IX Coordinator for K-12. She has gotten her training through NNU.
As an active member of the Island Park community, Connie became aware of the need for a local elementary school. With help from others in the community, she started the Island Park Charter School in 2019. Through the support of the Fremont County Joint School District #215, IPCS became an official public school in 2020.
Connie enjoys the challenge of teaching in a multi-grade classroom. She loves to see her students learning new things from each other. Besides teaching, Connie enjoys photographing wildlife in and around Island Park.
Constance Day
Dustin Quick is our Paraprofessional. He works in the classroom alongside the teacher, helping students to learn and grow. Dustin brings knowledge, life experiences, and enthusiasm about learning that enriches the lives of our students. He worked with kids at the Boys and Girls Club for years and also coached “Pop Warner” football. His long-term goal is to be a teacher and coach sports. He feels lucky to be instructed in the ways of teaching by someone so good at what she does, Miss Connie! He has lived in Island Park for several years now and enjoys the community. He believes that having a Charter School makes this area even better and more family friendly.
Dustin Quick
Emily James was born and raised in Idaho Falls. She was four weeks old when she came on her first camping trip in Island Park and has enjoyed many years of camping and snowmobiling here.
Emily started working with preschool classes when she was in high school. She took early childhood education classes in high school and learned to plan fun and engaging lessons for preschoolers. After high school, she worked at a daycare/preschool in Idaho Falls. She enjoys working with children and helping them learn. She is working on her teaching degree through Western Governor’s University, and she will major in Elementary Education and Special Education.
Emily and her husband, Jesse live in Island Park and hope to become a big part of the community.
Emily James
Tina Tubbs
Tina is the Special Education Development Coordinator. Bio Coming soon.
Collette Rinehart is our Administrative Assistant. She takes care of things in the school office, including communicating with parents and sending reports to the State Department of Education, general accounting and more. We are excited to have her as a part of our school staff. Before moving to the mountains of Island Park, Collette spent nearly 30 years in upper management at Artco Printing in Rexburg. She has served on the board of the Island Park Chamber of Commerce for over 15 years. She and her husband have 3 children, 10 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. The youngest 2 granddaughters attended summer enrichment classes at the Island Park Charter School in 2020 where she was volunteering. She fell in love with the students and saw the value of the multi-grade classroom and wanted to be a part of what the community had tried to do for many years.
