About Us
Dr. Sandra K. Breece, CEO of the School Founders Academy, knows a thing or two about the power of the community. In her engaging chapter in an anthology titled The Power of Community, she shares with you 32 years of some of her many amazing experiences as the founder of Telesis Center for Learning, Inc. She has built and grown a successful PK-12 school and now shares with others some of the many lessons she has learned and the power of collaboration with her community.
Dr. Breece is the Founder and Superintendent of Telesis Center for Learning, Inc. founded in 1991 which now includes two tuition free public charter schools: Telesis Preparatory Academy for grades 9-12 and Telesis Preparatory for grades K-8 which she oversees the non-profit corporation, Telesis Center for Learning, Inc., with a staff of 50 qualified teachers and staff. She has touched the lives of thousands of students who have attended Telesis during the past 32 years.
Dr. Sandra K. Breece holds a doctorate degree in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University and has her BS and MS degrees in Elementary Education with an Early Childhood endorsement and a double minor in Psychology and Zoology from Arizona State University. She has many years of experience as a teacher and administrator in K-12 education, private and public, ultimately becoming an Arizona certified principal and superintendent all in Lake Havasu City, AZ where she has lived since 1966. Telesis Preparatory Academy (grades 9-12) and Telesis Preparatory (grades K-8) are both fully accredited schools receiving A (Excellent) and B (Highly Performing) letter grades respectively from the State of Arizona in 2022.
Dr. Breece added Paw Prints Preschool to the Telesis complex, a tuition-based preschool program, that has doubled in size since opening in 2019.
Dr. Sandra K. Breece now provides consulting services through her consulting firm, School Founders Academy, nationwide for others who desire to start a school of any kind. She shares more of the services provided at schoolfounders.academy as well as the Facebook page.
