Heather Poll

Heather Poll is one of the original founders of Ascend and is now co-directing the school.  She has a BA in Elementary Education from USU and has taught many subjects in a variety of environments.  After graduation she realized her education left her with more questions than answers so she started a deep study of alternate educations.  She homeschooled her 5 girls in their early years and helped start Ascend to meet their needs during Jr. High and High School. 

She’s passionate about the performing and fine arts and loves to orchestrate people’s talents to benefit 100’s of people.  Heather has been married for over 30 years to Val whom she adores.

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  • As a school board we support the school in whatever way we can. If we see a need then we address it. We have regular meetings where we discuss such things as school policy, the students’ academic, emotional, and social needs, and staffing and staffing needs. We also talk through the calendar and any activities that we want to schedule and plan throughout the year. These activities are myriad - school talent shows, temple baptisms, social gatherings, jeopardy, service and humanitarian activities, plays, teacher appreciation lunches, dances, trips, student government, yearbooks, and etc…