Tucson Small School Project
Tucson Small School Project (TSSP) was founded in 2002 with two primary goals:

     1) to launch and oversee a small, high quality charter high school in downtown Tucson; and,

     2) to promote professional development and community dialogue in order to foster smaller and more equitable learning communities for all students in Arizona.

The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools approved the TSSP charter application for City High School in March 2003 and the school opened for its first year of operation in September 2004. Tucson Small School Project is an Arizona nonprofit corporation with 501(c)3 status and is governed by a board of directors. The TSSP Board meets the first Friday of each month from 12:00-1:30 p.m. at the Pennington Street Garage Conference Room. To review meeting agendas or minutes, please email julier@cityhighschool.org.

TSSP Board of Directors

Dave Chandler Senior Manager, Volunteer Center of Southern AZ

Maureen Cain Educational Consultant, Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Jerry Farnsworth Director of Major Gifts, Tucson YMCA

Mary Jo Ghory, MD Physician Advisor, Tucson Medical Center

Gary Hirsch CEO, Management by Design; Group Chair, Vistage International

Maria Moore Coordinator, Student Retention Programs, University of Arizona

Tyler Mathis University of Arizona Student, Class of 2012; City High School Graduate, Class of 2008

David Olsen  Director of Marketing, Downtown Tucson Partnership; Publisher, Downtown Tucsonan

Mae Lee Sun Freelance Writer & Publicist

Caroline Tompkins Educator & Author

City High School Leadership

Carrie Brennan is the founding principal and current executive director of City High School. Prior to her leadership roles at City High School, Carrie was a classroom teacher at the high school level for 15 years in Arizona and New Hampshire. She was a founding faculty member of District 16's Catalina Foothills High School in 1992. While teaching, Carrie led many professional development programs for teachers both locally and nationally. She co-directed the Southern Arizona Writing Project's Teacher Research Institute at the University of Arizona from 2000-2003. Carrie continues to lead workshops on professional learning communities, small school reform, and curriculum design. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona. In 2006, she was recognized with a Tucson Citizen 40-Under-40 award for her leadership role in the field of education. Carrie Brennan received her MA from the University of Arizona and BA from Dartmouth College.

Tucson Small School Project does not discriminate on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, national origin, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability.