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Joined UAA: 2011
Special Education, Marketing, Web Development, IT
Chris Andrus
Assistant Principal (SPED/IT)
2025-26 Class Schedule
| 1st | Digital Business |
| 2nd | Admin |
| 3rd | Admin |
| 4th | Admin |
| 5th | Admin |
| 6th | Admin |
| 7th | Admin |
Professional Certifications:
Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design (2016, ’22, ’24)
Adobe Creative Educator – Level 1 & 2 (Nov 2021, Apr 2022)
Google Certified Educator – Level 1 & 2 (Dec 2021)
Apple Teacher Recognition Certificate (Nov 2021)
Microsoft Certified Associate (2016)
Experience:
UAA (Director of Support Services, Digital Design) 2021-2023
THSA (Dean of Students, Digital Media) 2011-2021
Innovation Simple (Web Design & Marketing) 2007-2013
Hewlett-Packard (Product Demo) 2006-2008
About Chris:
Chris is a dedicated educator, experienced graphic designer, and skilled web developer with nearly two decades of professional and educational experience in the industry. He has created thousands of branding and marketing materials for businesses and UAA, using these real-world projects to provide students with practical, hands-on learning opportunities in both digital and physical art forms.
An Adobe Certified Professional, Chris actively supports students in earning industry certifications, helping them build competitive, career-ready skills. In addition to his creative work, Chris has served as a school administrator and educational leader for the past nine years, with a strong focus on supporting at-risk students. He has been a committed member of the UAA community since 2011.
Education:
M. Ed., Lamar University (Educational Leadership)
BS, Utah Tech University (CIT/ Sec Ed)
Professional Activity:
ASN Leadership Conference, Greenville, SC (Jul 2025)
Council for Excep. Children Conf, Clearwater, FL (Feb 2025)
CASE Conference, Savannah, GA (Nov 2024)
Arts Schools Network Conf, Birmingham, AL (Oct 2023)
Council for Exceptional Children Conf, Orlando, FL (Jan 2022)
Member of the Council for Exceptional Children (Oct 2021)
Innovative Schools Summit, Las Vegas, NV (Jul 2019)
Harvard Instructional Rounds, Cambridge, MA (Dec 2018)
High Tech High, San Diego, CA (Feb 2017)
North Star:
Personal: Creatives that inspire me include Tinker Hatfield, Michael Bierut, Chip Kidd
School: I would like my program to reach the level of arts schools like High Tech High in San Diego and for my students to pursue some of the top rated design university programs like UCLA, SCAD, Stanford D School, Portland State, and Univ of Illinois at Chicago and then be able to work in the design industry.