Join us for the inaugural district art show on Thursday, April 25 from 4:30 -6:30 p.m. at the Laveen Education Center, 5001 W. Dobbins.
Laveen’s Celebration of Art will feature student art from across all Laveen schools and grade levels. Stop by throughout the evening to see the amazing work our students have created.
Check out the April issue of our school newsletter, The Hawk. Past issues can be found under the “About Us” tab.
Congratulations to the 2023-24 Exceptional Service Award winners! The Exceptional Service Award is the district’s highest honor for classified staff members.
These individuals display the following attributes:
Their commitment to our students, staff and community is greatly appreciated.
Laveen’s Kids Club is now enrolling students in before/ after school care. This licensed program offers carefully planned, well-supervised activities for children in grades kindergarten through sixth.
Kids Club staff guides participants through group games, team sports, hands-on science activities, arts and crafts, music, drama, plus many other activities from which your child may choose. Each day includes quiet time for homework assistance and encouragement, plus a nutritious snack.
Program hours vary by school site. Learn more at www.LaveenSchools.org/kids-club.
Laveen schools will begin accepting preschool registrations for the 2024-25 school year beginning on March 19 at 8:30 a.m.
The full-day academic preschool program is offered at four schools – Desert Meadows, Estrella Foothills, Paseo Pointe, and Vista del Sur.
Children must be four or five-years-old by August 5, 2024 to enroll.
Visit our preschool page to download the registration form. Please make an appointment with the Kids Club office to verify the necessary paperwork.
Check out the March issue of our school newsletter, The Hawk. Past issues can be found under the “About Us” tab.
The Life Time Foundation’s Chef Kent has been visiting Laveen schools to train child nutrition staff on preparing ramen bowls with chicken and oven-fried rice. They will conduct student taste tests and get feedback to determine if these items will make it onto our menu next school year.
Laveen’s Child Nutrition Department has partnered with the Life Time Foundation to support its mission to ensure all of our students receive nutritious meals to support academic excellence in a positive environment. Chef Kent periodically provides culinary training to staff to implement more speed-scratch cooking, work to reduce the amount of highly processed foods on our menus, and phase out foods that contain “ingredients of concern.”
Governing Board Clerk Michele Anderson joined in the lesson and was charged with preparing fresh ginger for the first culinary lesson.
Learn more: https://www.laveenschools.org/programs-services/child-nutrition/life-time-foundation/
The Laveen School District is hosting a job fair for teachers interested in joining our team. The job fair will be held on February 29, 2024, from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Laveen Education Center, 5001 W. Dobbins. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with Laveen administrators including school principals.
Laveen Elementary School’s eSports Rocket League team recently won the Western Region Middle School eSports Championship. This Laveen team beat other middle school esports teams from Arizona, California, Colorado, and New Mexico. Rocket League is described as “soccer, but with rocket-powered cars” used to score goals and points throughout a match. It is rated E for Everyone.
The Laveen Rocket League Team is coached by Laveen STEM teacher, Luke Smith and the team members included: Alexander Diaz De Leon, Jacob Garcia, Jose Perez-Leal, Nicholas Bellus Cardenas and Kasen Robinson. This team was recently featured in the Laveen Community Parade!
We are also proud to announce that one of the founding members of the Western Region Middle School Esports Conference is our very own Laveen School District technology coach, JD Williams.
The Office of the Maricopa County Superintendent has appointed Jennifer Goetzke to Laveen’s Governing Board. She fills the seat that was vacated last year.
Ms. Goetzke has lived in Laveen for 17 years and is a Laveen School District parent. She is an active volunteer at her daughter’s school and is a coach for the Girls on the Run club.
Ms. Goetzke works in the human resources field and holds a SHRM-CP certification. She is a State of Arizona employee, currently assigned to the Department of Economic Security as the Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer.