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In September 2022,  Dr. Jeff Sprout launched the Superintendent’s Math All-Stars Club to all students in Grades 3-4 through a series of student assemblies.

Math All-Stars are challenged to spend 15 minutes a day practicing math skills. Students who join the club will be given a Chromebook to use at home for the duration of the school year. Participants will use the ALEKS online math program, a companion product to the district’s math curriculum. ALEKS uses adaptive tools to tailor students’ math practice to their identified needs.

Students who are in the Math All-Stars Club can earn monthly prizes for their participation.

Check out September’s issue of our school newsletter, The Hawk. Past issues can be found under the “About Us” tab.

Congratulations to Laveen School for being recognized as a School of Distinction by the Association for Middle Level Education.

AMLE Schools of Distinction is both a recognition and continuous improvement program. Schools are celebrated for their commitment to the middle grades best practices while also being guided through a process of self-assessment and strategic vision setting to help foster ongoing growth and success. The program aims to:

1. Recognize and celebrate schools that are committed to implementing the essential attributes and characteristics of successful middle grades schools.
2. Provide ALL schools that support young adolescents with the resources to support their continuous improvement journeys.
3. Create a network of schools that can learn from and support each other.
4. Highlight for our communities the exceptional work that takes place every day in middle level education.

In addition to Dr. Robert Caplinger and Reed Brotherton, the following teachers were instrumental in Laveen receiving this award:

• Logan Wasie, 6th Grade
• Alicia Wright-Harp, 7th Grade
• Adrian Ruiz, 8th Grade
• Andrea Smith, Art (Specials)
• Leah Hall, Special Education
• Laura Erke, Instructional Coach

Each year one teacher from each school is selected to receive the district’s Excellence in Education Award. This prestigious award is given to those who attain high academic achievement for their students, provide exceptional service and leadership at their school, and make a positive difference outside of the classroom and in the community.

Congratulations to Laveen Elementary School- 6th grade Teacher- Logan Wasie. Mrs. Wasie was recognized at the district’s annual all-staff celebration last week.

Read the April issue of our school newsletter, The Hawk. Past issues can be found under the “About Us” tab.

Check out March’s issue of our school newsletter, The Hawk. Past issues can be found under the “About Us” tab.

On Wednesday, February 9, Laveen’s Governing Board unanimously approved a resolution urging the Arizona State Legislature to immediately pass a resolution that singularly, with no other stipulations, overrides the Aggregate Expenditure Limit for the Fiscal Year 2022, and that the Arizona Legislature approves and the Governor signs a new law that provides a permanent solution to the Aggregate Expenditure Limit issue.

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Congratulations to Laveen School for being named a 2022 A+ School of Excellence by the Arizona Educational Foundation!

The A+ School of Excellence program is a comprehensive school assessment program that celebrates outstanding public schools. Schools complete an extensive application which is then followed by site visits by members of the AEF. The A+ School of Excellence™ designation is valid for a three-and-a-half-year period.

Laveen School joins Vista del Sur Accelerated Academy, Rogers Ranch School, M.C. Cash School, and Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy in receiving this prestigious award.

Representatives from the Arizona Educational Foundation will present the school with an official banner.

Read February’s issue of The Hawk. Archived issues can be found under the “About Us” tab.