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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.

The Laveen School District provides bus transportation to students in Grades Kindergarten-8 who live within a school’s designated transportation zone.

Families who wish to utilize bus service must register their child as a bus rider each year. For more information and to register your child for the 2022-23 school year, visit www.LaveenSchools.org/transportation.

All Laveen students and their families are encouraged to join us on Thursday August 4th for Meet the Teacher Night. Participants will have the opportunity to meet their child’s teacher, learn about the classroom, and gather any other information needed to start the 2022-2023 school year. Families are welcome to stop by their child’s school between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Beginning July 1, 2022 curbside meal service at all Laveen schools will be ending due to the expiration of federal waivers* that permitted this practice. However, all children will be able to eat meals in the Desert Meadows cafeteria located at 6855 W. Meadows Loop East.

Meals will be served Monday – Friday, July 1 – August 2 (closed July 4).

Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

All meals must be consumed in the cafeteria. Meals may not be taken off the premises.

Children 18 years and younger may pick up a nutritious breakfast and lunch over the summer break. All kids’ meals are free. There are no income requirements and you do not need to register. Children do not need to be enrolled in a Laveen school to participate. The summer meal program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

For more details visit our Summer Meal page.

During the month of June, Laveen Child Nutrition Services will be serving free breakfast and
lunch take & bake-style meals to children in the Laveen community at all nine Laveen schools.

Children 18 years and younger may pick up a nutritious breakfast and lunch over the summer break. All kids’ meals are free. There are no income requirements and you do not need to register. Children do not need to be enrolled in a Laveen school to participate. The summer meal program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Beginning on May 31, 2022, and running through June 30, meals will be distributed curbside daily Monday- Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Desert Meadows will be distributing meals Monday – Friday, also from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Each distribution will include breakfast and lunch. Meals will be served cold with take-and-bake instructions.

Meals are available to all children under the age of 18. We ask that your children accompany you to pick up meals or that you display the parent pickup placard in your vehicle. Participants will be asked to complete and display a Parent/Guardian Pickup Placard provided on their first day of meal service.

For the most up-to-date summer menus, nutrition information, and allergens please visit Nutrislice.

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All school and district offices will operate on a summer schedule starting on May 20 and running through July 22.

All offices will be open Monday – Thursday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. except on holidays. All offices will be closed on Fridays throughout the summer months.

You can reduce the amount you owe in state taxes by making a donation to Laveen schools through Arizona’s Public School Tax Credit Program. Tax credit contributions may only be used to support character education and fee-based extracurricular activities such as after-school tutoring and clubs, academic enrichment, field trips, fine art programs, and athletics.

For every dollar you donate, the amount you owe on your Arizona taxes will be that much less. This means you can reduce the amount you owe before the deadline or increase the amount of your refund if you have tax liabilities for 2021. If you do not owe taxes, the amount you donate may be carried forward for up to five years to offset future tax liabilities. For example, if a single person owes $300 on their state taxes for 2021 and donates the maximum amount of $200, they will then only owe the state $100.

Couples filing jointly may donate any amount up to $400. Individuals may contribute up to $200.

The deadline to donate and claim a tax credit on your 2021 taxes is April 18, 2022.

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