The Laveen School District is partnering with the notMYkid organization to present information on bullying from the adult perspective to parents.

This presentation will take place on September 19, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Laveen Education Center, 5001 W. Dobbins.

For more information and to register, visit www.LaveenSchools.org/community-presentation.

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

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.

Congratulations to M.C. Cash for being selected as a partner in Arizona Humanities’ new K-12 initiative.

The partnership will help support youth literacy in K-12 schools. M.C. Cash is among 36 recipients that will benefit from the $200,000 allocated for books, program supplies and author visits.