Upcoming Events
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- Dr. Peterson's Office Hours - Coronado Learning Community2/10/2012
2/13/2012
2/15/2012
2/20/2012
- Presidents' Day - No SchoolDistrict Announcements
To view a complete list of Scottsdale Unified School District announcements, please visit www.susd.org.
Important Information: Dr. Peterson's January letter
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Thank You, School Counselors!
National School Counselor Week, February 6-11, is set aside to recognize the critical work counselors perform that positively impacts Arizona students. Counselors help students examine their personal strengths, abilities, interests and talents. Students who understand how to plan for their future make better course choices related to their educational and career goals, are more motivated to achieve better grades and take greater responsibility for directing their own educational achievement. Counselors are the connecting link between students, parents, teachers and the school system.
Annual Parent Survey
Scottsdale Unified School District parents are encouraged to provide input about our schools in the online Annual Parent Survey. The electronic survey will be available beginning Friday, January 20 through February 10. Parents are invited to complete the survey once for each student enrolled. Parents who do not have Internet access may use the school’s computer lab. Access the survey from the District Web site or your child’s school Web site beginning January 20. Your responses will help us make SUSD even better!
Lion Announcements!
CenturyLink Teams Up with Scottsdale Unified School District
To help get more low-income households online, CenturyLink is teaming up with Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) to get the word out to parents in the District about this exciting new program which offers discounted High-Speed Internet service starting at $9.95 a month, plus applicable taxes and fees, to eligible consumers in Arizona and 36 other states where it has local operations. The service provides access up to 1.5 Mbps downstream capability. Higher bandwidth services, where available, are offered at a comparable discount.
CenturyLink is also hosting basic computer education and technology at Coronado High School on Wednesday, February 8 at 6 p.m. There is no need to sign up in advance, but please arrive 10 to 15 minutes early to register. The program is offered free to the public. It is not necessary to be a CenturyLink customer to attend. See Century Link
SUSD Learning Communities to Host Expos for the Arizona SciTech Festival
Learning Communities in the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) will host expos for the Arizona SciTech Festival. The Arizona SciTech Festival is the biggest Arizona celebration of innovation ever! More than 250 organizations have partnered to showcase Arizona’s leadership in science, technology and innovation. For a complete list of events, please visit http://azscitechfest.org/events.
Arcadia Learning Community SciTech Festival – February 1 at 6 p.m. at Arcadia High School, 4703 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix 85018. Each school in the Arcadia Learning Community will highlight a variety of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) related projects
Desert Mountain Science and Technology Expo – February 1 from 6-8 p.m. at Desert Mountain High School, 12575 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale 85259. Schools in the Desert Mountain Learning Community will showcase science and technology related projects that are implemented in their curriculum.
Chaparral Learning Community Science Expo – February 2 from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Cafeteria at Chaparral High School, 6935 E. Gold Dust Ave., Scottsdale 85253. Students and teachers from the Chaparral Learning Community will share information about grade level science concepts through demonstrations and presentations.
Coronado Learning Community Science and Technology Expo – February 2 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Supai Middle School, 6720 E. Continental, Scottsdale 85257. Schools in the Coronado Leaning Community will showcase and demonstrate STEAM related projects that are implemented in their curriculum.
Saguaro Learning Community Science Expo – February 16 from 6-8 p.m. at Navajo Elementary School, 4525 N. Granite Reef Road, Scottsdale 85251. Activities will include Lego Robotics Demonstration(s), Gaming Demonstration (programming), Project Astro (partnership with the UofA), Embry Riddle- planetary display and activities, ASU’s Daedalus Club (rockets), and much more.
Copper Ridge School – February 29 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Copper Ridge School, 10101 E. Thompson Peak Parkway, Scottsdale 85255. Community leaders and experts in science and technology careers will speak and meet with students and parents. In addition, there will be three 25 minute sessions in which presenters will summarize their careers, share what skills and education are needed and have a question and answer follow-up.
Classes for parents
Active Paenting of Teens
English - 3rd Thursday of every month starting on December 15th in the media center at Coronado High School
Espanol - Primer jueves de cada mes a partir del 01 de diciembre en el centro de los medios de comunicación 6:00-7:30.
Clases de Inglés para los padres
La noche del lunes de 6 a 8 pm a partir 05 de diciembre en el Salón de Lectura de la Escuela Secundaria Coronado.
Future Don Nights
Varsity Boys Soccer - Tuesday, 12/6/11 @ 6pm
Varsity Girls Soccer - Tuesday, 1/10/12 @ 6pm
Varsity Wrestling - Wednesday, 1/11/12 @ 4pm
Varsity Girls Basketball - Thursday, 1/19/12 @ 7pm
Varsity Boys Basketball - Tuesday, 1/31/11 @ 7pm
Parent Conferences
In a continued effort to best serve the Sierra Vista community and parents; teachers, administration and staff will conduct parent conferences in the following forms:
* Parent/Student Intake Meetings
* Transition Meetings
* Phone calls home
- Positive Re-enforcement
- Encouragement
- Support
* Intervention Meetings
- Behavioral
- Academic
* Face to Face direct meetings
Thank You for Voting for the SUSD Foundation
Thank you for voting for the Scottsdale Unified School District Foundation (SUSD Foundation) during Microsoft’s Month of Thanks campaign. We are pleased to announce that the SUSD Foundation met its goal in the first day! Microsoft will donate $10,000 in software to the Foundation. For more information about the Month of Thanks campaign, please visit http://www.microsoftstore.com/monthofthanks.
Speak Up National Research Project Survey
Scottsdale Unified School District encourages our parents and community members to participate in the Speak Up National Research Project survey at http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2011.
The password needed to take the survey is susd48
The Speak Up National Research Project, collects and reports the views of K-12 students, teachers, administrators and parents on the use of technology for learning. Since 2003, over 2.2 million students, educators and parents have shared their views through the Speak Up surveys, and these important stakeholder ideas influence local, state and federal policies and programs every year. When schools and districts participate in Speak Up, they gain insight into:
How students are using technology for learning in and out of school. The issues you deem important regarding your child(ren)’s education and use of technology to learn. How teachers use technology for teaching as well as for their own professional activities.
Changes at Sierra Vista Academy
There will be significant changes to the Sierra Vista Academy for the 2011-2012 school year. Please click the link to read more: /modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=227425
For Spanish: /modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=227434
Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities
The following letters are to provide clarification of the July 2010 publication "Arizona's Graduation Requirements and the Provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education for Students with Disabilities."
March 15, 2011
Dear Parents and Guardians:
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) has learned that some parents of students with disabilities are being informed that there is a new law requiring all students with disabilities to graduate from high school within four years. This information is incorrect. It is important to stress that there are no new laws requiring students with disabilities to graduate in four years.
The incorrect information may have been based on the misinterpretation of a guidance document issued by ADE in July 2010, entitled, “Arizona’s Graduation Requirements and the Provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education for Students with Disabilities.” This document was intended to clarify for school districts and charter schools the interplay between the state’s graduation requirements and the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Due to recent feedback expressing concern about information being shared regarding graduation requirements, as they pertain to students with disabilities, ADE is reviewing this guidance and will revise as necessary. In the interim, ADE would like to provide the following clarification.
Neither state nor federal special education laws require schools to ensure that all students with disabilities graduate in four years. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) emphasizes that special education must be individually tailored to each child’s unique needs. Put another way, there is no “one size fits all” approach to graduation. Thus, while some students with disabilities will be able to graduate in four years, some students will require – and are entitled to - additional time in high school.
If you received an unexpected notice of graduation, we encourage you to contact your school district or charter school immediately. Furthermore, if you have questions about your child’s legal rights, you may ask your school for a copy of your “Procedural Safeguards Notice.”
Should you have specific questions about graduation requirements and the impact on students with disabilities, please contact the ADE Exceptional Student Services Division at (602) 542-4013.
Sincerely,
John Huppenthal
Superintendent of Public Instruction
15 marzo 2011
Estimados Padres y Guardianes:
El Departamento de Educación de Arizona (ADE) se ha enterado que algunos padres de alumnos con discapacidades están siendo informados de que hay una nueva ley que exige a todos los estudiantes con discapacidades el tener que graduarse de la escuela secundaria en cuatro años. Esta información no es correcta. Es importante destacar que no hay nuevas leyes que exijan a los estudiantes con discapacidades tener que graduarse en cuatro años.
La información que no es correcta puede haberse basada en una interpretación que no es correcta de un documento de orientación emitido por ADE en julio de 2010, titulado, “Requisitos de Graduación de Arizona y la Provisión de una Educación Pública Apropiada Libre para Estudiantes con Discapacidades.” Este documento tenía por objeto aclarar para los distritos escolares y las escuelas charter la interacción entre los requisitos de graduación del estado y la Ley de Educación para Individuos con Discapacidades. Debido a la preocupación que expresan los últimos comentarios sobre la información que se han compartido con respecto a los requisitos de graduación, ya que pertenecen a los estudiantes con discapacidades, ADE está revisando este guía y revisará, según sea necesario. Por lo tanto, ADE desea proporcionar la siguiente aclaración:
Ni las leyes de educación especial del estado ni las leyes federales requieren que las escuelas garanticen que todos los estudiantes con discapacidades se gradúen en cuatro años. La Ley de Educación para Individuos con Discapacidades (IDEA) pone el énfasis en que la educación especial debe ser adaptada individualmente a las necesidades únicas de cada niño. Dicho de otro modo, no existe una “talla única” para la graduación. Así es que, mientras algunos estudiantes con discapacidades podrán graduarse en cuatro años, algunos estudiantes podrán requerir – y tienen derecho a – tiempo adicional en la escuela secundaria.
Si usted recibió un aviso inesperado acerca de la graduación, le recomendamos que se ponga en contacto con su distrito escolar o la escuela charter de inmediato. Además, si usted tiene preguntas sobre los derechos legales de su hijo, usted puede pedir a su escuela una copia de su “Aviso de las Salvaguardias Procesales.”
Si tiene preguntas especificas acerca de los requisitos de graduación y el impacto en los estudiantes con discapacidades, por favor llame a la División de Servicios para Estudiantes Especiales (ADE/ESS) a (602) 542-4013.
Atentamente,
John Huppenthal
Superintendente de Instrucción Pública
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