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Prospective Families Invited to Attend May 4 Open House Event
Prospective families can learn more about our schools at our annual Open House event. Each of our schools will host an in-person open house on May 4, 2021. Two separate sessions will be held, at 5:00 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Families will be provided with an overview of the school and a tour of the campus with special emphasis on the school’s signature program.
In order to assist in our planning and accommodate social distancing, we are asking visitors to register for this event at the link below. Face coverings are required of all visitors.
Visit our Open House page for more details.
Hybrid Learning Resumes March 1
Students who selected the Flexible Learning Option (Hybrid) will return to on-campus instruction beginning March 1.
The local Laveen community is still experiencing substantial spread of the virus. The district has reviewed and updated the mitigation strategies and believe we have strong practices to prevent the spread of on campus. However, we are dependent on our families to help ensure these practices are followed so that our schools may remain open.
Most importantly, we ask you to keep your child home if they are not feeling well or have been exposed to someone infected with COVID-19. Properly-fitting masks, that cover both the nose and mouth, must be worn while on campus. And, students are asked to be mindful of social distancing.
As a reminder, all students returning on-site must have a signed COVID Acknowledgement Form on file. Parents may sign this form through their ParentVue account.
Laveen has established school-based metrics to determine if a classroom or campus must transition to virtual learning. These metrics, as well as other information related to the return to hybrid learning may be found on our website, www.LaveenSchools.org/Return-to-Laveen.
A few additional reminders for your child’s return:
- Students returning to campus should bring their charged Chromebook and reusable water bottle with them on March 1.
- Students who will be utilizing bus transportation must be registered for bus service through our Transportation Department. Students who were registered last semester do not need to register again.
- Breakfast and lunch will continue to be served free to all students for the rest of the school year, thanks to a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Kids Club Adjusts Programming Due to Vacancies
Due to a high number of vacant staffing positions in our Kids Club programs, we are making temporary adjustments to the following childcare programs:
- Rogers Ranch – Morning Care Suspended Until Further Notice
- M.C. Cash – Afternoon Care participants will be bussed to Cheatham School
- Laveen School – Before Care Suspended Until Further Notice
- Laveen School – After School Care will be bussed to Cheatham School
Parents of participants bussed to Cheatham will need to pick their child up at Cheatham School until the programs at the home school are staffed according to state licensing regulations.
We are actively recruiting new staff members. Interested in applying? Open positions can be found under the Employment tab of our website. Search “Kids Club”
Join Rogers Ranch for a Virtual Exploration of Kindergarten
Enrolling a kindergartner next school year? Join us for a virtual exploration of Rogers Ranch’s kindergarten program on February 2 at 5:30 p.m. We will be hosting this evening’s event through GoogleMeet. Click this link to join us.
We will navigate prospective families through everything you need to know as you prepare to launch your child into a successful academic career.
Visit www.LaveenSchools.org/Kindergarten for more details.
Registration* for the 2021-22 school year will open February 2. Apply online at www.LaveenSchools.org/registration.
Students may be enrolled in any of our schools regardless of where they live, space permitting. Families living outside of a school’s transportation zone will be responsible for providing transportation.
*Children must be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2021 to register for kindergarten. Preschool for children ages 3-5 is offered at Desert Meadows, Paseo Pointe, and Vista del Sur.
Complete a Meal Application Today!
We need your help to ensure that crucial programs for your children do not receive cuts in funding as a result of fewer free/reduced-price lunch applications being submitted.
Many of the services we provide such as tutoring, support staff, and access to technology are funded through state and federal grants. This funding is based on the National School Lunch Program Free and Reduced lunch applications we receive from families each year.
Even though your child is currently receiving free meals for the remainder of the school year, we ask you to please take a few minutes to submit an application – even if you think you will not qualify. Every application received is important. Families with approved free or reduced-price lunch applications may also qualify for additional federal benefits such as the Pandemic EBT card.
Please click on EZMealApp.com and complete your application TODAY on the secure portal. It takes just a few minutes. Paper applications are also available online at our Child Nutrition Services page.
Our eligibility for this funding expires in early January, so we appreciate you completing the application now. Your application will remain active for the first 30 days of the 2021-2022 school year.
Immunizations Required for 11-Year-Olds
The Arizona Department of Health Services requires that all 11-year-old children obtain two adolescent vaccines, Tdap and Meningococcal (MCV4), or provide a valid exemption. These new immunizations are important as they will provide protection against serious illness.
Tdap is a combination vaccine that provides protection against three bacterial diseases — Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Whooping Cough). Meningococcal prevents against four types of bacterial meningitis.
Parents should review their child’s immunization records. If these vaccinations have not been received, the child should obtain the vaccination at either their doctor’s office or an immunization clinic. Proof of immunizations will need to be received before the student can begin school.
Children who are not yet 11 will be required to get the new immunizations once they turn 11.
Rogers Ranch School to Distribute Chromebooks, Materials July 30 -31
Rogers Ranch School will be distributing Chromebooks and other instructional materials to families on July 30 and 31.
Thurs, July 30
8am – 11 am
11:30 – 3 pm
5 – 7 pm
Friday, July 31st
8am – noon
We will have stations set up around campus to distribute materials by grade levels.
- K – 3rd grade will distribute from the parent pick up are (large parking area).
- 4th – 6th grade will be from the cafeteria area, park in the bus bay area.
- Sped, 7th and 8th grade will be from the main gate, parking is limited.
Please view the flyer to see the schedule.
For more details on Laveen’s Back to School plans, visit www.LaveenSchools.org/Back-To-School.
Rogers Ranch Announces Changes to Administration for 2020-21
Rogers Ranch School will be experiencing a change in its school administration for the 2020-21 school year. Principal Tim Thomas has been promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. The district has promoted Mrs. Megan Hamburgh to serve as Rogers Ranch’s next principal. Please review the letter from Mr. Thomas for more information.
Rogers Ranch Engineering Team Places 4th in National Competition
Rogers Ranch’s MESA team competed in the Math, Engineering and Science Achievement’s National Competition in Tucson this summer. The team came in fourth place overall and took third place for their written report. They were the youngest team to compete.
The team took first place at the MESA state competition in March. The sixth grade students; Ana Fritts, Thomas Beltran, Isabel Cardenas, and Brenan Wesolek; designed a water bottle holder that reminds the user to drink. The challenge required the students to code an arduino microcontroller to solve a real-world problem. The students demonstrated their prototype in two presentations, completed a report, and poster, which were all used to determine their score.
The same team also took first place in the 2018 state competition and traveled to Philadelphia to compete nationally.
The MESA program is sponsored by the U of A and GCU.