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MUSD governing Board member Jim Jordan cast the lone dissenting vote in the board s decision to spend $1.6 million on a new K-12 science curriculum. Jordan said he voted no for philosophical reasons. Photo by Jay Taylor.
The Maricopa Unified School District governing board voted 4-1 to approve the adoption of a new K-12 science curriculum at its meeting Wednesday night, replacing the existing, 14-year-old version. Jim Jordan was the lone dissenting vote.
The new curriculum, with a price tag of $1,593,793, will be in place for six years. It is part of an adoption cycle that began with a new math curriculum for the 2017-18 school year followed by English Language Arts in 2018. MUSD added student laptops for the 2020-21 school year, and the final adoption in the cycle will be social studies.
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MUSD superintendent Dr . Tracey Lopeman recommended the end of mandatory quarantines for exposure to COVID and up to four guests per graduate at the upcoming Maricopa High School graduation and 8th grade promotions at Wednesday s MUSD governing board meeting. Photo by Jay Taylor.
With the end of the school year in sight, the Maricopa Unified School District Wednesday lifted its mandatory quarantine edict for students and staff who have been exposed to a confirmed COVID-19 case.
With just two weeks left in the school year, MUSD superintendent Dr. Tracey Lopeman recommended a shift to optional quarantine so those who may be exposed are not forced to miss school events at the end of the year, including graduation and promotion.
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Members of the Maricopa Unified School District, from left, Torri Anderson, Robert Downey, AnnaMarie Knorr, and Ben Owens turn the ceremonial first shovels of dirt at the groundbreaking event for the district s second high school. Photo by Jay Taylor.
The Maricopa Unified School District took a step toward a new future when it broke ground on the city’s second high school Friday. Located on an 80-acre parcel at the southwest corner of Murphy and Farrell roads, the new school is scheduled to open in July 2022.
Approximately 100 invited guests, attended the event, including the mayor Christian Price and the city council, MUSD governing board, members of the construction team, and Ak-Chin Indian Community chairman, and the school facilities board.