Some parents within the Queen Creek Unified School District are calling for transparency about COVID-19 information from the district, and for the time being, created their own Facebook account to share the information.
As Chandler students return to school, Arizona districts balance COVID-19 quarantine rules Yana Kunichoff, Arizona Republic
Amid an ongoing dispute over whether Arizona school districts can require unvaccinated students to quarantine, the state s second-largest school district will make quarantining optional for students without symptoms who are exposed to COVID-19 unless community spread or active cases in the school reach a specific threshold.
The policy allows students who have been exposed to COVID-19 the option to quarantine for up to 10 days but does not mandate it unless they are symptomatic or the county reaches high community spread at the same time as campus spread is above 1%-2%, depending on the grade level.
As Arizona school districts and charter schools wrap up their academic years, many are ending them with fewer students than in the 2019-2020 school year.The state’s largest school district, Mesa Public Schools, has lost more than 4,000 students since the previous school year, an 8% decrease, bringing its total enrollment down to about 58,000, according to data from the Arizona
Chandler school board votes masks will remain required indoors
The school district s governing board voted to continue to require masks inside, but make them optional outdoors. Author: Colleen Sikora Updated: 6:48 PM MST April 21, 2021
CHANDLER, Ariz. Chandler Unified School District has decided to masks will be required on school grounds while students and staff are indoors.
The district’s governing board made the decision in a special meeting on Wednesday.
On Monday, Governor Doug Ducey lifted mask requirements for Arizona’s K-12 schools, leaving districts to make their own decisions.
In a 3-2 vote, Chandler’s governing board decided to require masks indoors on school campuses, while allowing masks to be optional outdoors for PreK-6th grade and during outside P.E. classes for 7th-12th grade. The board’s motion will still require students to wear masks during indoor P.E. classes for 7th-12th grade.
At the March 8 Governing Board meeting, the Cave Creek Unified School District Governing Board approved the hiring of Executive Director of Elementary Leadership and Executive Director of Secondary Leadership.
Dr. Patty Jensen, the current principal of Lone Mountain Elementary School, has been named Executive Director of Elementary Leadership. Dr. Jensen has served as an elementary school principal for the past eight years in Texas and Arizona. She has taught at the elementary and high school levels, served as a district Bilingual/ESL coordinator, and as an assistant principal prior to her years as principal. She earned her Ph.D in Educational Administration and Foundations in 2011 from Illinois State University and continues to research and publish as she is able. Her most recent article discusses the importance of listening in leadership. She comes to us all the way from our very own Lone Mountain Elementary where she will finish the year strong and work closely with the future pr