District Dialogue For employees of the Laveen Elementary School District
February 14, 2014
Note: We have had a request to produce the District Dialogue twice per month. It will now be issued on the second and fourth Friday of the month.
Schools scheduled for A+ site visits M.C. Cash and Trailside Point schools will host the A+ School of Excellence committee during upcoming site visits. The visits are part of the schools’ applications for the A+ School designation.
Preschool students show off their new tricycles alongside Tribal Education and Early Childhood leaders (from left): Aurora Nevarez, Mario Molina, Kandy Clauss (preschool coordinator), Sandra Bautista and Meghan Lawrence (preschool teacher).
Gila River donates preschool equipment Members of the Gila River Tribal Education and Early Childhood Special Services departments donated numerous pieces of equipment to our preschool. This included a book center, tricycles, bookcases, a dress up cart and much more. Because the preschool serves members of the Gila River Indian Community, Tribal Education wanted to make a contribution that would help support the program and its students. Preschool Coordinator Kandy Clauss provided the group with a wish list of 50 items; every item on the list was fulfilled.
Home Depot volunteers assist students planting vegetables.
Home Depot donates garden Home Depot donated materials to build a garden at Desert Meadows. Employees from the store also donated their time to help set up the garden last Friday. Kindergartners immediately started planting vegetables and will learn about growing food.
Employees of the Month Congratulations to Dulce Bejarano and Eric Pederson, Laveen’s Employees of the Month for December. Ms. Bejarano is a 7th grade math teacher at Cheatham. She was recognized for her communication and collaboration skills, especially pertaining to special education. She provides detailed feedback on student performance for IEPs that is highly valued by the special education team. She has a genuine desire to assist in the development of students and helped start the school’s NJHS chapBejarano ter. Mr. Pederson is a computer technician at Trailside Point. He was recognized for taking on the huge task of getting the Trailside Point staff acclimated to using laptops instead of desktop computers. He seeks staff out to ensure their technology is working properly and is happy to answer the many questions staff may have. Mr. Pederson responds promptly to work orders and never fails to find the solution to a problem. He keeps the staff up to date on the new systems and offers helpful Pederson tools to further assist his coworkers.