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SCHOOL NOTES: News from PVSchools

Get out your pencil and paper and take note of some of the latest news items from Paradise Valley Unified School District (PVSchools).

PVSCHOOLS CELEBRATES NINE NATIONAL BOARD-CERTIFIED TEACHERS

Did you know that National Board Certification is the highest certificate an educator can achieve? It’s true! PVSchools is proud to say that five of their teachers have just reached this distinction, and another four teachers have renewed their credentials. They are now among an elite group of educators who have earned this prestigious honor.

Joining the three percent of the teaching population who earned National Board Certification are Pamela Fulk, Sunrise Middle School; Miriam Schantz-Marion, Eagle Ridge Elementary School; Kelly Romm, Grayhawk Elementary School; John Trenton, Pinnacle High School; and Reagen Winters, Boulder Creek Elementary School.

Since the NBCT credentials need to be renewed every few years, PVSchools had several teachers complete the National Board’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process. The educators who have completed the process are Rachel Cohen, Larkspur Elementary School; Heather Fleming, Quail Run Elementary School; Teresa Smith, Pinnacle High School; and LeAnna Wolkis Goldstein, Fireside Elementary School.

PVSCHOOLS WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBER

Recently, Maricopa County School Superintendent Steve Watson appointed Michael Laney to the PVSchools Governing Board. Laney will serve on the Governing Board for the remainder of 2022. His appointment fills a vacancy that occurred after the resignation of a Governing Board member. An involved local community member, Laney co-owns an online retail business and was a top sales agent at GoDaddy for several years. He and his wife have four children, two of them have graduated from PVSchools, and two that are still attending schools in the district. He shares that he joined the board as a way to give back to his local public schools.

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Rock the District is Back on April 2 to Raise Funds for CCUSD

By Cort Monroe, Ed.D., CCUSD Superintendent

The Cave Creek Unified School District (CCUSD) and its schools are supported by many wonderful and giving parent and community member organizations. This is a true hallmark of our wonderful district and these groups truly represent the “One Team” spirit in striving for student success. The Cave Creek Unified Education Foundation (CCUEF) is no exception.

The biggest fundraiser of the year is coming up soon for the Cave Creek Unified Education Foundation –Rock the District. Rock the District is an amazing concert put on by extremely talented students. Due to the pandemic the past two years, CCUEF has had to cancel Rock the District.

This year the event will be held at Harold’s Corral in Cave Creek (6895 E. Cave Creek Road) on Saturday, April 2 from 6-10 p.m.

CCUEF was founded in 2009 to support our CCUSD classrooms, students, and teachers. Every year CCUEF opens an application that allows CCUSD teachers to apply for grants based on four pillars: Technology, International Learning, Music and the Arts, and Health and Wellness. Over the years, CCUEF has granted over $225,000 to our schools and just this year they were able to grant $25,000 to teachers across all our schools in CCUSD. The goal of the foundation is to be able to grant more money every year to CCUSD teachers for student learning with a goal to be able to start setting up scholarships for our graduating senior students as well.

There are several ways to get involved with CCUEF:

• Attend their fun events. • Volunteer (there are plenty of opportunities for both adults and students). • Sponsor an event (they have many levels of sponsorship events such as

Rock the District). • Donate an auction item for fundraiser events like Rock the District. • Donate to CCUEF directly.

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