Over the seven-year course of GEARS, AESD has seen student achievement rise and other tangible benefits emerge. “Every child in Avondale deserves to grow as a thinker, problem solver, and communicate the pursuit of reach without limits. It’s our collective responsibility to make sure that happens. Working through GEARS is bringing groups of educators together to change the conversation definitively, and the outcomes are very real,” Superintendent Dr. Betsy Hargrove said. In the spring of 2015, school leaders from the Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia presented Gov. Doug Ducey with a proposal outlining a school transformation pilot program called Project Momentum.
Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, Ducey entered into a public-private partnership with the Challenge Foundation and Avondale Elementary School District (AESD) to implement Project Momentum. AESD was selected because the school district showed evidence of being on the right track for initial implementation with a preexisting school improvement planning model that complemented the tenets of Project Momentum. In addition, Avondale showed an engaged student population, caring community and a district/ school leadership committed to the concept of continuous improvement. Ducey invested $575,000, which supported teacher leadership grants for select members at each school, principal and assistant principal stipends, substitute coverage to allow for teachers to commit to training, and early start training stipends. Hargrove, along with her school leaders and instructional staff, engaged with the Project Momentum implementation team to collaboratively develop a strategic plan forTheimprovement.Avondaleteachers and staff members formed a guiding coalition to help AESD prepares teachers with GEARS leadership event SCIANNA GARCIA West Valley View Staff Writer hosting Avondale Elementary School District has seen student achievement tangible (AESD/Submitted)
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In an effort to ensure success throughout the upcoming school year, Avondale Elementary School District brought teachers together for its seventh year of the Growing Educators, Achieving Results with Students (GEARS) event this summer.
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The aim of this effort was to provide a comprehensive school-improvement model designed to assist students, teachers and staff members in meeting the goal of increasing student achievement. The model focused on improvements to instructional quality that have proven to advance student learning at a rate needed to offset challenging factors such as the strong correlation between free and reduced lunch percentage and student outcomes on standardized tests.
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From the 2021-22 school year’s statewide assesment, the district has outperformed the average growth in achievement by two times compared to the rest of the state. (AESD/Submitted)
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“My goal as a future health care provider is to provide the best care possible for my patients, and I believe that includes a foundation in precision medicine,” said Kelsey Cozzolino, who is a student at Midwestern University’s College of Pharmacy, Glendale, and is also completing the post-graduate certificate in precision medicine. “Every patient’s journey is distinct and so, to provide the best care possible, I need the tools to offer care that is as unique as they are.”
The precision medicine curriculum addresses the genetic and environmental contributions to complex health issues such as Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular disease and autism, while covering the application of precision medicine concepts to cancer as well as to autoimmune and neurological diseases. Special emphasis is placed on learning pharmacogenomics principles to enable choice of the most effective drug treatments based on a patient’s genetic background. The influence of a patient’s genetics in response to infectious diseases is covered, along with assessment of the human microbiome in both healthy and disease states. In the bioinformatics course, students learn how to take advantage of the vast information produced by medical research studies and contained in extensive genetic databases.
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Hargrove said she owes this consistent ratio to the work that is being done within the classrooms. “Every educator in every one of our classrooms has to grow as a thinker, problem solver and communicator to pursue their future without limits, which then directly impacts what happens with every one of our kids. Every child, every classroom, every teacher, every school, every leader in our disGEARS...continued from page 1
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Joanne Thomson, Benevilla president and CEO, attends the last fun and interactive Ben evilla employee and volunteer teams gathering. (Benevilla/Submitted)
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“Unfortunately, this is a crisis af fecting both businesses and consum ers,” Benevilla President and CEO Jo anne Thomson said. “If we can’t hire enough employees, we cannot meet the increasing needs of the community we serve. It’s not easy for us to increase the cost of care we offer to our commu nity to offset needed wage increases. The folks we help in our community cannot bare added financial pressure.”
Lifestyle” Plans. Specialists encourage members to meet personal preferences and achieve personal goals. There are also openings for enrich ment partners. These are caregivers who assist members with individual ized activities, personal hygiene and snacks/meal service. Registered nurses are also needed, as well as transportation (van/bus driv er) specialists. These are drivers who transport members in company vehi cles to/from their homes and program activities in a safe manner. Benevilla has a strong family culture of professional development. It offers competitive life, health, medical, den tal, vision and pet insurances. There is a 403(b)-retirement plan with employ er match. It discounts child care and adult care services for employees, and there are $750 sign-on bonuses avail able.Benevilla prides itself on its employ ee work-life balance. It offers part-time and flexible work schedules and no weekends. This appeals to young fami lies and the retired community looking for a work schedule fitting their life styles. There are even annual merit re views and retention bonuses. Benevilla offers paid personal time off and paid sick time. Employees are encouraged to apply for school and profession al certifications through their schol arship program. Those interested in joining the Benevilla team should visit benevilla.org/jobs-surprise-az.
C MC Steel Arizona is expanding production capabilities with a second innovative, state-ofthe-art micro mill in Mesa. Currently under construction, the new steelmak ing facility will be located adjacent to CMC’s existing micro mill on Ger mann Road. This steel mill will be the very first combination merchant bar and rebar producing micro mill in the world.CMC is a vertically integrated met als recycler, manufacturer and fabri cator. Our process starts with recycled scrap metal and ends with finished steel products, including rebar, mer chant bar and wire rod, produced at CMC steel mills across the United States.Every CMC mill, including the mi cro mill under construction, utilizes electric arc furnace (EAF) technology to melt and produce steel products. The scrap metal-based EAF steelmak ing processes are far more advanced and environmentally sustainable than traditional steel mills and consume fewer natural resources, use less en ergy and release fewer emissions, making CMC a leader in sustainable steelmaking.Withexpected commissioning in 2023, the expansion of CMC Steel Ari zona represents a great opportunity for the Mesa area. If you’re ready to be a part of something big, visit jobs.cmc. com to learn how you can be a part of sustainable steelmaking. At CMC, we remain focused on what we do best — making the steel that builds our world and staying true to our roots as a sustainable steelmaker naturally.
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Benevilla is a Northwest Valley nonprofit. It provides vital sup port services for older adults, adults with disabilities, children, and the families who care for them. Ben evilla supports the community with services and programs ranging from child care services to adult life en richment day programs. These are for adults with varying degrees of demen tia and Parkinson’s, as well as stroke survivors. It also offers many free ed ucational, caregiver support and volun teer home services. Demand for Ben evilla services has soared during the pandemic, straining already thin staff.
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Left: Students from the GCON Design & Build Academy at Garden Lakes Elementary visit one of GCON’s construction sites. Right: Girl Scouts work on a beautification project at Copper King Elementary School. (Pendergast Elementary School District/Submitted) 772 2292
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At PESD, partnerships are purposeful and productive BY PENDERGAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT academies and after-school sports and clubs, help students plan for their suc cessful futures through project-based learning, and prepare students for ca reers by supporting career exploration field trips and experiences. Our partnership with the business communities is key to creating a fu ture-ready workforce. Pendergast stu dents get hands-on, real-world work experience that helps them gain a better understanding of the specific skills and education employers are looking for. Career and college readiness is what we strive for every day with our students, and we see that the school to business partnerships are a win/win, and this puts us right on target with our mission, “Innovative schools. Empow eredForLearners.”moreinformation on partnership opportunities, contact Ramiro Alvarez, communications and outreach coordi nator, at ralvarez@pesd92.org.
Lori Goslar, principal at Michael Anderson School, has taken part in GEARS every year since it was intro duced to the district, noting that the collaboration that has come from it is a representation of the district and its ability to achieve results. “Growing educators helps us to grow our students so that they can do as our vision and mission states: be problem solvers and thinkers and have strength,” Goslar said. “As a leadership team, it has engaged us in the latest in learning. We are all learners and have grown through that learning. It in turn helped us to engage our teachers, and they’re a part of a shared leadership team that helps to lift our students and share the overall growth. We have continued to grow on a year to year basis.” District enrollment has stabilized as parents recognized and became part of the effort to improve school quali ty; transitions in school leadership and teacher vacancies positions declined; staff developed a greater sense of own ership and understanding of their shared strategic vision and chose to stay in the district; and expectations for student achievement increased, as did results. “This opportunity is a time for us to come together and work collaboratively to be able to ensure that every one of our children grow as thinkers, problem solv ers, communicators, to pursue that future without limits, because they deserve it,” Hargrove said. “We could not be here without what has happened over the past seven years in the building of this pro cess and bringing people together.”
In the Pendergast Elementa ry School District, we believe strongly in community part nership and realize the important roles each one of our partners play. We have worked together with the community to give residents and students the necessary educational, health and social service resources needed to thrive and succeed. At Pendergast, we feature two types of partnerships: One is the partnerships with parents/guard ians, and the other is the partner ships with the communities Pend ergastResearchserves.is clear that parental involvement is a key to academic success for students. To that end, we have focused our efforts on devel oping shared academic partnerships with families through monthly free dis trict informational parent luncheons, parent advisory committees at each school site and at the district level, school meetings for families on topics of interest, and more. Another type of collaboration is our partnerships with the community. A va riety of business, leaders and commu nity-based organizations have stepped up to partner with our schools to offer
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• The Exceptional Family Member Program is designed to JOSHUA WEISBLY Star Professional Riders’ new Team Series buck Arena June, mere months after the Arizona Coyotes wrap up their last season in the venue. The series will hit 10 cities this year, and Glendale one of the host The Glendale-based, newly formed Arizona Ridge Riders are one of eight teams who will have own venue. The PBR Team Series builds on isting structure of professional bull riding, with the same rules for judging and scoring qualified 8-second bull rides. Each separate city event will be structured in tournament-style format, and event winner will team with most game wins across the event. The PBR Team Series’ inaugural 10-event regular season will culminate in a team playoff at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas from Nov. to Nov. 6. All PBR Team Series events will carried on either CBS Television Network, streaming live on Paramount+, CBS Sports Network or Pluto TV. Glendale public information officer Jay Crandall said will be contribution” to the city’s growth. “The Arizona Ridge Riders are thrilled to join the PBR family and bring greater appreciation for the excellence and dedication these athletes bring to their craft,” said Jonathan Katz, chief executive offi cer of Teton Ridge, which owns Arizona RidgedraftRiders. scheduled select the seven riders — five starting riders and two reserves. The team format a new step for PBR.
FEATURES 20 JORDAN ROGERS Glendale Star Staff Writer Glendale resident Cindi Nannetti will be recognized by Arizona’s 48 Most Intriguing Women during luncheon on Friday, April 29, the Arizona Biltmore Resort. past recipients, I’m in awe that I’m included in this group,” she said. the rst African American woman to pilot spacecraft as part of the SpaceX mission; Amy Bockersette, collegiate golfer who the rst person with Down syndrome receive college athletic scholarship, and the rst person with Down syndrome compete in national collegiate championship; and Dr. Cara Christ who led the state of Arizona’s COVID-19 pandemic dor Cindy McCain, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, former Supreme Court Justice wa, the rst female Native American U.S. advisoryattorney.“Beingboard.ableto meet and get know the honorees has been truly amazing experience,” said 48 Women chairperson Connie Robinson in statement. “This remarkable gathering will be Cindi Nannetti, longtime prosecutor, now works as judge pro tem, and teaches Chandler-Gilbert Community College law enforcement academy and Prevent Child Abuse Glendale woman to be recognized at luncheon
OPINION 10BUSINESS 14CLASSIFIEDSFEATURESCALENDARSPORTS BY GlendaleFUOCO-KARASINSKICHRISTINAExecutiveEditor W Michael Lancaster returnedfrom serving Vietnam1970, he was met with disgust-ing response at West Coast airport.“We came out of the bathroom, andgroup of about 10 people called us hor-rible names and threw bucket of pig’sblood us,” said Lancaster, who lives in “It ruined uniforms.”Fifty years later, he received the wel-come he deserved as part of Honor Flight,locally sponsored trips led by nonprofitsthat transport veterans see the war me-morials Washington, D.C. The trips arethe veterans. “To have the recognition of people was amazing,” Lancaster said.“The high school kids and teachers whocame up to us and said, ‘Thank you foryour service,’ was totally awesome ex-perience.”HonorFlight Arizona recognizes WorldWar veterans (served between Dec. 7,1941, and Dec. 31, 1946), U.S. armedforces Cold War veterans (served betweenJan. 1946, and Feb. 27, 1961), U.S.armed forces Korean War veterans (servedbetween June 25, 1950, and Jan. 31, 1955),and U.S. forces Vietnam War vet-erans (served between Feb. 28, 1961, andMay“Honor1975).Flight Arizona is thrilled to con-tinue ying into June of this year,” addedRobert Krug, Honor Flight Arizona vicepresident. VETERAN PAGE
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JORDAN ROGERS Peoria Times Staff Writer The city of Peoria has selected Gary Bernard its new Fire-Medical Depart ment chief following formal candidate selection process. former chief who retired on Dec. 31, 2021, Bernard worked for the city for over 30 years, including the last seven as depu fire-medical chief. “It my greatest privilege serve as the chief for the Peoria Fire-Medical De partment,” Bernard said. “Our all-haz ards fire department comprised high trained and motivated firefighters ready and willing to protect the residents and guests of Peoria. is my honor to lead them.”Starting 1991, Bernard worked his way through the ranks of the Peo ria Fire-Medical Department. He spent time as paramedic, engineer, captain, recruit training officer, wildland coordi nator, battalion chief and deputy Throughout his career, Bernard has ceived numerous awards, including the Emergency Medical Systems for his lead ership during multi-vehicle crash volving 12 patients. “I am so pleased to welcome Gary Ber nard as Peoria’s next fire-medical Peoria Mayor Cathy Carlat said. “Chief Bernard’s service and exemplary leadership to our community over the past three decades has been instrumental as this department distinguished itself as Peoria designates new fire-medical chief Pending city council approval on Tues day, May 3, Gary Bernard will take Fire-Medical/Submitted) chief. Phoenix, 85018602.508.0800 Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:30-5:00,8:30-4:00, Sat 9:00-2:00 evenings appointment.design showroom call for an appointment home. High grad signsb-ball at Benedictine HOPE Team recognized by Rep. Debbie Lesko ‘Junie B. Musical’Jr.Jonesthe26
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LAUREN SERRATO Peoria Staff Writer Gov. Doug Ducey gave his State the State address to the West Valley the Phoenix Raceway in Avondale on Jan. 12, hosted by AvondaleWESTMARC.MayorKenn Weise welcomed the room filled with local dignitaries, busi ness leaders and community members to the event. He referred to the West Valley as the “heartbeat Arizona” and deemed the the “economic for the state of Arizona” decades to come. Ducey took the stage, marking his eighth and final State of the State address. may be his last year, but he promised busy 2022, focused on education and changes to southern border. “As stand here today, the job not done,” Ducey said. “The goodbyes aregoing to come later, much later. Today is not a farewell tour. intend make the most of every moment and work very hard every single day all along the way for my employers, the citizens of this state.” To begin, Ducey assured the state is strong, touching on some of the highlights during his time as governor, including telemedicine and Arizona’s largest tax cut, which now stands as the lowest flat tax the nation. Ducey said Arizona has changed during his seven-year tenure. “Today, lot is different in Arizona,” he said. “We have more citizens, our budget is balanced, our economy roaring, and our government is smaller and more efficient than it’s ever been.” Ducey focused on education in his speech, addressing the impact the pandem Ducey gives final State of the State to WV SEE STATE Gov. Doug Ducey gave his eighth and final of the State address to the West ley at Phoenix Raceway Avondale on Jan. 12. (Photo courtesy of WESTMARC) BY JORDAN ROGERS
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SUMMER 2022 Career & Education Opportunity 11 Now more than ever, the need to connect the future workforce to career opportunities in the community must be addressed to help fill shortages and educate students re garding the great businesses out there that may be of interest to them. At the Peoria Chamber of Commerce, we are invested in the success of our members and are dedicated to doing more to sup port the community at large. We are an Advocate, understand ing and addressing the interests of our members to best support a thriving and diverse business sector; we con sistently Build valuable resources and opportunities that aid in business and individual success; and we Connect businesses, residents, visitors and oth ers within the community to opportuni ties in Peoria and the West Valley that support growth and help foster a more engaged community. As we focus on these initiatives as our drivers of business and community success, we look forward to bridging gaps between the future workforce and those seeking quality employees, go ing beyond the needs of our great busi ness owners to enhance programming for their team. A critical component to grow a healthy workforce is engaging with employees early in their careers to help in their professional development; it is exciting to announce we will be launching a Young Professionals group as part of our chamber to do just that. We also appreciate the opportunity to increase our collaborative efforts with the Peoria Unified School District and many educational institutions in our area to better inform students of the careers that can be found right in their backyard and provide resources for young entrepreneurs in our communi ty.If you would like to actively de velop programming for students and young professionals, we would love to connect with you. Reach out to me at rcarslcon@peoriachamber.com or call our office at 623-979-3601.
JORDAN ROGERSPeoria Writer The HOPE Team, nonprofit organization serving cancer patients, hasreceived the Certificate of SpecialCongressional Recognition from Rep.DebbieOperatingLesko.out the Cancer TreatmentCenters of America, Phoenix, the HOPETeam was established as 501(c)(3) in2009. The team’s mission to take careof patients by taking cancer off of theirminds, even if for short while.Over the last five years, the HOPETeam has spent over $500,000 on patientsby sending them to movies, dinners, sporting events, bingo, crafts and more.Friendships are made at every event.“I can’t tell you how many bucket listswe’ve made for the cancer patients,” saidLarry Atkinson, HOPE Team volunteerprogram manager.For Atkinson, the award from Lesko ishuge deal. For all of the work he and histeam do, the recognition appreciated.“They discovered the hole in my officewhere fell through the floor when Debbie Lesko’s office called say that wewere getting the Congressional Recognition Award,” Atkinson joked.“It just means lot to me,” he added.“It’s pat on the back. It’s knowing thatmember of the House Representatives wanted to the HOPE andwent through the paperwork have thatrecognition certified and presented.”Atkinson said there is no other organization in Maricopa County that does whatthe HOPE Team does. In fact, nationwide,patients “west of the Mississippi” travelto the Valley to receive what the nonprofit This year so far, the HOPE Team hasraised more than $50,000 for its patientsfrom groups like the Cleveland Guardians, Cincinnati Reds and Intel, as well asfoundations and sources.“A lot folks understand what we’re
January 20, 2022 BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Peoria Times Writer Vistancia, massive planned community development North Peoria west of the Loop 303 at Lone Mountain Parkway, is entering its final phase of development. The opening of 10-acre recreation cen ter called Sovita Club recently at North Pointe, the last undeveloped phase of the 7,100-acre Vistancia, was the latest sign that new subdivision steam as heads toward full buildout. Currently, Vistancia has about 7,800 homes. NorthPointe is planned to eventu ally add another 3,200 homes. About 300 have built. Vistancia one of three large, planned communities underway outside Loop 303, south of Lake Pleasant. Saddleback Heights, northwest of Vistancia, is ap proved for up to 8,200 homes, and Lake Pleasant Heights, to the northeast, could have up to 6,500.
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BY DAMEON BLAIR STEM Academy Principal Jaime Tejada, known to many as Mr. T, has come on board to lead the program and development of Rob ert L. Duffy High School and its CTE film and TV production program. (Robert L. Duffy High School/Submitted)
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12 Career & Education Opportunity SUMMER 2022 Just north of Phoenix Internation al Airport is a small campus of domed buildings that has been a unique landmark to many traveling through this part of Phoenix. Robert L. Duffy High School, known in the community as “RLD,” is a hid den gem in Central Phoenix. It is part of Career Success Schools, known for its focused and signature programs in Phoenix for over two decades. Career Success Schools is excited to announce a new school leader at Rob ert L. Duffy High School for the 202223 school year. Jaime Tejada, known to many as Mr. T, has come on board to lead the program and development of Robert L. Duffy and its CTE film and TV production program. From its inception in 2011 until the present, it has served the needs of hun dreds of students with a focus on: • Personalized and flexible individual •instruction.Smallclass size. • Supportive and di verse instruction. • Job readiness skills. • Signature TV and film production pro gram with Adobe Pre miere certification. In addition, students are able to advance in obtaining credits as well as recover credits. RLD focuses on pre paring students to suc cessfully integrate and contribute to the com munity. Classes are set at nine-week terms, and students are able to earn one full cred it in a semester. RLD has also fostered effective partnerships with local organi zations that support the whole student with job readiness, social-emotional and personal safety. As a leader, Tejada has a diverse back ground that connects with many of the stu dents at RLD. Tejada is a first-generation col lege graduate. He un derstands the nature of struggling to achieve in an environment where language, culture, pov erty and lack of oppor tunities are an issue. He was a second lan guage learner with little classroom support. He believes that we can all make choices to im prove our lives and that we should sup port each other as work to move ahead. Students at RLD will benefit from the belief that change can come one choice at a time and that our circum stances do not predetermine our future. “We are committed to being innova tive, supportive, and building personal connections,” Tejada said. He loves students of all ages and be lieves we are all “continuous” learners. Tejada also advocates for a safe and supportive environment for teachers to thrive in knowing that an amazing teach ing can have an enormous positive im pact on young learners. The RLD team is unique, diverse and qualified to provide an excellent educational experience. Tejada is excited for the amazing op portunity to make a difference with the Robert L. Duffy High School students, parents and community. His vision is to transform RLD into a flagship for TV and film, as well as visual arts, in Central Phoenix that provides real-life experience and relevant opportunities for its diverse student population. For more information, contact us at 602-393-4200.
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It is with great pride that I get to share my ex citement about STEM Academy and the opportu nities it affords to our sev enth through 12th grade students, families, and com munity at large. STEM Academy is one of four schools in the Career Success Schools public charter school district. As one of the four unique schools within the district, STEM Academy is geared toward promoting college and career readiness through a program that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math. At STEM Academy, we use stateof-the-art project-based learning plat forms and the nationally awarded STAR Academy curriculum to enrich the daily lives of the students we serve. Ev ery student is immersed in an individualized, selfpaced curriculum that is taught and facilitated by our passionate team of ed ucators. The staff at STEM Acad emy is elated to offer a rig orous, relevant and student-centered focus in all of our course offerings, which aid in our students’ ability to navigate their roadmaps to success. We have intentionally designed our school schedules to focus on accelerated courses, smaller classroom sizes, stateof-the-art technology, project-based curriculum and cross-curricular align ment to support our students with their academic goals. Our teaching staff has been immersed in intense restorative practices training, with a focus on so cial-emotional teaching that enhances our relationships with our students and fosters a culture of care down every hallway and classroom. As an organization, we have historical ly helped students that were credit defi cient get back on track through our ac celerated credit recovery courses. These students celebrate the ability to work at their own pace, with passionate teach ers, tutors and mentors who support their educational journey along the way. Sim ilarly, other students have taken the op portunity to use our instructional model as a vehicle to graduate from high school early and to pursue their goals in college or their career paths. No matter what reason a student choos es to attend STEM Academy, we are committed to providing a well-rounded, STEM-focused, project-based experi ence that tends to all of our students’ needs. My goal as the principal here at STEM is to provide the safest education al experiences for our students so they can flourish while having the necessary tools and relevant experience to be both well-rounded individuals and productive members of our society. We would love to share more about STEM Academy and what we have to offer seventh through 12th grade stu dents. If you are interested in learning more about our school, you can visit us on our website, follow us on social media or schedule a tour. We would be thrilled to give you a personalized tour to experience our dynamic school cul ture in our state-of-the-art facility. For more information contact Career Success Schools STEM Academy at 602-687-8282.
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