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CCUSD superintendent finalists named BY SARAH DONAHUE Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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he Cave Creek Unified School District and an executive search consultant revealed the finalists for the Cave Creek Unified School District’s new superintendent. They are Dr. Drew Davis with Buckeye Elementary School District, Dr. Steven Jeras of Paradise Valley Unified School District and Dr. Cort Monroe with the Queen Creek Unified School District. All serve as assistant superintendents in their respective districts.
Their bios will be posted by the district soon. “(The CCUSD governing board) got a lot of work done, and they were diligent and very successful in their efforts and have identified the finalists, and we’re going to move forward,” said Steve Highlen, an executive search consultant with the Arizona School Boards Association. A Q&A-style forum will be conducted by the Arizona School Boards Association with questions submitted from the community. Questions for the finalists were collected through October 16, and due to the large pool of submissions, a random sampling of
questions will be asked, Highlen said. In the past, the Q&A event has attracted around 500 attendants; however, due to COVID-19, the Arizona School Boards Association will conduct a prerecorded session, which will be given to the district and posted online for people’s viewing, Highlen said. The community will have a few days to access to the online Q&A session until it closes on the morning of October 28, Highlen estimates. The exact dates on when the forum opens for online public viewing were ex-
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Anthem Farmers Market to return socially distanced
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n the era of COVID-19, there’s a copious amount of community events going virtual or getting altogether canceled. The Anthem Community Farmers Market isn’t one of them. The socially distanced farmers market will open for the season on Sunday, November 1, where people can buy seasonal vegetables, bread, salsas, jams, jellies and honey products. The market will take place on the basketball courts adjacent to where it used to be held to give ample space for social distancing, according to Denise “Dee” Logan, senior coordinator and founder of the Arizona Community Farmers Markets. The market will follow CDC and Mar-
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icopa County guidelines, she added. “It’s gratifying,” Logan said about the market being able to open. “We really love the area up in Anthem. We love the North Valley area, and there are some super nice people up here— they’ve really supported the market.” The booths will be spaced 5 to 10 feet apart from each other, and patrons will be asked to shop with their eyes rather than their hands, Logan said. Other measures include mask requirements, markers on the ground to encourage social distancing, as well as sanitation stations. The market will run Sundays through December 20. From there, the coordinators will re-evaluate to see if any changes need to be made for
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Tamales and salsa from the Tamale Store for sale at a previous year’s Anthem Community Farmers Market. (Foothills Focus file photo)
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