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How does Arizona really fund public education? Where are my tax dollars really going? Has Arizona always been at the bottom in education spending? Why aren’t teachers being paid more?

If you’ve had these same questions, you will not want to miss AZED101’s presentation On How Arizona Funds Education. AZED101 is a non-partisan, grassroots effort dedicated to informing citizens about education funding in Arizona. The group is comprised of volunteer parents, teachers, and students from public, charter, and private schools. In order to understand the problems with education funding, they researched the facts of the situation and are presenting information all across the state.

March 27, 2019 at Paseo Pointe School, 8800 S. 55th Avenue

Join us at 5:30 p.m. for pizza with the presentation beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Childcare for students in Grades K-6 will be available on site.

Visit laveenschools.staging2.juiceboxint.com/azed101 for more details and to register

Laveen School’s “Mind, Body & Spirit” program is the recipient of the Arizona School Boards Association’s (ASBA) Golden Bell Promise Award. The Golden Bell Award recognizes school initiatives that maximize the promise in each student and have shown outstanding student growth and success.

An awards luncheon, held in conjunction with the ASBA and Arizona School Administrators winter conference, recognizes the educators who implement these initiatives. Laveen principal Dr. Robert Caplinger, teacher Gavin Tucker, and volunteer Jackie Morales were recognized at this event. Additionally, they presented a breakout session at the conference for other school districts to learn about the program.

Watch the video showcasing this program produced by ASBA.

Laveen School celebrated this year’s first day of yoga with some special guests.

Mascots from the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, NAU, and GCU all practiced yoga with students and their families.

Congratulations to Laveen School 8th grader Taji Sneed! Taji is the recipient of the Arizona Council for Exceptional Children’s “I Can Do It!” award and was recognized at the February Governing Board meeting. The “I Can Do It!” award recognizes students for their accomplishments in a variety of areas despite their disabilities.

Twelve students from Laveen School, a teacher, a counselor, and Dr. Caplinger attended the “Speak Up, Stand Up, and Save a Life” Conference at Grand Canyon University.  This conference focused on mental health issues in schools and how students can stand up and make a difference in the lives of their peers.

Grand Canyon University’s mascot, Thunder, visited Laveen School to participate in their morning yoga program. The university’s Antelope took the center mat and performed numerous yoga exercises alongside 200 students. Thunder also brought purple GCU t-shirts for the students.

Laveen’s successful yoga program started back up the last week in August.