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As we prepare to open our ninth school in August, the district must evaluate the impact Estrella Foothills Global Academy will have on our bus transportation services and, in turn, school start and end times.

On Thursday, December 5 at 6:00 p.m., the Governing Board will hold a study session to review the possible changes to school start/end times beginning in the 2020-21 school year. 

We anticipate that the options being considered will be presented to the Board at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Thursday, December 12 at 5:30 p.m. Information regarding the options being considered will be shared following this week’s study session. 

Visit our Start Time Page for details and updates.

On October 25, 2019, Laveen broke ground on their ninth school, Estrella Foothills Global Academy. The future school is located near 55th Avenue and Carver Road.

Development of the school was made possible through a number of partnerships. The land was acquired through a donation by developer Taylor Morrison and proceeds from another district-owned land sale; the Arizona School Facilities Board is funding $14.6 million in construction costs; and, in addition to the site’s three play fields, there will be a joint-use playground/city park of which the City of Phoenix and Taylor Morrison are funding the construction, amenities, and improvements.

Estrella Foothills will offer global studies as its signature program. Plans include becoming an International Baccalaureate World School and offering Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language component. Global designs will be incorporated into the building’s architecture. Estrella Foothills Global Academy will open to Grades K–6, adding a grade level each year until it serves Grades K-8.

The school was designed by EMC2 Architects and is being constructed by S.D. Crane Builders.

Contractor S.D. Crane sponsored the celebratory event.

View photos from the groundbreaking on our flickr page.

For more information about the school, visit laveenschools.staging2.juiceboxint.com/estrella-foothills-global-academy

The Laveen School District will host a parent information session on Vaping/ E-Cigarette Awareness at 6:00 p.m. on November 6 at Paseo Pointe, 8800 S. 55th Avenue.

The topic will focus on educating parents about the common myths and misconceptions surrounding vaping and the use of e-cigarettes. Speakers will provide information on the evolution of these products, the dangers associated with the devices, and the chemicals inhaled during usage. The session is being presented by The Office of the Arizona Attorney General.

Middle school students are encouraged to attend with their parents/guardians. There is no charge to attend. This session is open to all Laveen families.

Two Arizona Cardinals players, Joe Walker and Dennis Gardeck, and Big Red stopped by Laveen Elementary School. The players read the book Where the Wild Things Are to the students before enjoying milk and cookies with them.

Students in Grades 1-3 who had perfect attendance the last three weeks were entered into a drawing to participate in this event. This program is sponsored by Salt River Project and Albertsons-Safeway.

View more photos on our flickr page.

Laveen School’s MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) team placed in the  AZMESA Day state competition. Held at the University of Arizona, this annual statewide competition challenges teams to solve problems through engineering and design.

Laveen’s team took 3rd Place in the Tape and Paper Canoe challenge and 4th Place in the Cargo Bottle Rocket challenge.

Additionally, 6th grade student Haden Morales was named Student of the Year.

Ms. Tiffany Lorona is the team’s sponsor.

Laveen School 6th grade student, Haden Morales, has been named Student of the Year by AZMESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement),  a school based outreach program designed to increase access to Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) pathways and encourage college readiness.

Morales was a member of Laveen School’s MESA team which competed at AZMESA Day at the University of Arizona. This annual statewide competition challenges teams to solve problems through engineering and design.

In addition to Morales’s award, the Laveen team  took 3rd and 4th Place in two categories, the Tape and Paper Canoe and Cargo Bottle Rocket.

Mr. Wasie’s  4th grade classroom won the “Phoenix Suns Grow to Go Challenge.” They showed the most growth schoolwide on the Galileo assessments from BM1 to BM3.

Everyone in the class received two tickets to a Suns game on March 27 and the ten students that showed the most growth received a basketball and had the opportunity to meet players and get signatures after the game.

Students at Laveen School planted a salsa garden earlier this month with the help of “Be Kind.”

Be Kind is a non-profit organization that strives to build a generation of respectful, responsible, healthy, and caring citizens.

Be Kind volunteers led students through a lesson on the importance of maintaining healthy habits as well as learning to appreciate nature and gardening. Then they took the students to the garden area where they helped them plant tomatoes, peppers, cilantro, onions, and basil.

This activity also encouraged the students to work together to prepare the garden.