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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.

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.

Cheatham’s 8th grade students volunteered at Feed My Starving Children. Students prepared enough meals to feed 93 children one meal per day for an entire year!

This was the group’s first community service project of the year. They hand packed rice, soy, dried vegetables and a nutritionally complete blend of vitamins and minerals into bags. The bags are then shipped to Feed My Starving Children’s food partners for distribution to malnourished children around the world.

Cheatham middle school girls attended the T.E.C is for Girls conference, sponsored by Intel, on September 22 at South Mountain Community College. The girls were exposed to technology, engineering, and computer science careers by rotating through a variety of workshops.

Workshops included What Meets the Eye, Exploring Coding, and How a career in STEM will change your life. These workshops allowed the girls to dissect an eye ball, utilize basic coding skills, build a speaker, and explore careers in STEM; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The day ended by participating in activities with professional story tellers who gave the girls the skills to turn any narrative into a story.

This conference was just the beginning of an ongoing relationship between Cheatham, South Mountain Community College, and Intel. A club will be started at Cheatham and led by Ms. Shanine Turner to continue these experiences. The same group of girls who attended the conference will meet at least two more times during the school year to celebrate their successes.

The entire first grade at Cheatham Elementary School held a Thank You Assembly to honor the David Glasser Foundation for providing backpacks and supplies at the beginning of the year.

Representatives from the foundation, Phoenix Police officers and David Glasser’s family were invited to the assembly where the students provided hand-written thank you notes and a song of appreciation. A plaque was also presented on behalf of the entire school.

July 27 was a special night for Cheatham first graders as they received free backpacks and school supplies from the David Glasser Foundation.  First graders were treated to pizza and games while interacting Phoenix Police Officers. They also had the opportunity to watch a K9 demonstration, control a robot, and hop on the Bearcat. The event was part of the foundation’s first give back event honoring our community’s fallen officer. Peter Piper Pizza hosted the event.

View photos from the event on our flickr page.

Beginning in August 2017, Laveen schools will utilize Peachjar’s e-flyer system to distribute flyers, newsletters, and other student-centered information to parents.

E-mail blasts containing flyers from your child’s school, PTO, or non-profit student-centered activities will be sent to parents generally once a week. Flyers are maintained on a dedicated webpage for later reference.

Only school information such as school newsletters, event flyers, and PTO happenings as well as approved flyers from non-profit child-centered organizations such as Girl Scouts, ball leagues, and local community groups will be sent to the email addresses on file for each family. Parents should make sure their school office has their current email address.

Parents may sign up for a free Peachjar account to utilize added features, like combining schools. But, this is not necessary to receive flyers.

Visit laveenschools.staging2.juiceboxint.com/e-flyers for more information.