Peoria Unified Sch�l District JAN 2016 | MONTHLY NEWSLETTER & MENUS PEORI Calendar Highlights: Jan 7 | Elem. Report Card Distribu�on Jan 8 | HS Report Card Distribu�on Jan 14 | Governing Board mee�ng, 5 p.m. Jan 18 | Mar�n Luther King, Jr. Day | All schools and district offices closed Jan 19 | Full Day Staff Development | All schools are closed, district offices are open Jan 22 | District Spelling Bee at District Admin. Center
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Peoria Unified AzMERIT Scores Above State, Peer Averages AzMERIT scores for Peoria Uni�ied came in above state averages in just about every category and grade; eighth-grade math scores led all other peer districts. There are six students that received the highest scale score possible on both
Jan 26 | 100th Day Jan 28 | Governing Board mee�ng, 5 p.m. Amanda Pace Vistancia Elementary
the English Language Arts (ELA) assessment and Mathematics assessment. These high achievers are fourth-graders: Riley Lawrence at Copperwood; Ashlyn Pace at Frontier; Mallory Forsberg at Oakwood; and Peyton Dennis at Sunset Heights; �ifthgrader Ephraim Joel Esmas at Oasis; and seventh-grader Amanda Pace at Vistancia. There are 295 Peoria Uni�ied students that received the highest possible score on the AzMERIT
Mathematics assessment or ELA assessment. Peoria Uni�ied schools had an average of 41.75
Riley Lawrence Copperwood Elementary
percent of students pass the ELA, and 37.35 percent of students pass the math portion of the test.
Thank You for Your Help! Peoria Unified, one of Arizona’s largest unified school districts, prides itself on a 95 percent high school graduation rate, excelling schools, award-winning teachers, high AIMS test scores, specialized signature programs and championship sports programs. WWW.PEORIAUD.K12.AZ.US
It seems the news is dominated by stories which don’t really motivate: budget cuts to schools; political argum e n t s a b o u t how to correctly fund education; Ma� Bullock the loomGoverning Board ing statewide teacher shortage, etc. However, 2015 saw a surge in awareness and support for Peoria Uni�ied, its em-
ployees and students. So, thank you for your support and extra effort to correctly prepare our children for the global workforce. Thank you for your �inancial support with tax credit donations. Thank you for becoming more informed about our budget override last November to help fund our programs. Thank you for spending a little extra time with your child by reading with them, making sure they get their homework �inished
and learning to take education seriously. Thank you for supporting your kids’ teachers and giving them words of encouragement. Thank you for contacting your Governing Board and district administration when you needed more information about policy or budget. Thank you for reaching out to your neighbors to involve them in shaping how we educate our children. Thank you for your help – it is appreciated!
EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY, PREPARED TO SHAPE TOMORROW