Peoria Unified Sch�l District DEC 2015 | MONTHLY NEWSLETTER & MENUS PEORI Calendar Highlights: Dec 3 | Early Release MyLife Day: Area 1 Elem. & Area 2 HS
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We Give Thanks for Community Support
Dec 16 | Early Release HS Only, Course Assessments Dec 17 | Early Release: elem. schools that start at 8 a.m. will dismiss at 11 a.m.; 8:40 a.m. will dismiss at 11:40 a.m., HS will release at 10:20 a.m. Dec 17 | Governing Board mee�ng, 5 p.m. Dec 18-Jan 1 | Winter Break, all schools are closed; district offices are open Dec 21-25 | All schools and district offices are closed Dec 28-30 | District offices are open Dec 31-Jan 1 | District offices closed
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Ira A. Murphy Elementary students show apprecia�on for override elec�on results: Cesar Avalos, Andrew Quezada, Perla Desmond, Nayeli Botello, Juan Granados, Angie Warner Garcia, Karla Avilez, Naima Mora Or�z and Delilah Viveros Narvaez.
Jan 4 | School Resumes
Peoria Uni�ied is grateful to the community for voting in favor of the budget increase which passed by 52.85% or 1,882 votes. More than 32,000 district patrons exercised their right to vote in Peoria Uni�ied’s 13% override election. The current 10% override, which voters have approved since 1996, has added approximately $17.8 million to the district’s annual budget and funds areas such as assistant principals, existing class sizes, nurses, physical education, arts education, reading programs, instructional coaches and gifted education. The additional three percent will be used to attract and retain quali�ied teachers and staff and implement full-day kindergarten in our 34 elementary schools for the 2016-17 school year.
The Future Looks Bright for Peoria Unified Students 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
As I sit in the Board room at the Peoria Uni�ied district of�ices, I am often completely amazed and astounded by the students that come to the meetings to show their many wonderful acJudy Doane Governing Board complishments and the bright futures that they see before them. We have artists, musicians, scientists
and leaders from many diverse �ields among our students. I have come to know and appreciate many of the different programs offered by our gifted staff here in Peoria. I know we all love to see this, and to encourage these students to continue on with their excellent work. To all of our students, I would like to say: this is the time when you are able to make decisions about your future, and enact them with greater ease
than at any other time in your lives. Please make sure to consider this fact as you make choices regarding your classes. Not everyone wants to be an academic, or musician, or artist, etc., but there are an array of programs available to help with whatever your �ield of interest might be. Peoria Uni�ied wants to see you excel, and we want to help you �ind the future you desire. It’s in your grasp! Happy Holidays to all!
EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY, PREPARED TO SHAPE TOMORROW