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Heather Maxwell sorts through books in a guided reading program. Maxwell ended up purchasing baskets to display books in her Litchfield Park classroom.

Teachers find low-cost and free treasures at Tempe shop BY RALPH ZUBIATE Tribune Managing Editor

ast year, the average teacher spent about $500 out of his or her own pocket for classroom supplies, according to the Education Market Association. One in 10 spent $1,000 or more. All told, that’s about $1.6 billion in supplies that parents and school districts nationwide expect teachers to pay for. Treasures 4 Teachers in Tempe is trying

to help reduce that cost. With a warehouse full of donated materials, Treasures 4 Teachers offers educators low-cost and free books, art supplies, office supplies and pretty much everything you can think of. Barbara Blalock, the founder and executive director, came up with the idea when she visited a second-grade classroom in 2004. According to the Treasures’ website, the teacher asked her students to get out a piece of paper and pencil. A young girl

went up to the teacher and gave up her shoe, for which the teacher gave her a pencil. Blalock found out the teacher didn’t have enough pencils, so she made students give up a shoe to borrow one, knowing that they wouldn’t leave with the pencil and without their shoe. Blalock realized she wanted to help make sure all teachers had enough resources – and that kids kept their shoes. See

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School districts across the East Valley are preparing to begin the new school year. Here are the main area districts and their start dates: Chandler Unified – July 24 Gilbert Unified – Aug. 2 Higley Unified – July 24 Kyrene Elementary – Aug. 3 Mesa Unified – Aug. 8 Queen Creek Unified – July 25 Tempe Elementary – Aug. 7 Tempe Union – Aug. 7

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Chandler Schools chief:

Judge us by our grads BY CAMILLE CASTEEL Tribune Guest Writer

s we make final preparations for the start of the 2017-2018 school year, I want to take this opportunity to thank the families of 45,000 students for choosing Chandler Unified School District as their educational provider. In CUSD, parents may choose from a menu of personalized learning experiences that best meet the needs of their children. We know you have choices and we work hard to ensure a safe, learning environment for students with many backgrounds and learning styles. We are known as a premier district of choice. Academic achievement is a high priority in the district as evidenced by test scores that exceed state and national averages. We pride ourselves on providing outstanding educational programs at all grade levels, including: • Free full-day kindergarten, • K-8 self-contained gifted programs (Chandler Academically Talented Students), • Knox Gifted Academy, • Traditional academies, • Mandarin Chinese and Spanish immersion programs, • Elite Performance Academy for our serious young student-athletes, • Accelerated Middle School, • STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) diploma, • Nationally recognized academic, fine arts and athletic programs, • College preparatory advanced placement instruction, • Accelerated International Baccalaureate study, • Science and biotech classes that promote critical thinking, • Chandler Online program, • Access to a variety of preschool and afterschool programming. Our governing board is visionary and is determined to make Chandler Unified the top school district in the nation through its Journey 2025 10year strategic plan. It focuses on four areas: outstanding students, world-class employees, organizational culture and effective resource management.

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Chandler Schools Superintendent Camille Casteel says students graduate from her district schools as engaged leaders, problem solvers and serviceoriented citizens.

Each year, the board determines keys strategies and adopts metrics to measure our success. Please visit our website at cusd80.com to view our progress. In order to meet those high standards, our teachers and staff work hard to prepare students for life and career, have diverse paths for learning, create global understanding, provide studentcentered learning and engage parents in the success of their child. Our students are problem solvers, engaged learners, service-oriented, ethical, value diversity and think critically and creatively. Judge us by the graduates we produce. In addition to state and national honors in academics, fine arts and sports, CUSD’s 2017 graduating class earned more than $118 million in college scholarship offers, 30,096 college credit hours and nearly 113,000 service learning hours. As you can see, I am very proud of the accomplishments of our students and dedicated staff. I am so confident that we can find the right school environment for your child that I invite you to contact my office at 480-812-7600, so that my staff and I can assist with placement for this year. – Camille Casteel is the superintendent of Chandler Unified School District.

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new principal has taken the helm of Seton Catholic Preparatory in Chandler. Victor M. Serna was appointed to the East Valley’s only Catholic college preparatory high school by Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted. Serna replaces Pat Collins, who retired in the spring after serving the school in various capacities since 1992, including the past 12 years as principal. Prior to arriving at Seton, Serna was a Master Principal, chosen by the director of Catholic Education in the Los Angeles archdiocese to form, advise and train Catholic leaders. “My wife Evelyn and I are excited to become part of the Sentinel community,” said Serna. “I consider myself blessed to serve my faith through the ministry of Catholic education. I believe in educating the whole person through a rigorous curriculum, access to co-curricular and extra-curricular activities including leadership opportunities and service to others, personal support, and daily encounters with Christ.”

Prior to joining Seton Catholic, Serna held the position of principal at St. Turibius Catholic School in Los Angeles since 2013. Prior to that, he served as assistant principal and dean of students at his alma mater, Bishop Mora Salesian High School in Los Angles. He also served as athletic director of St. Mary Catholic School and associate athletic director at the Salesian Family Youth Center, both in LA. Serna earned a B.S. in criminal justice from California State University and master’s degrees in secondary education and educational administration from Mount St. Mary’s University. He is in the process of completing his third master’s degree in instructional leadership. He has received Catholic leadership training through the Notre Dame University Alliance for Catholic Education and through the Salesian Leadership Institute for Ministry with the Salesians of Don Bosco, Western Providence. Serna and his wife live in Gilbert. Seton is a private, coeducational high school in Chandle open to students of all faiths. Information: setoncatholic.org.

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Victor Serna, the new principal at Seton Catholic Preparatory in Chandler, helped train principals through a program run by the Los Anegeles Catholic Archdiocese.

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This Tempe Union official is delighted to welcome a new school year BY JENNIFER LIEWER Tribune Guest Writer

rowing up, the thought of going back to school didn’t exactly make me happy. Sure, I enjoyed school as much as the next kid, but the end of summer vacation made me sad. It meant the end of sleeping in, spending hours in a swimming pool, working at the local movie theater, playing video games at the arcade, traveling to visit family in other states and doing a whole lot of nothing. Now, for the first time in my life, I can’t wait for school to start. Hired as the new executive director of community relations for the Tempe Union High School District, I joined the team with just three weeks left of the school year, and it was a whirlwind. I attended sports banquets, baseball playoffs, watched students race in boats made from cardboard and duct tape, touted the remarkable accomplishments of the class of 2017 and was honored to participate in graduation ceremonies at Compadre Academy and Tempe High School. It was the best beginning to a new job

that I had ever experienced. Before I knew it, the school year was over, but I wanted more. I wanted to meet more teachers, talk with more students and engage with more of the amazing East Valley community that I was just getting to know. And, I wanted to share more stories about all that was going on in our seven high schools and shout about them from the mountains. I quickly realized I would need to wait. Even though things didn’t stop once the students left and the work of the Tempe Union High School District continued, there was a very different feel when I came to work each day. It was a quieter. A little less hectic. There was more of a focus on evaluating, planning and preparing. Our governing board held public meetings to ensure budgets were approved, policies were updated and staff would have the resources they needed on Aug. 7. There was planning and training and, for me, learning the roles and responsibilities of my new job. There was a lot of hard work going on to ensure that TUHSD was prepared to continue to provide the educational excellence that our community needs,

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Jennifer Liewer, foreground, Tempe Union High School District’s new community relatives director, attended Compadre Academy’s graduation with associate superintendents Anna Battle, rear, and Kim Hilgers.

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In fact, we are all ready. We are ready to welcome the class of 2021. Ready to meet new teachers and learn from those who have been teaching for years. We are ready to cheer for our teams until we are hoarse and prepared to stay silent when two schools from our district compete against each other because we know we don’t have a favorite. I also know I am ready to say goodbye to summer and for the first time, enthusiastically head back to school. If this upcoming year is anything like my first three weeks on the job, it is sure to be amazing. And, if the students of Tempe High, McClintock, Marcos de Niza, Corona del Sol, Mountain Pointe, Desert Vista and Compadre Academy are anything like I was in high school and sad that their summer is over, they should know that they have a mass of teachers, administrators, support staff, coaches, bus drivers, custodial staff, guidance counselors, and one VERY excited community relations director who can’t wait for them to come back! -Jennifer Liewer is executive director of community relations for Tempe Union High School District.

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11 BACK TO SCHOOL through boxes and looking at the books in “scholarships” to a reading program kit. She was in Tempe cover the cost for from page 1 this time because her daughter is in a first-year or needy So, Treasures 4 Teachers was born. drama club nearby. teachers. Treasures relies mostly on corporate “I got a box of file folders last time. And “The Tempe donations for its stock. a set of shelves, but they didn’t fit in the Diablos help with “We got a lot of donations from car, so I had to come back,” she said. that,” Blalock said. manufacturers,” Blalock “I buy a lot of books for “They’ve been great said. “We get things from my classroom. I get extra about giving us OfficeMax, Target, Jo-Ann, supplies, free three-ring funding for memberStaples. We have an ongoing binders. I’m pretty sure they ships.” donation from Staples every don’t have anything like this Last school year, month.” anywhere.” Treasures gave away Last month, Treasures gave Once, she grabbed a bunch boxes full of supplies out an electronic stapler from of old VHS cassette cases for to teachers. Each (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) Staples with a $10 purchase. free. She had sets of fraction box had sets of pens, Bins chock-full of plastic pieces, pens, pipe cleaners and more can be used to Treasures also gets unusual strips for each student, and pencils, rulers, pencil fill a bag for $1. donations, “things you she used each case to hold a cases, liquid glue and wouldn’t expect,” Blalock “Thunderbird Charities gave us $25,000 full set. Each student then glue sticks, markers, crayons and more. (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune) said. to go to schools that need school supplies,” had their own set perfectly More boxes full of supplies will be given Barbara Blalock says “Ping gives us beanbags” – Treasures 4 Teachers tries contained. Blalock said. “We give them out for free. out this school year, too. actually moisture-absorbing to do something special for “It’s a win-win for the businesses, Like Maxwell, teachers are Treasures is trying to spread the idea bags that can be used as teachers every day during pretty good at coming up around. There’s another Treasures 4 teachers, students and the environment. beanbags. “Ikea gives a lot the summer. with uses for the treasures. Teachers in Tucson. Members can shop Seventy-five percent of the donated items of different things,” she says, would have ended up in a landfill.” But here, they have help. both locations. pointing to a bin full of purple candles. Treasures 4 Teachers is at 3025 South “Our volunteers create kits from the When the Tucson location opened, Boeing gives them plastic caps from stuff they get,” Blalock said. “That way, it’s Treasures wondered how they’d get some 48th St., Suite 101, Tempe. Shopping airplane panels. A medical supplier gives ready to use.” hours are Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., of their donated items down there. them plastic tubing that can be used for Treasures 4 Teachers has 115 volunteers “But as soon as they opened, donations Saturday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Check-in ends crafts or decorating. and 13 staff members. started pouring in,” Blalock said. “They’re 15 minutes prior to close. Information: They’ve accepted carpet squares, 480-751-1122, treasures4teachers.org, Memberships, which last a school year, self-sustaining.” wallpaper and fabric samples. Lately, a are $35. Treasures 4 Teachers also offers facebook.com/Treasures4Teachers.org. Treasures has a mobile program, too. bin full of picture frame corners – just the corners – has been available. Last spring, big boxes of leftover Christmas ornaments were there for the taking. Treasures also takes donations of used You Belong Here! items or money from the public. Teachers can find old board games, notebooks, Classes Start August 2 shoeboxes and cardboard tubes. The items they get are offered to El Dorado High School Provides a Challenging, teachers at a tiny price, from free to $1 Inspiring Education to Students in Grades 9-12 for a bag full of things and $5 for a bigger bag. They also have furniture, office chairs Free Tuition, with Free Breakfast, Lunch & Transportation and bookcases. The $5 Fill-A-Bag gives the most bang for the buck, Blalock says. Teachers usually fill those bags with brand-new donated books. “A man gets them from his book sources,” she said. “What he doesn’t want, he donates. 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