Education

San Tan Valley's Champion School is celebrating their first day back. "Our students were able to connect to their teacher's virtual classroom via google meets," said Principal Leah Lewis. "The students were also provided a link to connect them to their coaching staff- so they can achieve their workout for the day!" Champion is using ...

A Special Governing Board meeting was held August 19, 2020 to discuss the start of in-person instruction in the J.O. Combs Unified School District. A vote was made to resume virtual learning for all students tomorrow, August 20, 2020.  A special meeting will be held on August 27 to reevaluate the health metrics. If they are...

Following Friday's announcement regarding the cancellation of all Monday classes due to insufficient staffing, the JO Combs District has released the following updated statement: Our Superintendent continues to engage in ongoing conversations with the Combs Education Association as well as our families to address concerns regarding the return ...

After announcing that the JO Combs School District, would be resuming in-person instruction Monday, August 17, 2020, families were notified Friday afternoon that plans had changed.  The following letter was sent out to the Combs families from Superintendent, Dr. Gregory A. Wyman. Dear Combs Families:In response to this week's Governing Bo...

Champion School in San Tan Valley is planning for students attending either On-Site or Virtually to begin school on August 17th all together at the same time. What will the School Opening look like? "Our goal is to give students the most normal school experience possible" said Carol Sawyer, Superintendent of Champion Schools. Classes...

The Florence Unified School District sent out the following letter to families regarding the upcoming 2020-2021 school year.  We are less than a week away from the start of the 2020-2021 school year, and the pandemic remains a very fluid situation, but today the Governor has given us hope that the number of cases are beginning to decline....

Leading Edge Academy in San Tan Valley will be participating in the National School Lunch Program. As part of this program Leading Edge Academy Mountain View will offer healthy meals every school day. Lunch will cost $3.50. Your children may qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Reduced-price meals cost $0.25 for breakfast and $0.40 fo...

An important update for the J.O. Combs Unified School District Community is published below.  Their plans for a "safe and healthy return to school" have been finalized.  Read the letter written by their Superintendent, Dr. Gregory A. Wyman. Dear Combs Families: We know the last several months have been challenging, and that many of y...

After Governor Ducey issued another Executive Order this afternoon which included delaying the start of school until at least August 17, 2020. Below you will find a response from the J.O. Combs Unified School District to the new orders. Today, June 29, 2020 Governor Ducey issued an executive order delaying the opening of schools for in-person instr...

UPDATED JUNE 29, 2020: With Governor Ducey's announcement today, to delay the start of school until August 17, 2020, the Florence Unified School District Administration will meet tomorrow, June 30, 2020, to discuss an alternative plan. The following letter, written by FUSD Superintendent Chris Knudsen, was sent to all families attending s...

Champion Schools is now offering FREE Summer School which starts June 15-25th. This summer Champion will be providing a variety of exciting Summer School Virtual Classes for K - 8th grade.Classes will be scheduled at specific times and teachers will be live.Students from the community will be given a Champion email and be able to easily l...

There will be no tuition hike for in-state students at Arizona's three public universities next year. After a virtual meeting Thursday, the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) announced that tuition would not go up for in-state students at Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona in the 2020-2021 school year. The...

Due to the unknown duration of the COVID-19 safety restrictions, the J.O. Combs Unified School District had originally elected to concurrently plan for two possible graduation ceremony options for Combs High School: a traditional in-person ceremony and a virtual graduation. As a result of Governor Ducey's announcement on Monday, the District has de...

Central Arizona College will begin awarding Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Funding to more than 3,000 eligible students this week.The CARES Act establishes and funds the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) and directs institutions of higher education to use funds received under the CARES Act to provide emergen...

Combs High School is holding a drive-thru check out day for seniors to pick up caps and gowns and return books, athletic uniforms, and other items, this Thursday, April 23rd from 8am-11:30am,  The Drive Through Senior Check-Out line will be in the front Admin Parking Lot for seniors only. Students will be able to pick up caps &a...