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All Laveen schools are currently enrolling new students to being in August 2024.  Please visit our Registration page to enroll your child using our secure online parent portal or to access printable enrollment documents.

Parents/guardians will need to present the required documents listed below in person for verification to complete the registration process. These documents must be verified prior to the start of school.

• Child’s original birth certificate
• Child’s immunization record
• Proof of Residence, such as utility receipt or lease agreement (refer to Arizona Residency Guidelines)
• Legal papers, if applicable for custody
• Withdrawal form and report card from previous school
• Photo identification for parent/guardian.

*Please note, Vista del Sur is an accelerated school and students must take an assessment prior to enrolling. Paseo Pointe is a dual language immersion (DLI) school, incoming students must enroll in the DLI program.

All Laveen school offices are open Monday-Thursday this summer and available to complete your child’s registration. Please be advised most school offices will be closed July 1-5. Please call for hours.

All middle school Laveen students are invited to attend our LEAP into High School event.

This year’s event will be held April 30 from 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. at Rogers Ranch School, 6735 S. 47th Ave.

Participants will be able to meet with representatives from area high schools to learn more about their programs and offerings.

Visit www.LaveenSchools.org/LEAP for a list of participating high schools.

Join us for the inaugural district art show on Thursday, April 25 from 4:30 -6:30 p.m. at the Laveen Education Center, 5001 W. Dobbins.

Laveen’s Celebration of Art will feature student art from across all Laveen schools and grade levels. Stop by throughout the evening to see the amazing work our students have created.

Congratulations to the 2023-24 Exceptional Service Award winners! The Exceptional Service Award is the district’s highest honor for classified staff members.

• Gonzalo Sanchez – Bus Driver – Transportation
• Gabriel Cabrera Solis – Groundskeeper – Support Services 
• Veronica Soto– Receptionist – Laveen Education Center
• Tehani Smith – Registrar – Estrella Foothills
• Sarahi Balanzar – Computer Technician – M.C. Cash
• Cynthia Brito – Health Associate – Rogers Ranch 
• Sandra Bautista – Secretary – Laveen Elementary 
• David Garcia – Plant Manager – Paseo Pointe
• Jerlyn Dees – Instructional Associate – Cheatham 
• Araceli Jimenez – Cafeteria Manager – Child Nutrition (Desert Meadows)
• Jesusita Martinez – Kids Club Specialist – Desert Meadows
• Angel Richmond – Instructional Associate – Trailside Point
• Stephanie Carreon –Plant Manager – Vista Del Sur

These individuals display the following attributes:

• Strong attendance and dependability
• High quality and quantity of work
• Excel at working harmoniously with others
• Expert in their job responsibilities
• Regularly show initiative and creatively solve problems
• Provide excellent customer service

Their commitment to our students, staff and community is greatly appreciated.

Laveen’s Kids Club is now enrolling students in before/ after school care. This licensed program offers carefully planned, well-supervised activities for children in grades kindergarten through sixth.

Kids Club staff guides participants through group games, team sports, hands-on science activities, arts and crafts, music, drama, plus many other activities from which your child may choose. Each day includes quiet time for homework assistance and encouragement, plus a nutritious snack.

Program hours vary by school site. Learn more at www.LaveenSchools.org/kids-club.

Laveen schools will begin accepting preschool registrations for the 2024-25 school year beginning on March 19 at 8:30 a.m.

The full-day academic preschool program is offered at four schools – Desert Meadows, Estrella Foothills, Paseo Pointe, and Vista del Sur.

Children must be four or five-years-old by August 5, 2024 to enroll.

Visit our preschool page to download the registration form. Please make an appointment with the Kids Club office to verify the necessary paperwork.

The Life Time Foundation’s Chef Kent has been visiting Laveen schools to train child nutrition staff on preparing ramen bowls with chicken and oven-fried rice. They will conduct student taste tests and get feedback to determine if these items will make it onto our menu next school year.

Laveen’s Child Nutrition Department has partnered with the Life Time Foundation to support its mission to ensure all of our students receive nutritious meals to support academic excellence in a positive environment. Chef Kent periodically provides culinary training to staff to implement more speed-scratch cooking, work to reduce the amount of highly processed foods on our menus, and phase out foods that contain “ingredients of concern.”

Governing Board Clerk Michele Anderson joined in the lesson and was charged with preparing fresh ginger for the first culinary lesson.

Learn more: https://www.laveenschools.org/programs-services/child-nutrition/life-time-foundation/

The Laveen School District is hosting a job fair for teachers interested in joining our team. The job fair will be held on February 29, 2024, from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Laveen Education Center, 5001 W. Dobbins. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with Laveen administrators including school principals.

Read to the Final Four is a literacy challenge aimed at creating a lifelong love and interest in reading for third-grade students across the state of Arizona. This was created to support the NCAA’s commitment to education. Schools, teachers, and students participating in this tournament-style program have the chance to win fun prizes and compete to be named the Championship School.

Students have been logging their minutes read. The average minutes read per student per school were calculated, with each school’s best four weeks identified for qualification to the bracket competition. Hundreds of schools throughout Arizona are participating in this year’s competition, including all nine of our Laveen schools.

On Monday, January 29, the top 68 schools advancing in the brackets were officially announced. We are pleased to announce that M.C.Cash and Paseo Pointe Dual Language Academy have advanced and qualified for the bracket challenge. All of our other schools are still competing in the Best of the Rest Challenge through March 3.