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Welcome to Our Schools
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School
Facilities
| Elementary Schools |
20 |
| Middle Schools |
7 |
| High Schools |
5 |
| Alternative School |
1 |
| Total |
33 |
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Other Facts
- Founded: July 13, 1896
- Accreditation: North Central Association
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Registration
Parents should register
their children for school at the school office. Parents must
provide the child's birth certificate, immunization record,
and a verification of residency (a utility bill with name
and address on it, for example), and, if possible, a recent report card.
The district offers early entrance screening for children who turn 5 years old (for kindergarten) or 6 years old (for first grade) by the end of December. To schedule a screening, please contact Ranae Kauffman at 480-484-8614.
Immunizations
Arizona law requires documentary proof of
immunity against certain childhood diseases for students entering
Arizona schools for the first time. With some exceptions,
students subject to this requirement who lack documentary
proof may enroll, but not attend classes until proof is provided.
If your child is entering an Arizona school for the first
time, please obtain from the school a detailed list of immunizations
required.
Open
Enrollment
For more complete information, click on
the open enrollment link underlined in the line above.
Parents may request that their student attend
a school outside the attendance area in which they reside.
Open enrollment requests are approved if: (1) there is room
at the receiving school; (2) the parent agrees to provide
transportation. Open enrollment forms are available at the
beginning of December. The deadline for filing these requests
is February 1.
Uniform
Code of Student Conduct
A copy of the Uniform
Code of Student Conduct is provided for every student
at the beginning of the school year or upon registration.
The Uniform Code is designed to provide students, parents,
and staff with a clear outline of students' rights and behavioral
expectations. These expectations, along with the district's
guiding mission statement and beliefs, will help us to continue
to provide the highest quality education possible to the children
of Scottsdale.
Athletics
The District offers a wide range of opportunities
for student participation on athletic teams at the middle
school and high school levels. District middle schools provide
four sports for both boys and girls, and teams at the 7th
and 8th grade level. District high schools provide 10 sports
for both boys and girls, and many sports have freshman, junior
varsity, and varsity level teams. The district is a member
of the Arizona Interscholastic Association and has high schools
in both the 5A and 4A conferences. For information regarding
specific sports, athletic policies, eligibility and participation
requirements, please contact the athletic department at your
local school.
Parent Involvement
The District encourages parental involvement
at the District level, as well as at the local school. Parent
groups are active in all schools. The Scottsdale Parent Council
is an organization that promotes communication among the representative
parent groups and encourages cooperation on matters of mutual
concern.
Community
Involvement
Members of the community are encouraged
to volunteer at any of the District schools. For more information
on the various volunteer programs available, please call the
District office at 480-484-6100.
Site-Based
Shared Decision Making
Site-based shared decision making is a blending
of site management and planning and collaborative decision
making. Site-based management and planning is the process
by which decisions are made at levels closest to the issue
being addressed. Collaborative decision making is the process
by which individuals affected by and responsible for implementing
decisions share in making the decisions. Therefore, site-based
shared decision making is an inclusionary process for the
people who are affected by significant decisions and who participate
in making those decisions.
What To Do
About Specific Concerns
If you have a concern about your child's
experience at school, the staff member closest to the situation
(the teacher or principal) is the person most likely to be
able to help you. Here's where to start:
- The best person to help you is your child's teacher. Stop
by the school office or make an appointment to visit with
the teacher.
- If the teacher doesn't completely answer your questions,
you may make an appointment to see the principal. You and
the principal may decide to schedule a meeting with the
teacher and, if necessary, your child.
- If your questions still aren't answered, the principal
may refer you to the District office for help.
After School Programs
Many of the District's elementary schools
offer some type of on-campus after school program. Parents
should consult their local elementary school for specific
programs available, or call the Community Schools Department at 480-484-8614.
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Elementary Curriculum
Each elementary school in the Scottsdale
Unified School District offers its students a challenging
academic program as well as opportunities for the development
of social and leadership skills. Students learn and apply
basic academic skills in language arts, mathematics, science,
health and social studies. They also participate in physical
education, art, and music classes each week and, beginning
in fourth grade, have the opportunity to participate in band
and orchestra classes.
Middle School Curriculum
The middle school program is designed to
meet the academic, social, and emotional needs of the emerging
adolescent. This middle school philosophy is demonstrated
through the learning opportunities at each school. A Student
Planning Guide, which describes the wide variety of opportunities
available to students, is available upon request.
High School
Curriculum
The high schools offer an educational program
including: advanced placement and honors classes; a comprehensive
core for English, mathematics, science, social studies, and
history; foreign languages; computer education; fine arts;
physical education; industrial technology; home economics;
and business.
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Special
Education The Special
Education department includes professionals who specialize
in working with students who have various disabilities and
may need related services. Related services may include occupational
therapy, physical therapy, adapted physical education and
assistive technology. Students must meet eligibility requirements
to enroll in a Special Education program.
The goal of Special Education is to help
students become independent learners, to teach learning strategies
to prepare them to be successful in their regular classes,
and to prepare them for high school and post-secondary experiences.
This goal will be achieved through a partnership between student,
home and school.
Transition services provide purposeful,
organized goals designed to help students move from middle
school to high school, and from high school to post-secondary
education and/or employment and quality adult living. Regulations
require consideration of transition services for students
receiving Special Education by age 16 and each year thereafter.
Learning
Resource Center Program
The Learning Resource Center (LRC) offers
various models of small group instruction, support, remediation,
monitoring and consultation of regular education classes.
Team Teaching may occur in all regular
education classes that serve Special Education students. It
involves an agreement between regular education teachers and
special education staff to develop lessons and share the instructional
responsibilities.
Consultation is a component of all
classes in which Special Education students participate. This
involves the consistent communication between the special
education teacher and the mainstream teacher. This consultation
may lead to modifications in a regular class, even though
team teaching may not occur there.
Self-Contained
Program:
Special classes are provided for students
who, because of the severity of their disability, need a more
intensive full-day program. The classes are limited in size
to permit flexibility in meeting individual needs. These students
are included in the regular classroom setting whenever appropriate.
Life
Skills Center Program:
The Life Skills Center (LSC) is a cross-categorical
program for middle school students with substantial disabilities.
It is designed to meet the individualized educational needs
of students functioning substantially below grade level.
The LSC curriculum focuses on functional
academics, vocational training and independent living skills,
including recreational/leisure skills. The school and local
communities are used as the classroom to teach students the
skills needed to become productive, contributing members within
the total community.
English
Immersion Studies Program
The English Immersion Studies Program is
available to help students who are learning to speak, read,
and write the English language. Program Services are provided
at all SUSD school sites by teachers specifically trained
to work with English learners.
Gifted,
Honors, the International Baccalaureate Program and AP Programs
Elementary and middle school students with
high academic ability are tested for participation in the
district's gifted program. The gifted program is designed
to provide depth and breadth to grade level competencies.
The program also emphasizes the development of critical and
creative thinking and reasoning skills.
High school students participate in honors,
the International Baccalaureate program and advanced placement
(AP) courses in the academic departments. Placement is determined
at the high school according to departmental criteria.
Psychologists
School psychologists have specialized training
in both psychology and education. They use their training
and skills to team with educators, parents, and other mental
health professionals to ensure that every child learns in
a safe, healthy and supportive environment. School psychologists
understand school systems, effective teaching and successful
learning. Today's children face more challenges than ever
before. School psychologists can provide solutions for tomorrow's
problems through thoughtful and positive actions today.
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 Scottsdale
Unified School District has been selected by SchoolMatch for
the 2002 Eleventh Annual School System WHAT PARENTS WANT AWARD.
SchoolMatch by Public Priority Systems,
Inc. is a research and database service company that collects,
audits, integrates, processes and manages information about
public and private elementary and secondary schools.
Criteria used for award selection include:
- competitive in academic test scores and are academically
solid but not so rigorous as to imtimidate their children
- accredited
- recognized for excellence by a national foundation or
by the U.S. Department of Education
- competitive in teacher salaries
- above average in instructional expenditures on a national
percentile basis
- above average in expenditures for library/media services
on a national percentile basis
- known for small class size
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In addition to the previous information,
the Newcomers Packet also consists of the documents found
at the following links elsewhere on the District Web site:
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