Laveen’s Governing Board voted to return to hybrid learning on March 1 or when community metrics fall within the moderate risk category (<100 cases per 100,000 people and <10% positivity) for two consecutive weeks, whichever comes first.
Visit our Return to Laveen page for the latest information.
We need your help to ensure that crucial programs for your children do not receive cuts in funding as a result of fewer free/reduced-price lunch applications being submitted.
Many of the services we provide such as tutoring, support staff, and access to technology are funded through state and federal grants. This funding is based on the National School Lunch Program Free and Reduced lunch applications we receive from families each year.
Even though your child is currently receiving free meals for the remainder of the school year, we ask you to please take a few minutes to submit an application – even if you think you will not qualify. Every application received is important. Families with approved free or reduced-price lunch applications may also qualify for additional federal benefits such as the Pandemic EBT card.
Please click on EZMealApp.com and complete your application TODAY on the secure portal. It takes just a few minutes. Paper applications are also available online at our Child Nutrition Services page.
Our eligibility for this funding expires in early January, so we appreciate you completing the application now. Your application will remain active for the first 30 days of the 2021-2022 school year.
Read our Panther Print for November. Archived issues can be found under the “About Us” tab.
View September’s issue of our school newsletter, The Panther Print.
As we look forward to safely reopening our schools for in-person, on-site instruction, Laveen is following guidance provided by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH). Both agencies recommend that school districts meet three benchmarks for two consecutive weeks before offering the option of on-site instruction.
On September 3, MCDPH released data that shows Laveen trending towards meeting the public health benchmarks. We will monitor the data for another few weeks to ensure the trend continues.
We are hopeful that we can safely begin the on-site instruction option after Fall Break (October 12).
Read More: www.LaveenSchools.org/Return-to-Laveen
The Arizona Department of Health Services requires that all 11-year-old children obtain two adolescent vaccines, Tdap and Meningococcal (MCV4), or provide a valid exemption. These new immunizations are important as they will provide protection against serious illness.
Tdap is a combination vaccine that provides protection against three bacterial diseases — Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Whooping Cough). Meningococcal prevents against four types of bacterial meningitis.
Parents should review their child’s immunization records. If these vaccinations have not been received, the child should obtain the vaccination at either their doctor’s office or an immunization clinic. Proof of immunizations will need to be received before the student can begin school.
Children who are not yet 11 will be required to get the new immunizations once they turn 11.
Classes start on August 3 for all students through online/distance learning. Laveen has created a number of resources for parents to better understand how this will work.
Be sure to watch our Distance Learning Overview video and check out our formal Distance Learning Plan.
Learn more about our Back to School plans for August 3 at laveenschools.staging2.juiceboxint.com/back-to-school
Trailside Point will be distributing Chromebooks and other instructional materials to families on July 30 and 31. Families will be able to pick these items up on a drive-thru basis.
We are asking families to arrive during scheduled time frames according to their last name. The times are as follows.
| Date | Time | Group |
| Thursday, July 30 | 8:00 AM-10:00 AM | Last Names A-F |
| Thursday, July 30 | 10:00 AM-12:00 PM | Last Names G-L |
| Thursday, July 30 | 12:00 PM-2:00 PM | Last Names M-R |
| Friday, July 31 | 8:00 AM-10:00 AM | Last Names S-Z |
We are also offering an evening pickup from 5:00PM-7:00PM on Thursday, July 30th for families who cannot make the above times.
Please view the flyer.
Watch our welcome back message
For more details on Laveen’s Back to School plans, visit www.LaveenSchools.org/Back-To-School.
The 2020-21 school year begins Monday, August 3 with all Laveen classes being provided through online/distance learning. View our Back to School Page for more details.
On June 23, Laveen’s Governing Board approved the recommendations provided by the district’s Reopening of Schools Task Force for the 2020-21 school year. These recommendations were based on results from the recent parent and teacher surveys. The following schooling options were approved, giving parents a choice on the program that best suits their child.
Please visit the Return to Laveen webpage for details of these four plans as well as public health updates.