The Creighton Community
Edition 10, May 2020
Welcome to the Creighton Community Newsletter
Teacher Appreciation Day!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day from Creighton Governing Board and Superintendent, Dr. Donna W. Lewis.
School Lunch Hero's Day
National School Principal's Day
Friday, May 1 is National School Principal's Day! A big thank you to our AMAZING principals for your leadership, support, and love you provide our students, staff, and community!
Enrollment During the Closure
All Creighton Schools are still accepting new enrollments during the school closure.
Our school are available by phone to answer any questions you may have about enrolling. We have two ways to enroll:
- Online: Families can enroll online by visiting our website at www.creightonschools.org.
- Paper packets. Families can pick-up packets from our schools during Wednesday meal services and drop them back off during meal services.
Welcome New Board Member, Ms. Kathy Ring
Kathy Ring is originally from Ohio but has lived all over the United States and overseas. Kathy relocated to Phoenix a few years ago and enjoys living in the Monte Vista neighborhood.
Ms. Ring is a Technology, Program Management and Risk Management Executive and holds a Masters Degree in IT Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. She holds a certificate from Harvard Business Schools in Executive Education Program. Additionally, she holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from The Ohio State University. Ms. Ring was a Naval Officer serving in various commands with increasing responsibilities and leadership opportunities. She spent several years in consulting, advising government and private sector organizations in strategy, transformation, and leading large complex programs. She has held positions in internal IT at a large financial services institution and served in a large non-profit organization.
She first became interested in the Governing Board after attending many board meetings and volunteering to be a member of the Budget Advisory Committee and the Capital Planning Resource Committee. Ms. Ring attended public schools as a child and understands the importance of public education to our society. She is dedicated to the education of all students in the district and believes all students should have an opportunity to achieve at the highest levels regardless of zip code or life circumstances. Her focus and energy is on closing the achievement gaps within our district.
Welcome, Thai Nguyen
On Tuesday, April 7 the Creighton Governing Board approved Mr. Thai Nguyen as the new Principal of William T. Machan School.
Mr. Thai Nguyen is originally from Oregon and moved to Arizona in 2010 to begin his teaching and leadership career in the Creighton School District. Mr. Nguyen taught 6th grade at Loma Linda School. In 2013, he moved to William T. Machan School to serve as Student Achievement Teacher where he coached and supported teachers and served on the school leadership team. During his time at Machan he received a Governing Board’s Excellence Award for exemplary leadership and coached the boys basketball team to a district championship. In 2015, Mr. Nguyen became Director of Intermediate Learning at ASU Preparatory Academy in South Phoenix. He led the school to a “B” letter grade and retained 92% of his staff. Most recently, Mr. Nguyen served on the Creighton School Academy Vision Team and has presented at the National ESEA Conference in Atlanta and OELAS conference in Tucson. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, biking, working out, and soaking up the Arizona sun. Mr. Nguyen is thrilled to be coming home to Creighton and to serve as Machan’s principal!
Welcome back to the Creighton Family.
Congratulations to Katie Cartier
Katie Cartier has been named the new Principal for The Creighton Academy!
Katie currently serves as Assistant Principal at Larry C. Kennedy School. She began her teaching career in 2002 as a Middle School teacher at Creighton School. Katie also taught at Excelencia School where she received multiple Governing Board awards for “Innovation”. She left us for one year, to teach in Durango, Co. In 2012, Ms. Cartier became a teacher on assignment at Loma Linda School where she served as both Title I Facilitator and Instructional Coach. She was a core member of the Leadership Team that supported the school in obtaining A+ status. She currently holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Mathematics, and a Master’s of Education degree in Educational Leadership.
She is excited and ready, with her team, to bring the vision of The Creighton Academy into reality. Congratulation, Ms. Cartier!
2020 Census is LIVE!
The 2020 Census will determine how over $700 billion in federal government resources will be distributed each year into the next decade to states and localities.
The 2020 Census count will impact the federal funds Creighton School District receives each year for critical programs and services, including:
- Special Education
- Parent Liaisons
- Reading Interventionists
- Instructional Coaches
- Summer School
- Professional Learning
Census data determines where schools, roads, hospitals, child care centers, senior centers and other services should be built. Programs that rely on data and allocations derived from the census also include Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Section 8, Medicare Part B and State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Census data is used for appointment of Congressional seats and redistricting at all levels of the government. The Census is indispensable for monitoring discrimination and the enforcement of a broad range of civil rights laws.
You can take the Census online by clicking here: https://2020census.gov
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About Us
Email: ewaszolek@creightonschools.org
Website: www.CreightonSchools.org
Location: 2702 East Flower Street, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone: (602) 381-6000
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