The Creighton Community
Edition 6, January 2020
Welcome to the Creighton Community Newsletter
Creighton Displays Kind-Hearted Leadership This Holiday Season
In the days leading up to Winter Break, Creighton was filled with kind-hearted leaders giving back to our wonderful community. Thank you to all of our partners for providing our families and students with a little extra holiday cheer. Below is a list of some of our incredible partnerships and ways in which we were supported:
- Thank you to News Channel 7 for connecting William T. Machan School with the Phoenix Fire Department and City of Phoenix Police Department who provided gifts to ALL of their students! This is the third year of this great partnership and we are continuously in awe of the generosity we receive from these organizations.
- All of the students at Larry C. Kneedy School received gifts thanks to the generosity of the the Creighton Community Foundation.
- Each year the Creighton School District adopts a number of families in need to provide gifts, household items, and home necessities. Thanks to employee donations, community support, and financial support through Charles Schwab we are celebrating 15+ years of giving back to our community.
- Students in the Larry C. Kennedy School art elective class participated in community outreach by dropping off 60 candy canes and 102 handmade cards to the Olive Grove Assisted Living and Memory Care Center. The students walked around the dining hall visiting with the residents and spreading holiday cheer.
- The Community Education Department in partnership with Every Kid Counts (EKC) presented over 150 families and 600 children with gifts this year thanks to employee donations of toys and toys collected by EKC.
Creighton Governing Board Recognized by the Arizona School Boards Association
The Creighton School District was surprised to be recognized at the Annual ASBA Conference for the Total Board Boardsmanship Award and congratulations to our board president for being recognized with the All Arizona School Board Member Award.
Let the countdown begin!
Looking for a dual language, multi-age, project-based learning experience for you child set in a beautiful, child-centered, flexible learning environment?
Get ready — registration opens in three days for the NEW Creighton School!
Check us out on our website for more information about the instructional design and flexible learning space. www.Creighton.CreightonSchools.org
Project Based Learning at Excelencia School
Excelencia hosted a Project Based Learning Showcase for families to attend. The K-8 teachers displayed their students work in science class. Parents were invited to come learn from our student scientists and engineers. Projects included inventions, energy models, copper mine research, ecosystem recommendations, space colonies and more. The future is bright with these young scientists.
Choose Creighton School District for your Tax Credit Donation
You can support a Creighton School District school through the Arizona School Tax Credit Donation program. A tax credit is a direct, dollar-for-dollar reduction from your yearly state tax. Tax credit donations support athletics, clubs, field trips, fine arts, and the Junior Ambassadors program.
The State of Arizona allows taxpayers to donate to schools and deduct this amount from their state taxes. The amount Arizona taxpayers can donate is as follows:
Single or Head of Household: $200.00
Married Filing Jointly: $400.00
You can donate at any of our school front offices or online by clicking here.
Attendance Area Survey
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Bagels with the Board
For questions contact Hilda Juarez at HJuarez@creightonschools.org.
Thursday, Jan 23, 2020, 09:00 AM
Excelencia School, East McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Important Dates 2019-2020
- Governing Board Meeting (Study Session): January 11, 2020
- Governing Board Meeting: January 14, 2020
- Martin Luther King Day - No School: Monday, January 20, 2020
- Governing Board Meeting: February 4, 2020 (includes comment period for proposed attendance area changes)
- President's Day - No School: Monday, February 17, 2020
- Governing Board Meeting: February 18, 2020
- Governing Board Meeting: March 3, 2020
- Parent/Teacher Conferences: March 4-6, 2020
- Spring Break: March 9-16, 2020
- Governing Board Meeting: March 24, 2020
About Us
Email: ewaszolek@creightonschools.org
Website: www.CreightonSchools.org
Location: 2702 East Flower Street, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone: (602) 381-6000
Facebook: facebook.com/CreightonElementarySchoolDistrict
Twitter: @csdsocial