David K.
Schauer, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Michelle Hirsch
Patrick McGill
Ross Robb
Ellen Shamah
Rae Waters
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Viktor Frankl
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William Arthur Ward
Kyrene Community Education & Outreach Services May 2009
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Important Childcare Information!
Kids Club re-opens Wednesday, May 27
School releases for summer break on Thursday, May 21st. Kids Club will be closed Friday May 22 through Tuesday, May 26. Exciting summer programming begins Wednesday, May 27!
Registration for July still available
It’s not too late to register for July! Summer programs are being offered at Brisas, Sureño, Lomas and Monte Vista. Fun and enriching field trips and on site vendors are scheduled weekly. Your child(ren) will enjoy field trips like ice skating, bowling, roller skating, trips to museums and so much more! Onsite activities such as art classes, dance instruction, music time and other enriching activities are provided. You can register online or by coming into the Kyrene School District Office located at 8700 South Kyrene Road, Tempe AZ 85284. If you have questions, please call us at 480-783-7314. We look forward to serving you and your family this summer!
Reserve your space for fall before prices increase!
Registrations for next school year remain discounted ($25/child) through June...the price increases to $100 on July 1st. It’s not too early to secure you space for before and after school programs! Register online and check out more program information online. Before school programs for the 09-10 school year are available at: Brisas, Colina, Esperanza, Lomas, Manitas, Milenio, Mirada, Monte Vista, Paloma, and Sureño.
After school programs for the 09-10 school year will be offered at: Brisas, Cerritos, Cielo, Colina, Esperanza, Estrella, Lagos, Lomas, Manitas, Milenio, Mirada, Monte Vista, Paloma, Sierra, and Sureño.
Did you know Kyrene Kids Club also offers childcare for toddlers-4 year olds? These programs are called our Early Learning Centers, often referred to as ELC. Summer ELC programs will be offered at Brisas and Lomas. School year ELC programs are offered at: Brisas, Lomas, Manitas, Milenio, and Mirada. Our Early Learning Centers are open M-F from 6:30am-6:30pm and are closed on all school district holidays. Please note that our toddler programs are only available at Brisas.
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Summer Customer Service Hours
Please make a note that Kyrene's Customer Service Center operating hours will change to:
June & July: Mondays-Thursdays 7am – 5pm (Closed Fridays). Offices will be closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day and Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day.
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Kyrene Family Resource Center Under Construction
The Kyrene Family Resource Center (FRC) will be getting a new look! Through the District’s Portable Replacement Project (thank you voters for this override!), a new and improved Family Resource Center with more space and a better facility to serve our community is coming. To make way for the construction, the FRC will be closed this summer through the Fall of 2009. During this closure, we will be able to serve and help families with emergency referral services, but we will not be able to accept donations. Stay tuned for a planned celebration and GRAND re-opening (expected in January 2010)! We look forward to your continued support and volunteerism - stay tuned for more updates and how you'll be able to help us get back up and running again.
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Ed2Go
Come take adult education classes online with us! Various courses are offered including health and wellness, digital photography, and marketing! The class of the month for May is Get Paid to Travel! If you love to travel and enjoy working with individuals, tour directing, tour guiding, and cruise hosting may be the career for you! For a complete listing, please visit us online!
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FREE All Day Kindergarten continues next year!
All Kyrene schools are currently in the process of accepting registrations, so please tell friends and neighbors to register now. Any child who is age 5 before September 1st
, 2009 is eligible to enroll in Kyrene’s free all day kindergarten program. Along with this exciting news, Kyrene is again offering Early Entrance to Kindergarten for next school year. Any child who will turn 5 between September 1st and December 31st is eligible to be screened for early entrance to also attend free all day kindergarten. All Early Entrance to Kindergarten screenings will be done in a centralized manner at the District Office. If you are interested in scheduling a screening for your child, please complete an interest form (you can get it online or in our school office). You can submit it in the office or fax it directly to 480-783-4152. For more information please call the customer service center at 480-783-7314._____________________________________________________________
Parent Group Receives Honor!
Arizona School Public Relations Association recently honored NAPAC with an Award of Excellence for Contributions to Public Education!! Congratulations and Thank You for the outstanding commitment you have made to the children of the Kyrene School District!! Lenore Franklin and Rosemarie Jones accepted the ASPRA Award of Excellent on behalf of NAPAC during a celebration luncheon on April 24, 2009:
NAPAC celebrated the end of the school year with all Native American students and their families on Friday, May 15th. Families enjoyed food, games and prizes while meeting new friends and connecting with old ones. Get in on the action - subscribe to receive news about Native American Services in Kyrene!
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Last chance to register online for Summer Academy: Today!
Summer is almost here! Have you found something fun and educational for your child to do yet? Why not sign them up for Kyrene Summer Academy!?! Online registration ends May 18th so register today! Beginning May 19th, all registrations will need to be done in person in the Kyrene Customer Service Center.
Summer Academy courses include:
at Kyrene de la Mariposa in Tempe and Kyrene Monte Vista in Ahwatukee
□ fine and performing arts
□ language and math skill sharpener classes
□ advanced language and math classes
□ as well as a variety of other exciting courses to choose from!
at Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School in Chandler
□ language and math skill sharpener classes
□ advanced language and math classes such as Journalism and Mental Math
□ as well as a variety of other exciting courses to choose from!
Please remember, registration is currently open for Summer Academy and Summer Kyrene Kids Club so please visit www.kyrene.org/eservices today to register!
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