During our last week of  Extended School Year (ESY), our students and staff participated in "Spirit Week" with a variety of theme days. Some of these included crazy hair day, pajama day, sports day, and mix-and-match clothes day. Students showed a lot of school spirit and participated in a wide range of activities to match our theme for the day such as pajamas and a movie and sports day with water balloons sports. This was a great way to end our first ESY program. We are looking forward to a great regular school year!

We're excited to announce that Sierra School of East Valley is open and enrolling students in grades K-12 with special needs, including emotional disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders and intellectual developmental delays. “The school is a much-needed resource in the area and will serve multiple districts. This is a nurturing environment where our dedicated teachers help students achieve their most successful lives,” said Loni Kirk, the school’s director. Sierra School of East Valley provides an intensive Individualized Education Program (IEP), aimed at present levels of performance, social capabilities, motor coordination, and ability to learn in a group setting. A transition program is [...]