During distance learning, our school developed an incentive program to reward students for their participation. Students earned raffled tickets throughout the 4th quarter for engaging in our distance learning program and we held a raffle at the end of the year. The student featured in this picture is Boris who is an 8th grader that excelled in distance learning and worked diligently to maintain engagement in spirit of the school closure. He attended Zoom sessions, completed packets and spoke to his teachers on the phone regularly! Boris won the grand prize in the raffle and was awarded a 32” Smart TV! [...]

In the month of February, Sierra School of Phoenix students and staff set a goal to work together on increasing the amount of time every student spends in class and increasing instructional time by reducing the amount of physical management incidents that occur over the month. After a careful review of monthly physical management data, students and staff determined that a 25% reduction in physical management would be a significant achievement worthy of a celebration. On Mon 3/2, Sierra Staff and Students celebrated accomplishing this goal with a game truck and pizza party. Learn more [...]

Ms. Lloy'd class was named winner of the 2020 Sierra Phoenix Black History Month research project contest! Learn more about our school today.

Leticia is a great team member and can always be counted on to do whatever it takes to help the students. She provides a consistent and encouraging support that enables her students to grow. Her hard work, attendance, and going above and beyond attitude is why she is our Staff of the Month. Visit our website to learn more about Sierra School

Engaging students in learning is key to them not only accessing academics, but also making meaningful improvements. Recently, our elementary students were fully engaged in a math lesson. Each student was able to ask questions regarding the math problem and work through the solution with the help of the classroom staff. Visit our website to learn more about Sierra School