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Time: Aug 13, 2020 5:30 PM MST
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Hello Faculty, Staff, Students and Community:
I am extremely happy to be member of the Tuba City Unified School District family and I am proud to represent you all as your superintendent for this upcoming school year! Last Spring we were all heavily impacted by the Coroavirus-19 pandemic. Never in our recent history have we had to close our schools down to students and teachers due to a deadly virus. The Coronavirus-19 pandemic tragically impacted community that included Daughters, Sons, Mom’s, Dad’s, Grandpas and Grandmas in traumatic ways: either extreme illness or death. Grief, sadness, anxiety and fear our feelings that we have all been experiencing and dealing with. This 2020-2021 school year will be a time to heal and recover. TCUSD is here to support you in any way that we can. We have healthcare benefits that provide counseling services, biometric screening, preventative health services and health care. Please contact Human Resources with any questions of services that we can provide for you.
Due to the tremendous impact of the Coronavirus-19 pandemic, our brick and mortar schools will not be opening to students and parents on our first day of school. The district will provide teachers to begin beyond contract work August 3, 2020 – August 11, 2020. All other classified and nine month staff will be provided beyond contract work August 5, 2020 – August 11, 2020. The newly adopted calendar for the school year will begin August 12, 2020 to prepare for distant learning for our students who will begin school on August 17, 2020.
The pandemic has shifted our district focus in many ways.
- Established health and safety protocols for staff to re-enter the facilities;
- Provide masks and disinfectant for all individuals entering the facilities;
- Established a 1-1 IPad initiative for students;
- Purchased new Learning Management System: Schoology for lesson delivery;
Welcome back! With all of the new ways of providing instruction to our students, TCUSD will focus on providing thorough training opportunities for IPad usage for instructional purposes to students, parents and teachers. In time, we will all get used to this new way of delivering instruction and receiving instruction. I will focus on stabilizing our learning platform to ensure your success. As the superintendent, I am here to ensure that all students have access to a high quality, enriching education. In order to accomplish this, I offer my support, experience and expertise to the students, families, principals, teachers, and support staff.
Be Kind, Be Safe, Be Healthy!
Thank you,
Dr. Risha VanderWey
Superintendent
Tuba City Unified School District #15
rvanderwey@tcusd.org
P.S. Join our Warrior Wellness Program!
- 1st – Download the STRAVA app.
- 2nd – Go to CLUBS
- 3rd – Search Warrior Wellness
- 4th – Ask to Follow
Warrior Wellness will:
- Establish a Warrior family
- Track your fitness
- Allow you to participate in events
- Follow your friends and activities
TCUSD Re-Opening Plan
We are pleased to welcome you back, and present our reopening plan for the 2020-2021. Our plan has been developed by district stakeholders with our continued commitment to the vision, mission, values, beliefs and guiding principles of Tuba City Unified School District in mind. Due to parent/guardian feedback, as well as our concern for the safety and well-being of TCUSD students and staff we will be planning to reopen on August 17, 2020 in the virtual or distance learning setting. All students will learn from home with teachers reporting to the building to work from their classrooms. Enrollment information is available at your child’s school now. Online enrollment is coming soon!
Changes due to the community situation or changes within the Navajo Nation, State of Arizona and/or the Center for Disease Control will be posted on an ongoing basis. Check back regularly for updates!
Virtual/Distance Learning
- Start date: August 17, 2020
- Grades served: PreK-12
- Five days a week
- All students will have an option to check out a district-provided laptop
- Insurance plans for devices are available
- Based on income, some families may be eligible to have the insurance premiums waived
- WiFi access is available in school parking lots for TCUSD families and students
- When service is available, WiFi access will be provided from buses that deliver food services and learning packet supplemental items to remote areas
- If it is not possible for a child to connect to Internet services at all, accommodations will be available
- All classes will be led by district teachers using the Schoology learning management system (LMS) and our proven Beyond Textbooks curriculum
- Access to virtual “specials” throughout the semester (K-6)
- The Special education team will work directly with families to schedule required in-person or telephonic therapies
- Social and emotional support to promote student and family well-being will be available
Where We Are
Tuba City is located on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, U.S.A. The Hopi Village of Mungapi is located one mile south of Tuba City. Mungapi is a major gateway to the Hopi Indian Reservation. Located about 75 miles northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona, Tuba City’s elevation is about 5,000 feet. Summers are warm and sunny, winters are relatively mild with a small amount of snow each year. Area scenic attractions include the magnificent Grand Canyon National Park, Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell, Navajo National Monument, and the world famous Monument Valley. All scenic attractions are an average distance of 80 miles from Tuba City.
P.O. Box 67 Tuba City Arizona 86045
Phone: 928-283-1000/1076
Our Goals
GOAL – ACADEMIC
All Tuba City Unified School District schools will strive to become an A or B rated school by 2022.
GOAL – CULTURAL
During school year 2018-2019, Tuba City Unified School District will strengthen relationships by incorporating team building activities into leadership meetings (bi-weekly) and district wide celebrations quarterly.
GOAL – COMMUNITY
During school year 2018-2019, Tuba City Unified will participate in at least one community event per semester.
GOVERNING BOARD NOTICES
Regular Board Meeting
August 12, 2020 @ 6:30PM (DST)
Governing Board Room
Main St. Tuba City AZ
TCUSD ANNOUNCEMENTS
Immunization Guidelines for K-5th Grades
Average Teacher Salaries
A.R.S. §15-903.E AMENDED BY LAWS 2018, CH. 285 §10)
- Average of all teachers employed in FY2019 (Budget year) $47,433.
- Average salary of all teachers employed in FY2018 (Prior year) $44,451.
- Increase in average teacher salary from the prior year – $2,982.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE – 7%
We're Hiring
We look for dedicated support staff, teachers, and administrators who are committed to student learning and excellence in education. We focus on a theme of “TCUSD – A Culture of Excellence”.