001Hello, I currently serve as the Phoenix number one governing board president. My name is Carmen Trill and I'm Deborah Gonzalez, the superintendent of Phoenix number one. We're excited to take a moment to be able to share with you some of the highlights from our recent governing board meeting on May the 27th, 2025. We were proud to be able to highlight the growth of our English language learners who have not only met the interim goal of increasing at least one proficiency level on the Azella assessment of English language proficiency, they surpassed the goal of 39% with 42% of students increasing at least one level. With the closure of two schools, the district was able to preserve our preschool program. We are now offering highquality programming with certified early childhood professionals. That means we've been able to
002add two additional classes at Faith North for in district families at no cost. We also have Head Start programs at Herd, LOL, Bthun, and Edison. We also have fullday tuitionbased quality first designated programs at Kennallworth, Emerson, and Sham Monttoori. We have scholarships and tuition assistance available based on income eligibility. We're here to help you explore your options and look forward to helping you find the best fit for your family. Our students who attended either Dunar or Herd have all been reenrolled at Bthoon or Capital unless the family requested a different placement. Our exceptional student services director has worked with families to help place families of students with exceptional needs at the program that will best match their needs. If you are experiencing any issues during this transition or if you have any questions about your
003placement next year, please reach out to our enrollment clerk. We're proud to congratulate all of our eighth grade students who were promoted last month and are moving on to high school. We know many of our families have already received their enrollment information from the high schools, but if you have questions about your students enrollment or if you need assistance, please call our enrollment specialist. At our governing board meeting, our executive director of strategic initiatives shared a presentation on our reimagine work. Thanks to the input of over 400 community members, we have developed strong partnerships to design engaging programs to for students to attract more families and to ensure our students are getting state-of-the-art opportunities to prepare them for success now and in the future. Some of the examples include Garfield Gardens for the fifth through
0048th grade with more career and technical education programming. We also have opportunities for students to explore careers in fitness, nutrition, culinary arts, marketing, and entrepreneurship. At Edison, we are starting the very first school that is a zoo school in partnership with the Phoenix Zoo. Here, K through four students will study about animal health and sciences, habitats, ecosystems. And at Lel Elementary, we're offering our dual language immersion program beginning in kindergarten and first grade. That will continue through 8th grade as a continuous program with Phoenix Union's dual language program at the Carl Hayden High School. In order to continue to provide this kind of innovative programming and support to train teachers in these exciting curriculum and to have afterchool enrichments, we need to be able to create some long-term lease opportunities of properties that surround our
005schools and provide community centers, recck league spaces, and other opportunities to lease space and serve our students and our community. At the meeting, our governing board voted to make all of our properties a potential site for this creative opportunity to maximize our properties to benefit our students and communities. It is important to know that the governing board does not intend to sell these properties or to close schools. This is an opportunity to create richer programs for our students and now our voters will have the option to decide. We have heard from our community, our families, and our students. They want more hands-on learning, beautiful schools, and community enrichment programs to attract more people to our schools. Our next governing board meeting is June the 24th at 5:15 in our governing board room. We hope you
006can join us in person or log on virtually to watch our meeting. We are awaiting the selection of our new governing board appointee by the county school superintendent, Shelley Bogs. We've had several applicants and her office is currently interviewing the candidates and will make an appointment shortly. Be sure to check the marquees at your child's school for updates throughout the summer. Remember to read, get fresh air, and practice your math facts. We look forward to seeing you at the start of the next school year, July 30th, 2025.