It's that time of year when there are so many things taking place both inside and outside of the classroom that it becomes increasingly hard to track everything that is going on. This week, all of our schools were engaged in AzMERIT testing to one degree or another and that will continue into the next few weeks. High school Advanced Placement students and teachers are preparing for the A.P. exams that will be taking place during the first week of May and all high school students are at least beginning to think about upcoming final exams. Chromebooks have rolled out to the 4th and 5th grade classrooms and student use of those devices increases daily. Last week, we had the first grade musical performance at McDowell Mountain and the junior/senior prom. It's fair to say that something was going on for just about everyone in-between.

Principals at each site are working to finalize their master schedules and are shoring  up staffing for next year. We're still not sure what is coming our way as results of this year's legislative session but we continue to prepare for next year based on the best information we have. There will be more concerts, chorus performances, the NHS induction ceremony, club banquets, spring sporting events, and other end-of-the-year activities as we move rapidly towards high school graduation on Friday, May 26th. I encourage everyone to enjoy as many of these special events as possible while keeping our eyes on the important work that goes on with teachers and students on a daily basis in our classrooms.

Enjoy the extended weekend and the celebrations with your friends and families.