MUSD board honors student artists, athletes, scholars
By Michelle Chance
Spring athletes and artists received recognition during the Maricopa Unified School District’s Board meeting Wednesday.
Track and field coach Sheldon Hutchinson presented certificates...
School staff pay prioritized over after-school busing
By Michelle Chance
Boosting pay for district employees remained the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board’s top priority Wednesday night.
During an ongoing budget debate between...
MUSD approves million-dollar math curriculum
By Michelle Chance
After more than a decade of using outdated math textbooks, Maricopa Unified School district students will begin learning from brand new curriculum...
Beyond the Diploma: Outstanding seniors showcase ambition
The class of 2017 at Maricopa High School and Sequoia Pathway Academy is filled with many goal-oriented, career-minded individuals. Learn about just a few...
Suicide, depression awareness comes to MUSD
Maricopa parents were asked to get uncomfortable Wednesday.
Roughly 30 people attended a program by the Arizona-based “notMyKid” organization, which focuses childhood and adolescent depression...
MUSD override improvements sluggish but on track
The Maricopa Unified School District indicates it is on track implementing override funds despite fighting the tide of a state-wide teacher shortage, and a...
MHS mathematicians win 1st place
On April 10, Maricopa High School mathematics teachers Grant Hanks, Jerri Early, Morgan Dalton, Rebecca Walker and Chris Ansley took 110 students to the...
MUSD board honors students for achievements
By Michelle Chance
Over a dozen Maricopa High School students were recognized Wednesday at the Maricopa Unified School District Board Meeting for excelling in community...
MUSD to purchase new testing system
By Michelle Chance
The days of struggling with a burdensome assessment system will be over for teachers and students at Maricopa Unified School District beginning...
Gangs, drug intervention program presented to freshmen
About 500 freshmen at Maricopa High School heard a presentation this week from intervention specialists Rob and Lucinda Boyd.
The founders of The Streets Don’t...
Brian Winter comes full circle at Maricopa High School
By Michelle Chance
Maricopa High School will see changes in its administrative staff beginning in the fall. The current dean of students, Brian Winter, will...
Travel Club gets official extracurricular nod at MUSD
By Michelle Chance
A new Maricopa High School club will give students the opportunity to become cosmopolitan early in life.
The Maricopa Unified School District Governing...
‘Future City’ state finalists present to MUSD board
By Michelle Chance
Middle school students participating in the regional Future City Competition presented their projects to the MUSD School Board Feb. 22.
Team Sura from...
Million-dollar math curriculum to get MUSD up to date
By Michelle Chance
The Maricopa Unified School District will go after a new math program.
Wednesday, the Governing Board approved a committee’s authoritative power to recommend...
InMaricopa Spotlight: Coutre talks about putting override funds to use
Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board President Patti Coutre sat down with InMaricopa's Mason Callejas to talk about the challenges ahead for the district...
MUSD board delays modified calendar until 2018
By Michelle Chance
The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board approved a much discussed modified calendar Wednesday. However teachers, school staff and students won’t see...
MUSD seeks more input on ‘huge change’ in calendar
Maricopa Unified School District’s Governing Board decided Wednesday to further seek community feedback on an adjusted school calendar before they make a final decision.
The...
MUSD ramps up Alternative School plans
The Maricopa Unified School District’s governing board discussed at a Wednesday meeting an implementation strategy for the district’s newly founded Alternative Secondary Program.
Per the...
Override sends 6th graders back to middle school
The Maricopa Unified School District’s governing board voted Wednesday to approve the relocation of sixth grade classes from the district’s six elementary schools to...
MUSD prepares to hire more teachers (video)
Large class sizes have been a concern at Maricopa Unified School District, and were a compelling reason for the voter-approved override. Santa Rosa Elementary...