St. Johns

The Apache County Public Health Services will be hosting Back to School Vaccination Clinics! See attached flyer for me details.

Lady Redskins......

Schedule Info

Want a great way to help out at the schools while making some extra cash? Come join our team as a substitute teacher! Our substitute teachers play a critical role in our district. For those interested, we are holding a Substitute Teacher Information Meeting. When: Tuesday, August 2, from 6-7pm Where: In the High School Library Why: Because we always need great substitute teachers! At this meeting, we will provide an overview of what is required of a substitute teacher, as well as all of the paperwork needed to get started with subbing. A person could leave that meeting well on their way to subbing in our schools. Our subs make up to $120 a day while helping build young people. We would love to have you join us on Tuesday. Bring a friend!

Just a reminder. We would love to see you there! (original post: https://fb.watch/ex5do0UjkX/) SJUSD Community, We need your input! This Summer, our administration team and staff have been working on several ideas (watch video). We would love to hear your thoughts, ideas, questions, etc. on these ideas and any others you have to inform what we do as we prepare for the upcoming school year. For this reason, we are holding two community "Listening Sessions" next week and would love for you to come out and share. When: Wednesday, July 27th, from 4-6pm OR Thursday, July 28th, from 6-8pm Where: High School Library Why: To get community input! This is a casual, come-and-go-as-you-want event. You do not need to be there the entire time. We would love to just have you come in, share ideas, ask questions, or just listen to some of the things we are currently working on.

SJUSD Community, We need your input! This Summer, our administration team and staff have been working on several ideas . We would love to hear your thoughts, ideas, questions, etc. on these ideas and any others you have to inform what we do as we prepare for the upcoming school year. For this reason, we are holding two community "Listening Sessions" next week and would love for you to come out and share. When: Wednesday, July 27th, from 4-6pm OR Thursday, July 28th, from 6-8pm Where: High School Library Why: To get community input! This is a casual, come-and-go-as-you-want event. You do not need to be there the entire time. We would love to just have you come in, share ideas, ask questions, or just listen to some of the things we are currently working on. See you next week!

As many of you know, school meals have been free the last couple of years due to the pandemic. This year, the government is having us go back to charging for meals. As a district, we will resume meal prices at the same rate as pre-pandemic. Here are those amounts. Breakfasts--$2.00 Lunch --Coronado: $2.45 --Middle School: $2.70 --High School: $2.95 Your child may qualify for free or reduced-price meals based on your income. An application for free or reduced-price meals can be picked up at any of our schools.

Registration will be different than past years. Most everything will be done online for returning students including receiving schedule, locker info, paying class & sports fees. More info will be shared in the next few days!

Job opportunity!

Our students did amazing this year on their state tests! As you can see from the table, each of our grades scored above (often, well above) state averages for both English Language Arts and math. We are blessed to have great teachers, principals, aides, and other staff members who work tirelessly to help students succeed. Well done students and staff!

Some have asked us about our eligibility requirements for extracurricular activities in the district. Here they are. Our plan for the given year will be to continue to allow students to participate in extracurricular activities that SJUSD offers as long as the student maintains their full-time status as a student in our district. Homeschoolers are protected by statute and so also may participate in such activities. When a student falls below full-time status in SJUSD in order to attend another school (not homeschool), they would no longer be eligible to participate in extracurricular activities (band, orchestra, choir, sports, etc.) at SJUSD, as they would at that point be attending a different school. There would be no “pay to play” option, similar to how a student attending one public school in person would not be able to pay to play at another neighboring school. We are encouraging all homeschool families to verify their homeschool status by filling out the paperwork at the Apache County Superintendent's Office. Thank you!!

Looking for something to do??

July 13th from 10:00-3:00 in the high school choir room.

Sports Physicals......

WANTED: Math Teacher & Spanish Teacher Job Requirements: Valid AZ Teaching Certificate or Bachelor’s Degree with a willingness to work toward Teaching Certificate

Mark your calendars..

To all of the SJHS Fathers.....

Mark your calendars!

We are currently accepting applications for the following positions. We hope to fill both of them ASAP. ---Executive Secretary --Payroll Tech Both positions include Arizona State retirement, as well as medical, dental, and vision insurance. Come join our team! If interested, please email Katelyn Stumbaugh at kstumbaugh@staff.sjusd.net or swing by the district office at 450 S. 13th W.

School year 2021-2022 was a busy one in the district! As we look back on the many accomplishments of this year, we are so proud of our students, teachers, administrators, staff, and so many others who made this an amazing year! Here are just a few of the highlights. (for more highlights, check out the following link to our website: https://www.sjusd.net/article/762374) At the District Level --At a time when other districts are struggling with learning loss due to Covid, every one of our grade levels scored above (often well above) the state averages on State testing. As an example, 86% of our 3rd graders scored proficient or highly proficient on the math portion of the state (AASA) test, while the average around the state was only 39%. -Broke away from the County consortium and established our own consortium (Arizona Rural Schools Consortium), providing a savings of around $70,000 -Completed a full renovation of the middle school cafeteria, foyer, bathrooms, and gymnasium --New batting cages were installed at the middle school thanks to the following people: PERKINS CINDERS: donated aggregate, the cement and labor DW DUSK: donated labor for cement and finish work TEP, SRP and TRISTATE: donated the poles EW PARKER: set the poles Other various contractors donated money for the pitching machines, nets and hardware. Kasey Nelson hung the lines and nets and organized and orchestrated the project (thank you!!) -Named football stadium, Mike Morgan Stadium -Created a district-wide writing program, with a paper and digital format -Installed new playground at the middle school -Pursued and received the Final Mile Project grant, allowing for high-speed internet in St. Johns -Created a new app for the district that will help parents, teachers, and community members keep up-to-date on all things SJUSD -Updated our district website -Transitioned to a new point of sale software that will make it easier to track money in the district -Revised our professional leave policy -Installed district-wide security system -Created and offered ACT prep class at the high school, along with life-prep class focused on helping students apply to college, fill out FAFSA forms, learn basic financial literacy skills, etc. -Utilized grant money to purchase new computers for teachers (to be purchased in batches over the next few years)