St. Johns

Have you ever wanted to pursue a teaching degree but don't know how while living in St. Johns? We have partnered with Arizona State University to provide opportunities for people to get their teaching degree online for free! That's right: someone could pursue a teaching degree without ever leaving St. Johns. On Wednesday, August 24th at 4pm at the High School Library, we will have a representative from ASU here to provide more details of the program. Please come and bring anyone you know who would be interested. We are excited about this partnership and the opportunity it provides to "grow" our own teachers right her in SJ.

Click the link below to see the August Cafeteria Menu https://www.sjusd.net/page/food-services

Middle School football has started! We still need more 8th grade boys out. We are trying to have both a 7th and 8th grade team. If you have an 8th grade boy, have them come out. It should be a great year!

8th Grade Parents: We are excited this year to offer a career tech class for all 8th graders. This will give them an opportunity to research careers and have their pre Ecaps done and ready for when they go to high school. 7th and 8th grade will also have the option of taking a P.E. class this year during outs. If you have any questions please contact the middle school.

Parents here is a back to school vaccine opportunity.

SJMS Softball parents, there will be a parent meeting on Monday August 1, 2022 @4:000 MS football field. Practice will start after the meeting.

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!

SJMS Football parents, there will be a parent meeting on Monday August 1, 2022 @3:30 MS football field. Practice will start after the meeting.

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.

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!!

4th thru 8th grade supply lists are in the documents page on the Middle School website. We also added them to our Middle School Facebook Page. Please contact us if you have any questions. Thanks

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)

Dear SJUSD Community, Like you, we are shocked and deeply saddened by the news of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas on Tuesday. We share in the heartbreak we are all feeling for the families who have lost a loved one due to this senseless act of violence. School should and must be a place where students feel completely safe and secure. As an added precaution, we have charged each of our school’s administration teams to increase security and awareness in their buildings this week. This Summer we also plan to revisit our school safety plan and make needed adjustments. We will do all we can to make our schools as safe as possible. Please join us in keeping the students, staff, and families of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District in our thoughts at this time. Sincerely, Kyle Patterson Superintendent SJUSD

Parents just a reminder. We have early release on Thursday May 26th at 1:10 pm and on Friday May 27th the students will be released at 10:20 am.

Mrs. Diggs provided breakfast for all of the students who read more than one million words this year at the middle school. There were 36 kids who met this goal, with our highest student reading over 4 million words! A huge shout out to these kids for such an amazing accomplishment.