Tag: Coconino County Superintendent of Schools
Education Spotlight — 2024 Teacher of the Year nomination deadline is Sept. 24. See more local, state and national education news here
Superintendent of Schools Cheryl Mango-Paget invites you to nominate a teacher for Coconino County Teacher of the Year!
Deadline to nominate is September 29, 2023.
Nominate online at: https://coconino.az.gov/TOY
Education Spotlight — In congressional testimony, President Cruz Rivera shares critical need for increased access to students from historically underserved communities. See more local, state and national education news here
NAU President José Luis Cruz Rivera testified (March 2) in front of a House subcommittee about the critically important work that Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and other Minority Serving Institutions do to increase economic mobility and equitable postsecondary educational value and how the United States can better support that work.
Cruz Rivera, himself a product of HSIs, testified in the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee hearing on “Investing in Economic Mobility: The Important Role of Hispanic Serving Institutions and Other Minority Serving Institutions.” He advocated for increased investments in HSIs— because of who these institutions serve, how well they serve them, and the individual and collective benefits these investments can generate for the people of the United States of America.
Local Education Spotlight — Coconino County appoints Cheryl Mango-Paget as Superintendent of Schools. See more local education news here
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors has appointed Cheryl Mango-Paget as Coconino County Superintendent of Schools effective immediately.
Mango-Paget has served as the Associate Superintendent for Coconino County since 2012, holds a certificate to teach in schools in the state of Arizona, and holds Arizona administrator and superintendent certifications. Mango-Paget has classroom experience as a teacher and administrator, and expertise and passion for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education (STEM).
“I’m honored to serve Coconino County as the Superintendent of Schools,” said Mango-Paget. “Education is my passion and I look forward to continuing to improve the educational outcomes for our students and training for our teachers. Our future is built on the success we have educating the children and young adults of our county.”
Local Education Spotlight — Canceling the Annual Coconino County Teacher of the Year and Rookie Teacher of the Year Awards Event. See more local education news here
Each year, the Coconino County Superintendent of Schools office holds a Teacher of the Year, Rookie Teacher of the Year and Ambassadors for Excellence Awards Event, but due to COVID-19, the 2020-2021 event will not be held. The School Superintendent’s Office hopes to continue the annual tradition in the future.
Candidates sought to run for School Governing Board
Dr. Tommy Lewis, Coconino County Superintendent of Schools, invites residents to volunteer as school board members. School Governing Boards help shape policies that impact the education of our children.
Governing Board seats will be voted on during the General Election on November 3, 2020.
Education Spotlight: Board taps Navajo Nation educator for County Superintendent of Schools. See more local education news here
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors selected Dr. Tommy Lewis as the new Superintendent of Schools. The Board confirmed the appointment during the regular Board meeting on Nov. 5 and Dr. Lewis will begin his service on Nov. 18.
Dr. Lewis replaces Dr. Risha VanderWey, who began serving as the Tuba City School District Superintendent in August. Dr. Lewis’ term runs until Dec. 31, 2020. A primary and general election will be held in 2020 for a new term beginning in 2021.
Superintendent of Schools Risha VanderWey seeks applicants for school district governing boards
Coconino County Superintendent of Schools Risha VanderWey is seeking applicants for appointment to four school district governing boards in the County.
Coconino County Superintendent of Schools Risha VanderWey is seeking applicants for appointment to four school district governing boards in the County.
Grand Canyon Unified School District Governing Board – one seat is vacant.
Fredonia Moccasin Unified School District Governing Board – three seats are vacant.
Coconino Association for Vocations, Industry, and Technology (CAVIAT) Education District in Page and Fredonia – one seat in each district is vacant.
Maine Consolidated School District Governing Board – two seats are vacant.
Applicants must be Arizona registered voters and residents of the school district for at least one year prior to the date of appointment. Applicants or their spouses cannot be an employee of the district.
Candidates sought to run for school board throughout Coconino County
There are 11 Coconino County School Districts with governing board vacancies for the Nov. 6 election.
Coconino County Superintendent of Schools Risha VanderWey encourages residents to get involved in local education by running as volunteer school board members to help shape policies impacting education.
Candidates sought for local school board elections. See more Arizona Daily Sun education stories here
The Coconino County Superintendent of Schools is seeking candidates to run for various district governing board seats that will be up for election in November.
The Grand Canyon Unified School District will have three seats up for election this year, the Maine Consolidated District will have four seats up for election (including one that is currently vacant), and the Williams Unified School District has three seats up for election.
Education on the march during Flagstaff 4th of July Parade
[slideshow_deploy id=’5709’] FLAGSTAFF — Education certainly did not sit on the sidelines during the 4th of July Parade held in downtown Flagstaff. More than 100 entries signed up for this year’s parade, including the Coconino County Superintendent of Schools, the Flagstaff Unified School District, charter schools and the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth. The […]
