Brags - Honors, Awards and Special Programs

There are a LOT of great things going on in our schools — honors, awards, community service projects, special programs we offer and accomplishments. Click below to spread the word, and to see the things we're doing!

FIVE FUN FACTS about our achievements, schools, district, students and staff

 
Chandler Unified School District continues to outperform peers, as AzMERIT results show Chandler students scored better than the state average in every grade level and subject area for the third straight year! The AzMERIT scores, released by the Arizona Department of Education on Wednesday, illustrate the hard work and dedication of Chandler Unified students, teachers and leaders. CUSD highlights:
 

1. Chandler Unified students outperformed the charter average of students passing the Mathematics test on average by 9 percentage points and the charter average of students passing the English Language Arts test on average by 6 percentage points.
    
2. Chandler Unified students outperformed the state average of students passing the English Language Arts test on average by 15 percentage points.
    
3. Chandler Unified students outperformed the state average of students passing the Mathematics test on average by 16 percentage points.
    
4. ACP Oakland ranked second and Knox Gifted Academy fifth in the state on math proficiency.
    
5. Knox Gifted Academy finished third and ACP Oakland ninth in the state on English Language Arts proficiency.

The CUSD administration and Governing Board presented the annual “state of the district” message to community leaders on January 25 in the Governing Board Room. The annual report provides an overview of the district, academic performance, recognition of students and staff, budget information and an update on expenditures from bond elections. Learn more at www.cusd80.com/annualreport.

Proactive statewide public school drinking water screening program

Chandler Unified School District is participating in a proactive statewide public school drinking water lead screening program sponsored by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).  ADEQ is coordinating this screening program with multiple state and local agencies, public water systems, public schools and other parties. While drinking water is not considered to be a common source of lead in Arizona, eliminating lead in drinking water is an important step to reducing your child’s overall exposure to lead.

Please visit the ADEQ website for detailed information about the statewide public school drinking water screening program for lead.

As part of our continuing commitment to provide a safe environment for both students and staff, please be assured that we will provide you with timely updates.

San Marcos Teacher Named Exemplary

Lauren Delfino-Karl, second grade teacher at San Marcos Elementary School, was named a 2016 Rodel Exemplary Teacher over the Thanksgiving weekend. She is one of 15 educators across the state recognized by Rodel. 

For more information about the Rodel Exemplary Teacher Initiative, please visit www.rodelaz.org. Click here to read Lauren’s bio.