Pima County’s schools superintendent appointed new members over the last week for the governing boards of Catalina Foothills, Flowing Wells and Altar Valley districts.
Superintendent Dustin J. Williams appointed Carole Siegler to Catalina Foothills Unified School District’s board. She will fill the spot held by Amy Bhola, who died in late March.
Siegler is a former Catalina Foothills board president, with 26 years of experience serving on the board.
Last week Pima County School Superintendent Dustin J. Williams (left) appointed Carole Siegler to Catalina Foothills Unified School District's board.
The position will be up for re-election in November 2024 for a two-year term. Siegler was sworn in on June 10 and was eligible to participate in her first board meeting on Tuesday, June 11.
Williams named Stephanie Miller as Flowing Wells Unified School District’s newest governing board member. Miller fills the vacancy left when member Tom Jacobs resigned.
The position will be up for re-election in November 2024 for a four-year term. Miller was sworn in on June 12 and will be eligible to participate in her first board meeting on June 25.
Sarah King and Daniel Tankersley were each appointed to Altar Valley’s governing board.
Last week Pima County School Superintendent Dustin J. Williams (right) appointed Stephanie Miller as Flowing Wells Unified School District’s newest governing board member.
Williams named King and Tankersley to fill the vacancies left by the resignations of Robert Ethridge and John Williams.
Last week, Pima County School Superintendent Dustin J. Williams appointed Sarah King (middle) and Daniel Tankersley (far left) to serve on Altar Valley’s governing board.
Each position will be up for re-election in November 2024 for four-year terms. The appointees were sworn in on June 12, and will be eligible to participate in their first board meeting on July 10.
TUSD offers tutoring
Tucson Unified School District students can receive tutoring at no charge during the month of June.
Study Smart Tutors is providing tutoring sessions in reading and math. Sessions are conducted at all four TUSD Family Resource Centers. For more information, call 303-771-1160 ext. 107.
Marana Unified announces administrators
Marana Unified School District has announced its new administrators for the 2024-2025 school year.
Jessie Bayne, director of technology; previously, Bayne served as instructional technology coordinator for the MUSD technology department.
Michelle Bergesen, principal of Estes Elementary School; most recently Begesen was an instructional coordinator for the MUSD educational services department.
Jenna Bissonette, principal of Coyote Trail Elementary School; Bissonette is moving from her position as associate principal at Coyote Trail.
Thomas Bogart, chief financial officer; Bogart joins MUSD from Pima County JTED, where he also served as CFO.
Meghan Carragher, associate principal at Marana Middle School; Carragher was the instructional coach at Ironwood Elementary.
Denese Chism, associate principal at Coyote Trail Elementary; Chism was associate principal at Roadrunner Elementary.
Krystina Coleman, associate principal at Mountain View High School; Coleman joins MUSD from Sunnyside Unified School District’s Desert View High School, where she was assistant principal.
Lerona Dickson, counselor at Dove Mountain CSTEM K8 School; Dickson was the principal at Marana Middle School.
Andrea Evans, principal of Quail Run Elementary School; previously Evans was an assistant principal at Tucson Unified School District’s University High School.
Abigail Francis, associate principal of Mountain View High School; Francis was the band teacher at Mountain View High School.
Laura Goligoski, personalized learning coordinator at the iChoose Academy for Advanced Professional Skills; Goligoski was associate principal at Mountain View High School.
Stephanie Lippert, Career and Technical Education (CTE) director; Lippert was the CTE coordinator for MUSD programs.
Charlene Roll, associate principal at Marana High School; she was a criminal justice teacher at Marana High.
Benjamin Rorem, principal of Marana Middle School; Rorem was associate principal at Marana High School.
Zach Singer, principal of Gladden Farms K8; Singer is moving to MUSD’s newest campus after being principal at Quail Run Elementary.
Eddy Walker, associate principal at Roadrunner Elementary; Walker was an associate principal at Marana Middle School.
Info about ASU online prep school
ASU Prep Digital, an online college preparatory school, is having in-person information sessions for Tucson families with students grades K-12.
An admissions team will be on hand to offer prospective families a closer look at ASU Prep’s online learning programs, including ASU Prep Digital and Khan World School at ASU Prep.
Both morning and afternoon sessions are available. Sessions will take place on Thursday, June 20, at the ASU School of Social Work in Tucson, 340 N. Commerce Park Loop.
Registration: https://cloud.join.asuprep.org/tucson24
Unlimited tutoring sessions
Primavera Online School, a public charter school, is offering unlimited tutoring year-round to students in grades 9-12 at no charge. Students can sign up for as many tutoring sessions as they’d like throughout the year for no cost.
Primavera’s program is open to any 9th- through 12th-grade student in Arizona, regardless of district or academic performance. Tutoring sessions are available for students five days a week throughout the year, 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Tutors can help students in subjects including math, science and English.
See PrimaveraOnline.com for more information.
