The Metropolitan Education Commission will host a meeting Wednesday to help the public learn about an upcoming special election on education funding.
Arizona Treasurer Jeff DeWit will speak on the subject at 4 p.m. at the Joel D. Valdez Library, in the lower-level meeting room, 101 N. Stone Ave.
DeWit opposes the proposal, Prop. 123, coming before voters in May. Supporters of the initiative shared their views at an MEC meeting in December.
TUSD to hold second
meeting on facilities
The Tucson Unified School District is hosting a second town hall meeting to discuss its facilities master plan.
The first meetings was held Saturday at Palo Verde Magnet High School. The second is Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cholla Magnet High School, 2001 W. Starr Pass Blvd.
The facilities master plan will identify improvements needed to provide an effective education as well as the funds needed to make them happen.
TUSD hopes to make the improvements a reality through a bond election in November, though the Governing Board has not yet decided whether the issue will go on the ballot.
The town hall meetings are an opportunity for community members to provide feedback.
Child care and translation services will be available.
Foothills open house
for incoming freshmen
Catalina Foothills High School is hosting a Future Falcon Open House for incoming students and parents on Tuesday, Jan. 26.
The event, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., will include an activities fair, student-led tours of the campus at 4300 E. Sunrise Drive and an information session.
Prospective students are also invited to shadow a current Catalina Foothills student between Jan. 29 and April 29. To sign up, go to http://tinyurl.com/falconshadow
2 educators honored
for teaching economics
Two Tucson-area teachers are being recognized for their ability to make economics lessons fun and engaging for their middle- and high-schoolers.
Gale Mitchell of Alice Vail Middle School and Jean McKnight-Guymon of Cienega High School were honored with the 2015 Ed Eisele Excellence in Economics Education Award and a check for $5,000.
The recognition is from the University of Arizona Eller College of Management Department of Economics, the Office of Economic Education and the Thomas R. Brown Foundation.
Mitchell and McKnight- Guymon were selected from among 30 nominees.
โWe applaud Gale and Jean for their unwavering dedication to helping their students understand how important economics is to their lives,โ said Dirk Mateer, who directs Ellerโs Office of Economic Education.
Foundation provides $90K to Sunnyside
The Sunnyside Foundation awarded $90,000 in resources to Sunnyside Unified School District teachers and classrooms in 2015.
The funds supported student competitions and field trips as well as academic, fine arts and music programming, vision screenings and other efforts, the foundation said. For more information about the foundation or to make a donation, visit sunnysidefoundation.org
TUSD teachers can apply for grants
Educators in the Tucson Unified School District can now apply for classroom grants through the Educational Enrichment Foundation.
Grants between $500 and $1,000 are available for projects that enhance curriculum and enrich student learning. Proposals are due Feb. 29.
Applications and more information are available at eeftucson.org
