The 2011-2012 Phoenix Union school year begins Monday, August 8 for an estimated 25,000 students at 16 campuses. The start is a week later than previous years, and winter break will consist of two weeks after Christmas.
Improving instruction across the curriculum is the theme of the new year. The Cambridge International Curriculum will begin at Central, International Baccalaureate at Betty Fairfax and ACT Quality Core will be implemented in English and math at the other schools. The curricula not only fulfill state standards, but align with national common core standards, and are considered more rigorous and focused on college-readiness. Annual student performance progress will also be closely monitored through district-wide ACT-based testing in 9th grade, 10th grade and 11th grade.
Five schools will have new principals, 125 new teachers have been hired and the District will begin to pilot a new performance-based teacher and principal evaluation system.
Phoenix Union schools follow a traditional school calendar. There are 180 instructional days, with 90 days in each semester. Students have fall break, October 12-16, a two-week winter break beginning Friday, December 23, and spring break, March 12-16. Graduation Days are May 23-24.
Students not yet pre-registered may enroll at the schools or on-line at http://www.phoenixunion.org/experience. Students will need to provide a birth certificate and immunization records to complete the enrollment process.
All Phoenix Union schools, including magnet program schools, Metro Tech, Bioscience and Franklin Police and Fire afford open enrollment to anyone residing within the District. Students outside the District may enroll as space permits.
Freshman orientation programs are offered by campus. Visit the Phoenix Central Neighborhood Association's calendar for Central High School's (servicing the Phoenix Central Neighborhood) schedule. New teacher induction is July 27-29, and teachers report Tuesday, August 2.
Source: Phoenix Union High School District
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