Tolleson Union High School District

I AM…TUHSD!!
love what you are doing.
To believe in what you are doing.
To know what you are doing.
To
These are the three essentials.
-Steve Musseau
TUHSD…
I AM…CURIOUS!
I AM…DRIVEN!
I AM…INSPIRED!
I AM…ACCEPTED!
I AM…
SPIRITED!
I AM…CONNECTED!
I AM…
CARING!
I AM…
UNSTOPPABLE!
I AM…
ENCOURAGED!
I AM…CONFIDENT!
I AM…EMPOWERED!
I AM…A LEADER!
I AM…ACHIEVING!
I AM…
INVOLVED!
I AM…PREPARED!
I AM…TUHSD!
I AM…TUHSD!
I AM…TUHSD!
I AM…TUHSD!
I AM…TUHSD!
98 for TUHSD
• 102 square mile
• 10,061 students and
• Year
growing
• 373
classified
employees
• 502 certified teachers
• 26 administrators
• 307,868 bus miles
driven
• 84 new TUHSD
teachers in 2012
• $116,000 in facility
rentals in 2011
• $92,000 tax credit
donations in 2011
• 66% of students on
F/R lunch
• 250+ acres of land
• $52 million budget
• 69 busses in
transportation
• 68% increase in Title
I budget
•1 AASBO president for
2012-2013
It all adds up to…..
1 GREAT District!!!
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Mission
◦ The mission of Tolleson Union High School District is to
guarantee higher levels of learning for all students.
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Purpose
◦ All students will successfully master the basic skills
necessary to be successful at the next level of learning.
◦ All students will learn how to learn.
◦ All students will exit our system as self-directed
learners.
◦ All students will develop and act in a way that reflects a
positive sense of who they are…confident and capable.
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Vision
◦ A place where all who enter are welcome. You will find safety,
meaning, happiness, success and knowledge. Our students’
journey will bridge the gap between school and the world, a bridge
whose cables of knowledge, understanding and application offer
support for all who enter.
◦ A place of educational excellence and equity, where academic
and behavioral expectations are clearly defined, where success for
all is reality, risk taking is rewarded and quality performance is
the norm.
◦ A place where community members can gather to spend
pleasant times with one another, a showplace... where students
share their work with their peers, their mentors and parents. A
place where all faculty and staff, higher education, business and
industry, students, parents and the community work together to
form a seamless transition from pre-k to post 12.
◦ A place where people of all colors, old and young, rich and poor,
strong and weak, learned and unlearned convene to honor the
accomplishments of the past, celebrate the joys of the
present, and relish the challenges, hopes, and dreams of the
future.
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Copper Canyon High School (Glendale)
La Joya Community High School (Avondale)
Sierra Linda High School (Phoenix)
Tolleson Union High School (Tolleson)
University High School (Tolleson)
Westview High School (Avondale)
TUHS
WHS
LJCHS
CCHS
SLHS
UHS
Total
Enrollment
1756
2607
1800
1800
1641
457
10,061
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Decrease in state
funding
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Challenge
Strong capital plan
Working with staff to
become better
stewards of all
resources
Maximizing grant
opportunities
Striving for 60/40
TUHSD Response
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Student achievement
and student success
has been stagnant
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Challenge
Measuring What
Matters (MWM)
New teacher &
principal evaluation
instrument
Transition to Common
Core State Standards
& assessments
Focused on
professional
development
TUHSD Response
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Proving more
opportunities for all
students
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Challenge
Joining West-MEC
Athletic & activity
programs continue to
grow
Tutoring with
transportation
Increasing dual
enrollment & Advanced
Placement
opportunities
PBIS
TUHSD Response
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Retaining our staff
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Challenge
Competitive salaries &
benefits
Engaging in
community
Providing opportunities
for leadership
Staffed at 28 to 1
TUHSD Response
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Engaging our parents
& communities
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Challenge
Parent Engagement
Coordinator
American Dream
Academy
Site Councils &
Booster Clubs
Volunteer
opportunities
Helping struggling
families
TUHSD Response
I AM…TUHSD!
I AM…TUHSD!
I AM…TUHSD!
I AM…TUHSD!
I AM…TUHSD!