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Queen Creek superintendent highlights new health program, safety training and student leadership activities
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Barry told the board the district launched an employee physical therapy program, expanded emergency preparedness training, blocked more than 125 email attacks and celebrated staff and student awards and conferences.
Dr. Barry, superintendent of the Queen Creek Unified School District, used his report to frame recent activity through the district strategic plan, noting the district has put into service roughly 1,000,000 square feet of new instructional space over eight years. "I give a superintendent report through the lens of our strategic plan," Dr. Barry said, and highlighted five priorities including effective operations, safety, partnerships, personnel and student success.
Under effective operations, Dr. Barry described a newly launched Aware Health program that provides district employees virtual and on-site physical therapy at no cost. He said other districts using the program have avoided surgeries and achieved 95 percent employee satisfaction and savings of more than $300,000; at Queen Creek he said "241 of our employees could benefit right now," which he presented as potential cost and care reductions.
On safety, the superintendent said all staff are participating in ALICE emergency-response training and that the district’s email security blocked "more than a 125 attacks on our system last week alone," which he presented as evidence of stronger digital defenses.
Dr. Barry also highlighted partnerships and community programs: a family resource center event with the Kiwanis Club that helped more than 50 students get new back-to-school clothes, a college-and-career trip to Northern Arizona University for high school students, and a business-partner breakfast to strengthen local ties. He noted student and staff recognitions, including Andrea Pettit of Crisman High School being named a 2025 Arizona Middle Grades Teacher of the Year and a Queen Creek High School Bulldog Battalion Color Guard performance at an Arizona Diamondbacks game.
Dr. Barry discussed the district’s Lehi Out Loud student leadership conference, calling it the tenth annual and noting the program has served "over 3,000 plus students" across its history. Student speakers in the meeting described the conference as an opportunity to practice civic participation and leadership skills.
Dr. Barry closed by thanking staff and community partners for their role in the district’s achievements.
