Superintendent highlights grants, parent workshop and safety survey in monthly report
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Superintendent Dr. Lopman told the board about $4,600+ in STEM grants for two teachers, a parent workshop with Doves Network on online safety, students selected for a regional orchestra festival, and Hanover Safety Survey results showing input from more than 2,400 respondents and a 7% increase in perceived safety.
Superintendent Dr. Lopman opened the governing-board report on Feb. 10 by announcing small STEM grants and community events intended to boost instruction and family engagement.
Dr. Lopman congratulated Pima Butte Elementary teacher Casey Beuchner and Butterfield Elementary tech integration specialist Sean Bonk for earning more than $4,600 in STEM grants from Ed3 to support renewable-energy lessons, hands-on classroom experiments and a student field trip.
He said Maricopa Unified hosted a legislative forum featuring state representatives Teresa Martinez and Chris Lopez and a panel led by Rebecca Beebe of Arizona School Administrators and Chad Whittle, the district legislative committee chair. Dr. Lopman noted the districts summary document from the forum has been shared with other districts as a model.
The superintendent highlighted a parent university workshop run with community partner Doves Network (Domestic Violence Education Services) that focused on online-safety strategies for families and teen dating dynamics and directed listeners to dovesnetwork.org for resources.
He also celebrated seven Desert Wind Middle School students selected to perform at the Southern Arizona Orchestra Festival and promoted an upcoming honor band and orchestra concert on Feb. 21 at the Maricopa High School Performing Arts Center.
On school climate, Dr. Lopman said input from more than 2,400 students, families and staff via the Hanover Safety Survey is guiding district plans; he said a key area showed a 7% increase in students feeling safe and outlined next steps such as elevating student voice and strengthening restorative practices and multidisciplinary safety teams.
The superintendent closed by inviting the board to request the legislative forum materials; the board asked staff to share the document.
Next steps: staff to share the legislative forum summary and continue linking survey results to district improvement efforts.