Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-teacher conferences will begin Sept. 17. Elementary and middle schools will schedule conferences Wednesday through Friday afternoons, Sept. 17-19. High schools will schedule conferences Thursday, Sept. 18. Most schools will release early on conference days. Check with your school to find out release times.

To get the most out of your parent-teacher conference, review the parent-teacher conference tips (available in Spanish, Conferencias de Padre - Maestro).

GATE Testing Referral Forms Now Accepted

Does your child show signs of giftedness? To find out, see the Bright Child/Gifted Learner list of characteristics (in MS Word | In Adobe PDF). If your child does display the characteristics of a gifted learner, please complete the GATE Permission to Evaluate form (available below) and return it to your school by November 19th. Testing will be held in January 2009. For more information, see the GATE web site.
GATE Permission to Evaluate form: In MS Word | In Adobe PDF
Recomendación Y Permiso Para Evaluación: en Word | en PDF
Due Date: Nov. 19

International Poetry Celebration

Multilingual Tucson Unified high school students are invited to participate in the Educational Enrichment Foundation's International Poetry Celebration! Students enter a poem in English and one other language. Creative writing seminars are offered for interested students. Entries will be published, and scholarship prizes will be awarded!
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TUSD is a Safe-T-Zone

The Department of School Safety is in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. To make an anonymous report regarding any on-campus concerns, including weapons, fights, graffiti, drugs, violence, or gangs, call the Safe-T-Zone Tip Line at 584-7680.