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Contact: Estella Zavala or Susan Cergol, 225-6437
Posted on: November 2, 2001

Tucson Unified School District is inviting the public to submit names for two new elementary schools set to open in the fall of 2002. Names must be submitted by 4:45 p.m. Feb. 1, 2002 to the Superintendent’s office, 1010 E. 10^th St.

Students, parents, community members and staff are invited to submit nominations. Forms can be accessed on the TUSD web site (Naming of Schools Nomination Form, in MS Word or Naming of Schools Nomination Form, in Adobe PDF) and can also be requested at the Communications Department, 1010 E. 10^th St; 225-6437.

As described in Board Policy 3741, criteria for name nominations include:

• Continuous and exceptional contributions to the education of District schools
• Meritorious, extraordinary and enduring service to the District’s students, parents and staff
• Contributions to the field of education as a whole; and
• Contributions to the community

The schools, each with a capacity for 550 students, will be located at W. 36^th Street and S. La Cholla Boulevard and at S. San Joaquin Avenue and W. Bopp Road. One school will be headed by principal Jeanette Morales, the other by Velma Castaņeda-Titone.

For more information contact:
Tucson Unified School District, 1010 E. 10th Street, Tucson AZ 85719
Telephone: 520-225-6000
E-Mail: webmaster@tusd.k12.az.us

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