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Rhetoric heats up at Valley school board meetings

5/24/2023
At least one of the people speaking out with harsh rhetoric at recent Peoria Unified School District governing board meetings is coming with connections to a national conservative group.

Higley USD over budget on substitutes

5/13/2023
Higley Unified School District overspent its open purchase order to pay for substitute teachers by the end of the third quarter, forcing the Governing Board to approve additional funds for the item. …

Higley USD weighs policy relationship with school …

5/12/2023
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board is considering having the district take one step away from the Arizona School Boards Association.   The district tabled a matter May 10 to …

Students with unique learning styles volunteer at …

5/10/2023
Students in Higley’s Transition and Access Program are volunteering twice a month at the Agritopia Community Garden to serve their community and prepare for life after high school. HTAP is …

Board member challenges Higley USD to do even better …

4/6/2023
Higley USD is making progress on a strategic goal to support the social-emotional growth of its students, officials said, but one governing board member challenged the district to do even better on …

Work on Higley High continues despite bond defeat

3/30/2023
Work on upgrading Higley High School to accommodate growth and renovate the aging facility is continuing, even after voters rejected the school district’s bond question.

District working to implement 'Higley-ized' Portrait …

3/20/2023
Higley USD is working to implement the “Higley-ized” version of “Portrait of a Graduate” that the Governing Board adopted last May.  But the effort has come under some …

Gilbert Symphony Orchestra returns March 12

3/11/2023
The Gilbert Symphony Orchestra will perform  from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, March 12, at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts, 4132 E. Pecos Road, Gilbert. The event has free general admission. …

Higley USD employees getting 2% raises despite board …

3/9/2023
The Higley USD Governing Board approved 2% raises for most district employees at the board’s March 8 meeting, but the vote was not unanimous.  Anna Van Hoek voted in dissent on the …

Higley USD board scrutinizing routine items

2/9/2023
Consent agenda, where routine items go to get passed quickly and without discussion by governing bodies, is getting more scrutiny from the newly formed Higley USD Governing Board. 

Middle-school leases refinance bolsters Higley USD …

2/9/2023
Higley USD is plowing savings it received from refinancing its middle school leases, plus a $1.1 million windfall from a maintenance account tied to those leases, into its fiscal year 2023-24 capital …

Lee Greenwood coming to Higley Center

1/22/2023
Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist Lee Greenwood will be performing at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts, 4132 E. Pecos Road, Gilbert, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. …