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20m EDUCATION <strong>InMaricopa</strong>.<strong>com</strong><br />
March 2012<br />
EDUCATION BRIEFS<br />
MuSD trains on the concept of<br />
backward Design<br />
Maricopa Unified School District<br />
held a two-day workshop and training<br />
session recently for nearly 50 employees<br />
on the concept of Backward Design<br />
in education, which analyzes the 12th<br />
grade requirements and expectations<br />
working back to kindergarten to define<br />
requirements for each grade.<br />
“Professional development is a key<br />
in<strong>it</strong>iative for our district this year and<br />
training on such analytical methods to<br />
define the scope of work per grade levels<br />
allows our staff to set expectations<br />
for students in a different manner than<br />
that which they may be accustomed,”<br />
Deputy S<strong>up</strong>erintendent Ember Conley<br />
said.<br />
This training, based on the book<br />
“Understanding by Design” by Grant<br />
Wiggins and Jay McTighe, is one of<br />
a series of professional development<br />
BROKER/OWNER<br />
activ<strong>it</strong>ies being planned for MUSD<br />
<strong>teachers</strong> and administrators during the<br />
next six months.<br />
Medical center auxiliary<br />
offers scholarships<br />
The Casa Grande Regional Medical<br />
Center Auxiliary is offering <strong>up</strong> to five<br />
$1,000 scholarships for students legally<br />
living in the area of western Pinal<br />
County served by CGRMC.<br />
This scholarship opportun<strong>it</strong>y is offered<br />
to any graduating senior or current<br />
college student who plans to enroll<br />
or is enrolled in a vocational school,<br />
college or univers<strong>it</strong>y studying for a career<br />
in health care.<br />
The scholarship application must be<br />
<strong>com</strong>pleted and mailed or delivered by<br />
March 16.<br />
Forms may be obtained online at<br />
CasaGrandeHosp<strong>it</strong>al.<strong>com</strong>/volunteer.<br />
Physical forms may be picked <strong>up</strong> from<br />
the Gift Shop or Human Resources at<br />
CGRMC, 1800 E. Florence Blvd., Casa<br />
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chairwoman.<br />
The auxiliary is<br />
an organization w<strong>it</strong>h<br />
a dedicated membership<br />
of more than<br />
100 people and is<br />
one of the oldest service<br />
organizations in<br />
Pinal County. Members<br />
provide volunteer<br />
hours to the<br />
hosp<strong>it</strong>al. It sponsors<br />
char<strong>it</strong>y events, including an annual golf<br />
tournament and proceeds from vendor<br />
sales, to provide funding for scholarships.<br />
Each year, the Auxiliary purchases<br />
approximately $70,000 of equipment<br />
for the hosp<strong>it</strong>al.<br />
520-381-6541<br />
Santa rosa elementary events<br />
planned for March<br />
Santa Rosa Elementary School has<br />
several events planned this month.<br />
On March 9 and March 30, the<br />
school will have $1 dress-<strong>up</strong> days, when<br />
students can pay $1 each time to forego<br />
wearing a uniform.<br />
Spring break is March 12-16.<br />
There will be a PTO meeting at 6<br />
p.m. March 20. A student-led conference<br />
is scheduled for March 21. Popcorn<br />
Friday is March 23.<br />
The school will host two Character<br />
Counts assemblies March 28. The<br />
K-2 assembly will be at 9 a.m. and the<br />
grades 3-5 assembly will be at 9:45 a.m.<br />
On March 30, the school will host<br />
Movie Night from 6-10 p.m.<br />
520-568-6150<br />
Santarosa.MaricopauSD.org<br />
Pennant races under way<br />
in academic League<br />
Maricopa Unified School District is<br />
conducting the sixth year of Academic<br />
League, a friendly <strong>com</strong>pet<strong>it</strong>ion among<br />
elementary schools.<br />
Each <strong>com</strong>pet<strong>it</strong>ion consists of two<br />
team a fifth graders at Santa rosa from<br />
Jacquelyn bui, Jillian Fullmer, Justin<br />
Florie, Chandler Chang <strong>com</strong>pete in the Feb. 28<br />
MuSD academic League.<br />
rounds in which teams answer multiple<br />
choice and open-ended questions related<br />
to grammar, spelling, social studies,<br />
science and math.<br />
Each elementary school creates two<br />
teams of 10-12 students representing<br />
fourth and fifth grade.<br />
Jan. 31 results:<br />
grade 4<br />
Saddleback ...... 21<br />
Santa Cruz ........ 13<br />
Maricopa .......... 12<br />
Butterfield ........ 25<br />
Pima Butte ....... 23<br />
Santa Rosa ....... 19<br />
grade 5<br />
Saddleback ...... 24<br />
Santa Cruz ........ 12<br />
Maricopa .......... 20<br />
Butterfield ........ 23<br />
Pima Butte ....... 24<br />
Santa Rosa ....... 18<br />
Feb. 28 results:<br />
grade 4<br />
Santa Rosa ....... 26<br />
Saddleback ...... 17<br />
Pima Butte ....... 21<br />
Butterfield ........ 20<br />
Santa Cruz ........ 22<br />
Maricopa<br />
Elementary ...... 19<br />
grade 5<br />
Santa Rosa ....... 24<br />
Saddleback ...... 22<br />
Pima Butte ....... 25<br />
Butterfield ........ 21<br />
Santa Cruz ........ 24<br />
Maricopa<br />
Elementary ...... 21<br />
Compet<strong>it</strong>ion no. 3:<br />
3:30 p.m. april 10<br />
Pima Butte will<br />
host Santa Cruz<br />
Saddleback will<br />
host Butterfield<br />
Maricopa will host<br />
Santa Rosa<br />
academic Finals:<br />
3:30 p.m. May 8<br />
Location TBA<br />
SubM<strong>it</strong>teD
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