FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

TEMPE UNION RECOGNIZED BY GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

June 8, 2023 – The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) recently announced that Tempe Union High School District No. 213 has received GFOA’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting (PAFR Award) for its Popular Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.

The Award represents a significant achievement. In order to be eligible for the PAFR Award, a government must also submit its annual comprehensive financial report to GFOA’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Program and receive the Certificate for the current fiscal year. Each eligible report is reviewed by judges who evaluate the report based on the following categories: reader appeal, understandability, distribution methods, creativity, and other elements.

To view the online version of Tempe Union’s Popular Annual Financial Report, please visit: https://www.tempeunion.org/ under “District Quick Links”.

About Tempe Union High School District

Tempe Union High School District (TUHSD) is an A-rated school district by the Arizona Department of Education and is home to approximately 12,000 students across six high schools. Five TUHSD schools have also earned the A+ Award of Excellence from the Arizona Educational Foundation and three schools – Desert Vista, Mountain Pointe, and McClintock - have earned the award twice. It is our vision that all students will graduate with the knowledge, understanding and ability to apply skills necessary for success in college, career and life. For more information, visit www.tempeunion.org.

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