We are committed to supporting the district’s Mission of Excellence in Teaching and Learning by providing high-quality support to teachers and administrators of Tempe Union. Through professional development training and standards implementation, the staff of the Department of Instructional Services works to build the capacity of our professional teaching and administration staff to maximize our ability to foster greater levels of learning. We work to build consensus across the district as we combine state standards and instructional practices, creating guiding documents and fostering collegial dialogues to help all leaders of learners to fulfill their mission more effectively.

Other areas of responsibility include:

• Academic Intervention
• Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR)
• Advanced Placement (AP)
• Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
• Chronic Illness Services
• Cognia
• Collaborative Courses
• College and Career Planning
• Counseling
• District Course Catalog - current school year catalog is available on our enrollment web page
• District Curriculum Committee and Fees
• Dropout Prevention
• Dual Enrollment (Rio Salado College)
• English Learners
• Foreign Exchange and International Students
• Foster Care 
• Gifted Education
• Graduation Requirements
• Homebound Services
• McKinney-Vento (Homeless Assistance)
• MultiTier Support System
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
• Native American Education
• Professional Development
• Registration/Enrollment
• Summer Education Academy (SEA)
• Textbook Adoption
• Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, Title VI
• Tri-District Articulation