A: Gov. Ducey and Superintendent Kathy Hoffman have announced all schools in Arizona closed through April 10th. View the announcement. TUHSD will be monitoring available information from the appropriate state and federal agencies in order to determine when schools could reopen.

A. We are using Google Voice as a form of communication. You may receive calls from an unknown number, please know this may be from a teacher or counselor.

A. For information on how to access TUHSD Student Online Learning; Chrome/email accounts, Schoology, Google Hangouts Meet, Online Textbooks, ParentVUE and more please click on this link to open in Google Docs.

A. Students please check your gmail accounts and turn on Schoology notifications.

A: Yes. Meals are be available for pick up at four of our school locations (Mountain Pointe, Marcos de Niza, McClintock, Tempe High) from 11:00am to 1:00pm.

Any youth 18 and under will be able to pick up two meals at a time for themselves: lunch for the current day, plus breakfast for the following day. Students must be present in order to receive meals.

Should there be additional need for a fifth site to distribute food, that will be communicated to our families immediately.

A. Tempe Union Online classes that students began prior to March 6, 2020, are still active in Schoology. This includes Evening School classes.

• Students are encouraged to continue to work on these courses, and now have access to all course content, quizzes, and tests, which can all be completed online at home.
• Moving forward, we are working to determine the process for students to take Final Exams for these courses and will communicate this to students and parents as soon as a procedure is decided upon.
• If you are unable to access or need a quiz reset, please reach out to your Online Teacher or Jess Portillo, jportillo@tuhsd.k12.az.us.

A: Summer Education Academy Registration/Classes: Currently, we have halted registration for all district summer school classes, both in-person and online.

• For students who registered prior to March 6, 2019, for Tempe Union Online - summer classes, these will begin on March 27th as scheduled, and their teachers will reach out to them about starting their classes in the next week. 
• For all other students, we are working to determine an updated plan for summer education and will communicate this to all students and parents along with updated registration dates and procedures in the next few weeks.
• Students who have already registered for in-person summer classes will be contacted directly as soon as a new plan is in place.
• Please check back here for the District’s summer education options which will be updated regularly.

A. Please see these COVID-19 resources for social and emotional wellness as well as other resources offered to help out during this time.

A: No. During the school closure period (currently through April 10th, per the mandate from Governor Ducey), all extracurricular activities, events, athletic competitions/practices, and student travel will be cancelled.

A: No. All school sites are closed during this time, and that includes external facilities including but not limited to: football fields, basketball and tennis courts, and any other gathering places. By closing these facilities to our families and the public, we are following federally issued guidelines around limiting the size of gatherings to under 10 people, and social distancing.

A: All competitions, practices, physicals, and other events pertaining to athletics have been cancelled through March 28, 2020. This follows our commitment to maintain the CDC-recommended social distancing practices and also takes into consideration guidelines issued today by the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA). More information will be released as soon as it becomes available.

A: We are working through the impact of the state-wide closure in regards to Prom and other major events. We will have more information to release to our community in the coming days. Please continue to check our website for the most up-to-date information.

A: We are working through the impact of the state-wide closure in regards to graduation and other major events. We will have more information to release to our community in the coming days. Please continue to check our website for the most up-to-date information.

A: Rio Salado College has communicated to Tempe Union High School District that students will need to keep up with the online work that will be provided by their Dual Enrollment teacher. As of March 23rd, Rio Salado College Dual Enrollment Instructors will have temporary access to the online college version of the in-person course that they are teaching. This will ensure students have some level of continuity by providing college-level resources and materials. More information will be provided here as it becomes available.

A: Testing will be impacted by the state-wide closures. For resources and more information from College Board, visit: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/about-ap/news-changes/coronavirus-update

A: The International Baccalaureate made their official announcement on March 23rd that the May 2020 exam session will no longer be held. This is the first time they have ever done this and it will affect thousands of schools worldwide. We are working with the IB to support our students during this developing situation, and that if you or your child is an IB student, please contact Suzanne Pachuta or Michael Cooper at Tempe High School for additional information. Please visit the following website for current updates and news tied to the IB test: https://sites.google.com/a/tuhsd.k12.az.us/ib-at-tempe-high-school/.

A: Effective Monday, March 16, the East Valley Institute of Technology is closed until further notice in an effort to help protect our students and staff during the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. For now, please know that EVIT is working hard to find alternative ways to continue the career training our students have been receiving at EVIT. Please visit EVIT's website for more information and online resources: https://www.evit.com/

A: Testing will be impacted by the state-wide closures. If your student was scheduled to take the SAT exam on Saturday, March 14th, they should have received information directly from the College Board on a rescheduled date. For more information, visit: https://pages.collegeboard.org/natural-disasters.

A: The ACT has rescheduled its April 4, 2020 national test date to June 13, 2020 across the U.S. in response to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). All students registered for the April 4th test date should receive an email from ACT in the next few days informing them of the postponement and instructions for free rescheduling to June 13th, or a future national test date.

For more information, visit: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/covid-19.html

District level ACT scheduled for April 7th, 2020: As of March 16th, 2020 the Arizona Department Education’s Assessment section is working closely with the testing vendors on the schedule for extending and/or delaying Spring 2020 assessments.
As future information becomes available it will be shared here as well as on the ADE website https://www.azed.gov/assessment/.