A. Updated: In light of Governor’s Ducey announcement and subsequent Executive Order on 6/29/20, we want to reassure you that we continue to assess and plan for a safe, productive 20/21 school year for our students, teachers, and staff. There are still many unknowns about how the Governor’s order will affect the details of our current planning efforts. We will continue to keep you informed and update this page and our Return to School page as information becomes available.

Tempe Union High School District will close all seven of our schools to students beginning March 16, 2020, and will be closed through the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. This adheres to the announcement made on March 30 by Governor Ducey and State Superintendent Hoffman.

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. Please see Schoology's Status Monitor to find out the most recent status on Schoology products.

For more information, please see Schoology's Exchange Blog about scaling Schoology for increased demand.

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Please select an available date and time to return your student laptops to the District Office. Sign up through one of the links below.

June 8, 2020 – June 16, 2020:

• https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/FMfcgxwHNqKMVCzPQcXTvxKCJcsJbQrR

June 17, 2020 – June 30, 2020:

• https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b44afa82fa4fa7-student1

A. Meal distributions at all Tempe Union High Schools ended on Friday, May 15, 2020.

The Department of Economic Services (DES) to soon distribute Pandemic Electronic Benefit Food Stamp Cards (P-EBT Cards) to all families with students eligible for Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefits:  

Per the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, DES will soon be issuing Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer food stamp cards (P-EBT), to every family with students eligible for free/reduced meals in schools.

If your child has not been enrolled in the free or reduced school meal program for the 2019–2020 school year, and your financial circumstances have changed and your child(ren) would now be eligible, apply online at https://www. lunchapplication.com. For quick processing, be sure to enter your child(ren)s names and birthdates exactly as was given to the school office for the student database to include their 7-digit student identification number.

Enrolling prior to June 20, 2020 is important because the DES will be collecting student free and reduced data from the district database. DES has not yet announced a distribution date of the P-EBT card.

Families will still need to complete a new application for the 2020–2021 school year which will be available after July 1, 2020.

If you have any questions, please call the Nutrition Services office at (480) 345-3745.

Additional Meal Services for Summer

School sites that are continuing to participating in serving meals during the summer can be found on USDA’s Site Locator website or by texting the word FOOD to 877-877.

Here are some other websites for food resources:

• https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/az-tempe
• https://des.az.gov/p-ebt
  
• https://des.az.gov/services/basic-needs/food-assistance/arizona-p-ebt-pandemic-school-meal-replacement-benefits
• https://www.azfoodbanks.org/index.php/foodbank/index/
• https://mountainparkhealth.org/ | Kids Cafe for kids 18 years old and under will run June 1 – July 31, Monday – Friday from 8 – 10:30 AM while supplies last. More information can be found here - English & Spanish PDF

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.

Information on FINAL Exams in Online Classes:

We hope you are doing well in these interesting times, and commend you on continuing to work diligently in your online classes. Due to our school closure, we would like to communicate the process for taking your Final Exam online:

1. Students will schedule their Final Exam with their course instructor at least 48 hours in advance, once they have completed all course assignments and tests with a grade of 60% or better.
2. Once the exam is scheduled, teachers will send the student an invite with a Google Hangouts link to log into on the test date/time.
3. On the date/time of testing, the student will log on to Google Hangouts with the teacher.
4. Once the student and teacher are logged on, the teacher will open the final exam for the student to complete.
5. The student must leave their camera on for the teacher to monitor them while they are testing.
6. The student will have 2 hours to complete the test after which time the teacher will relock the test.
7. Students will have two chances to take the test, but they must wait 24 hours before taking the second test.

In addition, we are waiving the 60% or better requirement for the final exam; therefore, students who score below 60% can still pass the course provided their overall grade in the course is 60% or better. Please note that students who do not complete their course and a final exam by June 30, 2020, will be given an F in the course. Students, with extenuating circumstances, who have concerns about being able to complete the course and exam prior to June 30, 2020, should contact the Director, Stephaine Frimer at sfrimer@tuhsd.k12.az.us.

A. Yes, however at this time, Summer Education Academy classes are full and registration is closed. Thank you for your continuous support.

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. 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: No. During the school closure period (through the end of the current school year), all extracurricular activities, events, athletic competitions/practices, and student travel will be cancelled.

A. The NCAA Eligibility Center is posting all COVID-19 updates here: https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/

A: All competitions, practices, physicals, and other events pertaining to athletics have been cancelled through the end of the 2019-20 school year. 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). 

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: For exam preparation help, the AP Exam Schedule and more information from College Board, visit https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org/students.

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: Students in the Class of 2021 can plan to register for a future test. At this time, August 2020 is the next date offered.

Students in the Class of 2020 should contact the Admissions Office of the college they will be attending next semester to see how, or if, this impacts admission or scholarship decisions.

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/.