Phoenix_Elementary_School_District

Phoenix Elementary School District

Phoenix Elementary School District

Phoenix, Arizona, school district

The Phoenix Elementary School District #1 (PESD) is a kindergarten through 8th grade school district in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It was established in 1871 as the first free public school district in Arizona.[1] The district boundaries cover an area from 16th Street on the east, south of Buckeye Road on the south, past 23rd Avenue on the west and Thomas Road on the north.[2] Student services include: speech and language therapy, social and psychological services, services for the hearing and visually impaired, gifted education, and special education. Each school has a nurse or nurse's assistant on staff. Students of working parents are offered free before and after school care for their students.[3]

Quick Facts Location, District information ...

As of 2016 the superintendent is Mr. Larry Weeks[4]

Students feed into the Phoenix Union High School District.[5]

In 2015 the district considered closing Shaw Elementary School due to a deficit of over $800,000.[6]

Elementary schools[7]

  • Bethune
  • Capitol
  • Dunbar
  • Edison
  • Emerson
  • Faith North Preschool
  • Garfield
  • Heard
  • Herrera
  • Kenilworth
  • Lowell
  • Magnet Traditional School
  • Shaw Montessori
  • Whittier

References

  1. [1]
    "History". Phoenix Elementary School District. Retrieved on October 5, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Choose Phoenix #1". Phoenix Elementary School District. Retrieved on October 5, 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Choose Phoenix #1". Phoenix Elementary School District. Retrieved on October 5, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Superintendent". Phoenix Elementary School District. Retrieved on October 5, 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Transition to High School". Phoenix Elementary School District. Retrieved on October 5, 2017
  6. [6]
    Henderson, Krystle. "Phoenix school in jeopardy of closing" (Archive). 12 News (Phoenix, Arizona). May 13, 2015. Retrieved on August 15, 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Our Schools". Phoenix Elementary School District. Retrieved on October 5, 2017.


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