COOLIDGE — As the school year winds to a close, the Coolidge Unified School District is continuing efforts to return to a state of normalcy for students and staff.

COOLIDGE — On the cusp of retirement, Superintendent Charie Wallace says that among her proudest accomplishments is making sure none of them happened alone. Whether it was raising teacher salaries, passing a bond measure or reviving the district’s music program, Wallace believes that guiding…

COOLIDGE — Last year’s county fair and livestock auctions were some of the first events canceled as the pandemic forced everything to shut down.

COOLIDGE — Almost a year ago, on March 18, the Coolidge Unified School District board met to determine what the district’s plan was going to be for the pandemic. At their latest meeting on March 10, the tone of the meeting was decidedly less stressful as Superintendent Charie Wallace said th…

COOLIDGE — West Elementary School’s drop-off lane has been known to cause havoc and long lines for anxious parents.

COOLIDGE — After almost two months on a remote learning program, the Coolidge Unified School District is ready to transition back to hybrid learning.

COOLIDGE — The pandemic has created numerous challenges for educators and families. But where teachers have sometimes struggled to fill the gaps created by remote learning, libraries have helped step in.

COOLIDGE — Imagine Prep Coolidge and Imagine Coolidge Elementary announced plans for a phased-in reopening of classroom learning on Feb. 3. The timeline sees younger students going back to school first.

COOLIDGE — Superintendent Charie Wallace will be ending her tenure having done an “amazing job,” according to the Coolidge Unified School District board. But with plans to retire long in the works, Wallace spent her birthday weekend preparing materials outlining steps to find her replacement.

COOLIDGE — Imagine Schools announced Thursday that they would continue with a virtual learning model for all their southwest regional schools, including Coolidge, until at least Jan. 29.

COOLIDGE — With COVID-19 numbers surging within the state and county, the Coolidge Unified School District Governing Board voted to continue with remote learning indefinitely.

COOLIDGE — The pandemic has, at least temporarily, disrupted and reshaped learning environments. But connecting with new technology is the lesser challenge of pandemic-interrupted education. The real trick, as Coolidge teachers Christi Jones and Blasa Ornelas can attest, is maintaining the r…

TEMPE — Brooke Hanna didn’t struggle with what she wanted to study upon enrolling at Arizona State University. She had been working with children and in sports, separately and together, for a long time.

COOLIDGE — Despite a decision the week before to transition to remote learning, the pandemic and its impacts dominated the discussion Dec. 8 at the Coolidge Unified School District board meeting.

SIGNAL PEAK — Although they were not able to attend in person, Central Arizona College broadcast a virtual send-off for graduates on Friday, celebrating those who successfully finished their programs in May, August or December despite the year’s unique challenges.

COOLIDGE — During a contentious special meeting on Friday afternoon, the Coolidge Unified School District Governing Board voted 3-1 to switch from hybrid to remote learning beginning Dec. 14 and lasting until at least Jan. 18.

COOLIDGE — Beginning Monday, all Imagine schools, including Imagine Coolidge and Imagine Prep Coolidge, switched to virtual learning for the remainder of the semester, which ends on Dec. 18.

COOLIDGE — Through the pandemic period, school districts have had to make difficult decisions balancing the needs of students with the realities of public safety.

COOLIDGE — Seventeen months ago Diana Guerrero was a student at Coolidge High School. Now she’s headed to a seat on the school board after winning one of three positions.

COOLIDGE — After being notified of a potential exposure, Coolidge High School and Coolidge Junior High School have taken the precaution of quarantining the current administrative team as of Tuesday.

COOLIDGE — The pandemic period has been a stressful time for school administrators but also an opportunity for staff to demonstrate “ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the name of community pride,” in the words of Superintendent Charie Wallace.

COOLIDGE — Drawing similarities between the challenges to school districts presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and those created by active shooter situations, Superintendent Charie Wallace asked Governing Board members of the Coolidge Unified School District to consider whether to reopen scho…

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COOLIDGE — Former Coolidge school teachers Kris Gillespie and Linda Heath are running a combined campaign to serve on the Coolidge school board.

COOLIDGE — With 30 years of service in the Marines, the new senior instructor of the JROTC program at Coolidge High School is dedicated to the Corps and the core.

COOLIDGE — Like many school districts in Arizona, Coolidge is experiencing a teacher shortage but not exactly the way one might think.

COOLIDGE — To account for the construction of a new aquatic center that will be built at the current location of the city pool, City Council approved an amended version of the Intergovernmental Agreement between the city of Coolidge and Coolidge Unified School District.

COOLIDGE — After all schools were scrubbed, polished and readied, students returned to attending classes in person for the first time this school year on Monday.

COOLIDGE — Having school in virtual classrooms has been “weird” and a “whirlwind” for Coolidge students and teachers since remote schooling began Aug. 10, but everybody is making it work, principals say.

COOLIDGE — The Coolidge Unified School District will not begin in-person or hybrid instruction until the county meets COVID-19 benchmarks set by the state.