Education notes: Diane Douglas returning for feedback

Arizona Schools Chief Diane Douglas is coming back for another round of feedback with Tucson parents, educators and community members.

Douglas, who made her way to Tucson three weeks ago as part of her “We Are Listening” tour, will be in town Tuesday for an Arizona Department of Education conference designed to provide information to school leaders on Common Core, AzMERIT, retention and recruitment, technology, school climate and improvement, and more.

She originally planned to allocate time to conference attendees to share their thoughts as community members have been invited to do across the state, but decided to open that portion to the public.

“We had such a large response from the greater Tucson community asking for more ways to share their thoughts on K-12 education, I felt it was important to take advantage of this additional opportunity,” Douglas said in a news release.

The event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at the El Conquistador Resort Presidio V conference room, 10000 N. Oracle Road. Approximately 1,200 people have shown up for the tour’s last 12 stops.

Hundreds of comments have also been submitted via email — HearingEveryVoice@azed.gov — and Twitter — @azedschools — using #HearingEveryVoice.

TUSD holding hiring fair for teachers

The Tucson Unified School District is hosting a teacher fair Friday at Catalina High School, 3645 E. Pima St.

During the event, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., teachers will be hired on-site for all subjects and grade levels.

For more information or to complete an application, go to tusd1.org/jobs

Salpointe student chosen for conference

A Salpointe senior has been nominated to attend an honors program for high school students who want to become leaders in the medical field.

Kenia Salas will participate in the Congress of Future Medical Leaders program in Boston from Wednesday through Friday. The event is designed to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be physicians or medical scientists to pursue their dream and provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.

Students will learn about leading medical research, receive advice from Ivy League and top medical school deans on what to expect in medical school, and learn about cutting-edge advances and the future in medicine and medical technology.

Meeting on Marana’s new school planned

The Marana School District is hosting an informational meeting Thursday to discuss a new K-6 elementary school scheduled to open August 2016.

The school, to be built in the Gladden Farms community, will relieve enrollment pressure on Estes Elementary School, as well as meet future growth in the area. Administration, along with architectural and building teams, will be on hand to present the design and vision for the campus.

The meeting is at 5:30 p.m. in the Estes cafeteria, 11280 W. Grier Road.

Catalina foundation awards scholarships

The Catalina High School Foundation awarded $1,000 scholarships to four graduating seniors.

The scholarships, which were underwritten by former Catalina graduates and supporters of the school, went to Asha Adam, Ivy Machora and Selene Leyva. James Bertino was also awarded a $1,000 scholarship for business and entrepreneurship advancement.

The foundation works to support academics and activities through mini-grants and donations of special items needed by Catalina teachers and students. It recently received a $5,000 donation from a Catalina graduate.

Copper Point holding enrollment event

Copper Point Schools is hosting an open enrollment event Saturday for grades 6 through 10.

The event will feature food, games, school tours, enrollment information and booths supporting local businesses and organizations.

It is from 6 to 8 p.m. at Copper Point, 732 W. Roger Road. For more information, call 624-7169, visit www.copperpointschools.org or attend an informational meeting any Thursday at 6:30 p.m.