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Amphitheater School District at a Glance
By Debbie Anthony

What does the public want to know about the Amphitheater School District?  How can we share educational resources with the Amphitheater community?  These are the questions that we seek to answer through the Amphitheater web page.  The Amphitheater web page (www.amphi.com) has undergone some recent changes to impart important information to our audience.  Let’s explore the main page of the Amphi web page to see what’s new. 

The first stop is the Amphi News section.  The section will showcase the accomplishments of our students, teachers, staff and schools of our District and present newsworthy items.  Check the press release section for up-to-date news about our District.  The first posted press release highlights our achievements for the year 2006. 

The next stop is the extensive Teaching and Learning category.  Here you will find resources for classroom use.  This includes:

  • Curriculum information, tools and programs

  • Instructional resources for the core subject areas

  • Educator resources

  • Professional development tools

  • Assessment resources

The Parent/Student Information section has been divided into school level and district level.  The school level provides calendars, lunch menus, bus information and the student handbook.  The district level links to the Amphi Facts and the District maps.

The community can learn about our schools by visiting the school abstracts which have been added to the main page.  Each school presents information about their mission, organization and philosophy and their instructional programs.  Recently added links to school report cards from the Arizona Department of Education and National Center for Educational Accountability School Profiles provide information about each school.  The 2006-2007 AZ LEARNS Label shows the school’s overall performance. 

Also new to our webpage is the Volunteer link. Volunteers can provide assistance in many areas and this link provides the information to get them started.  Help is welcome in both instructional and non-instructional areas.

If you look at the right-hand column of links, you will see that we now have a link to make a tax credit donation online.  Since the inception of the online donation program, donations have increased significantly.  Taxpayers can make their contributions through a secure method using a credit card.  They can designate the school and the extracurricular activity that will receive the money.

The Customer Satisfaction Survey link allows the public to provide feedback on the level of service they receive while visiting our campuses and departments.  This will help the District evaluate the areas that need improvement in customer service as well as identify those who provide exceptional service.

I hope that you find the changes to the District webpage useful and informative.  We will continue to make improvements and add information as needed.

January 2007



 

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