• Message from the Superintendent Todd Jaeger

    Welcome to a new year in the Amphitheater District. The excitement and energy typically felt at the beginning of any given year is definitely magnified this year, and that is certainly what our students – frankly, what we all – need and deserve. The future of every child in the Amphi Community starts right now, and it is so reassuring to see that every teacher, staff member, and parent is unified in making our children’s futures as bright and promising as they possibly can be.  After all, the future of our community’s children is our very purpose in Amphitheater, and we are more mindful of that fact this year, than ever before.

    In addition to a renewed sense of purpose, I want to share some things we are particularly proud of:

    • Imagine Preschools.

    Low-cost or free preschool instruction for our very youngest learners is now offered at all of our elementary schools and at all three of our high schools, where the older students learn about early education hands-on. These programs are largely made possible due to generous financial support from Pima County and the Town of Oro Valley.  This is a game-changer for early childhood education in our community!

    • Curriculum and Resources 

    We are continuing to implement our English Language Arts and Mathematics curricula that were selected after community-wide stakeholder involvement.  Our teachers and other educators are leading the continuous implementation of these curricula and other instructional materials and tools which will assure the access of all our students to rigorous, high-level academic content.

    • Technology

    Our District offers more than one computer device per student, providing our students with new tech-learning opportunities both in and outside the classroom.  Many of our classrooms are also being equipped with other devices and technologies that will support and advance the work of teachers and students alike.

    • Individualized Learning Opportunities

    We are continuing to expand the options that our students and their parents have to enhance learning through programs like our gifted education (REACH), Career and Technical Education, AVID, Dual Enrollment for College Credit, content and grade level acceleration, special education services, expanded course offerings, extracurricular activities, and structured personalized learning.

    I would also like to take this moment to provide some clarity on some very important issues of concern to our community.  Events over the past few years have brought these issues to the forefront of public discussion regarding schools, and I want you to have accurate information as these issues relate to our District.

    • School Safety Is Our Top Priority

    Those of us who work in schools do so because we care deeply about the children entrusted to us, and their safety is absolutely the most important thing to us.  This has always been true, and the District has continuously reviewed and revised practices in response to new information and advice from law enforcement.

    The year has just begun, but as we have observed so many times before, it will also be over before we know it.  So, I hope we will all join together to use every moment of the remainder of this year to bring success, happiness, and achievement into the lives of our students and, in turn, to our entire community.  This is a time of renewal and infinite potential for all of us, and our children are going to lead the way. 

    Sincerely,

    Todd A. Jaeger, J.D.
    Superintendent
    tjaeger@amphi.com