During a ceremony Thursday night, the Chandler Unified School District dedicated one of its newest campuses: The Haley Knutson Elementary School, known as Haley Elementary School. The school was named for Haley Knutson, who at 9 years old lost her battle with cancer after a brave fight that inspired the community. The dedication was attended by students, teachers, district officials, board members and members of Haley’s family. 

Classes resume July 26 in the Chandler Unified School District. Schools are now open for enrollment.

The Chandler Unified School District’s James T. Perry Administration Building is about to undergo a $3.3 million renovation.

The Chandler Unified School District has doubled in size over the last 10 years — but the real growth might still be in the future. Within the next five years, the district expects to build up to 12 new schools to accommodate the rush.

The Chandler Unified School District is adding an item to its menu of school choices available for students next year. An alternative program for junior high and high school students has been in place for 10 years in the district, but it's been run by an outside source, Blueprint Education.

Voters in the Gilbert and Higley school districts decided big isn’t necessarily better and rejected a consolidation measure on Tuesday. But an area of the East Valley where combining school districts would make a lot more sense is Tempe and west Chandler.

Gilbert Unified School District’s annual Secondary Art Show is on display through May 14 during regular business hours at the district office, 140 S. Gilbert Road, Gilbert.

November 16, 2004

Boundary proposals are on the table for the Chandler Unified School District’s fourth high school. The high school will be the last of its kind in the district, but the doors won’t be closed to creating a technical or other specialized high school in the future, district spokesman Terry Locke said.

Boundary proposals are on the table for the Chandler Unified School District’s fourth high school. The high school will be the last of its kind in the district, but the doors won’t be closed to creating a technical or other specialized high school in the future, district spokesman Terry Locke said.

Chandler Unified School District marks the end of its first quarter on Friday.

Two administrators from Higley and Gilbert school districts and a Higley principal were appointed Wednesday as principals in the Chandler Unified School District.

The Chandler Unified School District governing board will hear proposed boundary options Wednesday night for a new elementary school that will be constructed for the 2012-2013 school year.

Enrollment in Chandler Unified School District is up more than 700 students from last school year, the district reported Wednesday.

Students in the Chandler Unified School District’s high schools receive their diplomas Wednesday night. They already have some impressive resumes.

The Chandler Unified School District governing board recently approved the purchase of two plots of land to hold future schools.

The Chandler Unified School District wants to add a college preparatory school to its repertoire this fall. Already, the district offers four elementary academies, which include increased academic rigor, uniforms and smaller class sizes.

Camille Casteel, superintendent of the Chandler Unified School District, is one of only 10 winners honored with a 2011 eSN Tech-Savvy Superintendent Award.

Overcrowding has taken its toll at schools in southeast Chandler. Santan Elementary School could not offer full-day kindergarten this year because there weren’t enough classrooms.

The issue of what unifying the Tempe and Kyrene elementary and Tempe Union High school districts will to do to homeowner tax rates remains as gray as ever.

Computer labs across the Chandler Unified School District got face-lifts recently as aging technology was replaced with state-of-the-art computers and monitors.

Chandler Unified School District administrators, board members, friends and family gathered Tuesday morning to remember Mike Desper, a longtime girls basketball coach and district administrator.

December 9, 2004