Browse past news stories for San Luis Middle School in San Luis, AZ.

• Former educator pleads guilty in sex case (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 06:59:33 pm
  TUCSON — A former Yuma County school official has entered a guilty plea to sexual misconduct charges involving children.
• Thompson Ranch Elementary on rise (The Arizona Republic)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 08:10:10 am
  "Failing" schools are required to undergo a school-improvement process to boost student achievement. For schools like Thompson Ranch Elementary in El Mirage, this process works.
• 6 Gadsden schools exceed academic standards (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on August 8, 2009 at 06:30:45 pm
  SAN LUIS, Ariz. - Six schools in the Gadsden Elementary School District are exceeding the state's academic standards, but the district still faces the challenge of bringing two other schools up to standards.
• How a school's AZ LEARNS profile is determined (12 News Phoenix)
  posted on July 29, 2009 at 01:39:25 pm
  A school's AZ LEARNS Achievement Profile is based on changes in statewide AIMS math, reading and writing test scores over both the previous year and a longer period. The state gives schools one of six labels: excelling, highly performing, performing plus, performing, underperforming or failing.
• Adequate yearly progress (12 News Phoenix)
  posted on July 29, 2009 at 01:39:15 pm
  The No Child Left Behind Act requires schools and districts to make "adequate yearly progress," or AYP. This is based on AIMS reading and math scores from year to year and over time.
• Schools impress Arizona; feds tougher to please (12 News Phoenix)
  posted on July 29, 2009 at 01:39:05 pm
  A record 96 percent of Arizona schools got at least a satisfactory rating in the state's annual report card, mainly because of the increased number of students passing the state's 2009 standardized AIMS test.
• Schools impress Arizona; feds tougher to please (The Arizona Republic)
  posted on July 29, 2009 at 07:50:05 am
  State gives Arizona schools better grades for achieving, while one in four continues to fail federal ''adequate yearly progress'' standards.
• Rehiring of Gadsden school official questioned (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on July 12, 2009 at 02:14:31 am
  A member of Gadsden School District's governing board is urging fellow members to consider whether they want to grant a new contract to Superintendent Raymond Aguilera.
• Rogers allegedly involved in Thailand sex trade (Thailandnews.net)
  posted on July 8, 2009 at 09:01:31 am
  Jul 07, 2009 (The Sun - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A former Gadsden schools superintendent charged with attempting to book a child sex tour to Mexico told an undercover off...
• Rogers allegedly involved in Thailand sex trade (MENAFN)
  posted on July 8, 2009 at 06:15:24 am
  Rogers allegedly involved in Thailand sex trade
• Ex-educator indicted in child sex case (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on June 24, 2009 at 11:22:44 pm
  The former Gadsden superintendent arrested last week on suspicion of booking a child sex tour to Mexico has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Phoenix.
• Gadsden dismissing 40 teachers with emergency certification (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on April 17, 2009 at 09:22:42 pm
  SAN LUIS, Ariz. - A new regulation from the Arizona Department of Education has impacted the Gadsden Elementary School District and will keep 40 teachers with an emergency teaching certificate out of the classroom.