Higley Highlights

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Ms. Amanda Day has 11 years of experience in the field of education here in the Higley Unified School District. She has served in various roles including elementary teacher, gifted and talented specialist coach, dean of students, and most recently assistant principal at Higley Traditional Academy.

Mr. Brian Griggs has been a part of the Higley Unified School District for nine years. This upcoming school year will be his 10th year at Coronado Elementary. Before coming to HUSD, Mr. Griggs taught in Gilbert Public Schools for 12 years.

Mr. Jeff Armstrong is in his sixth year serving the Higley Unified School District community. Prior to becoming the Director of Elementary Education, Mr. Armstrong served as the Principal of Coronado Elementary School. Mr. Armstrong has been in education for 14 years in which he served as a P.E. teacher, dean of students, assistant principal, and principal.

Ms. Sherry Richards began her tenure at Higley Unified School District in 2011 as an elementary school principal. In 2017, she was named Executive Director of Elementary Education. In 2023, she was appointed Interim Superintendent and subsequently selected as Superintendent in 2024.

Beginning the week of May 27th, Early Childhood offices will be under construction and all Elementary Schools will be closed. Beginning June 3rd, the District Office, Middle Schools, and High Schools will be operating on summer hours.

• District Office: Monday-Thursday, 8AM to 4PM
• Early Childhood Centers: Monday-Thursday, 8AM to 1PM. Due to construction, the best way to contact our centers is via email. Please email mona.skyler@husd.org for Cooley ECDC and nicole.camp@husd.org for Sossaman ECDC.
• Elementary Schools: Closed May 27th - July 5th
• Middle Schools: Monday-Thursday, 8AM to 4PM
• High Schools: Monday-Thursday, 7AM to 3:30PM

Please note that offices will be closed for holidays on June 19th and July 4th.

All offices will resume normal business hours on Monday, July 8th.

Apply online for K-12 jobs in Higley Unified School District.

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We would like to remind families who are interested in making a tax credit donation this season, that this can be made for any one of our schools through our HUSD website.

An individual may claim a nonrefundable tax credit for making cash contributions or for certain fees paid to a public school located in Arizona.

To qualify for the credit, an individual must make contributions for qualifying expenditures per A.R.S. § 43-1089.01. The credit is equal to the amount of fees paid or cash contributions, not to exceed $400 for married filing joint filers and $200 for all other filing statuses. For more information, please visit Arizona Department of Revenue.

Meet the Teacher

• Early Childhood Centers: Thursday, July 18th 12:30-5:00 PM
• Elementary Schools: Thursday, July 18th 4:30-6:30 PM

Open Houses

• Middle Schools: Thursday, July 18th 5:30-7:00 PM

• Higley High School: Friday, July 19th 7:25-10:00 AM
• Williams Field High School: Friday, July 19th 7:30 AM-12:00 PM

• Elementary Schools: 8:05 AM - 3:05 PM
• Middle Schools: 8:55 AM - 3:50 PM
• High Schools: 7:25 AM - 2:15 PM

• July 4: Fourth of July - All Offices Closed
• July 18:
• ECDC Meet the Teacher | 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
• Elementary Meet the Teacher | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
• Middle School Open Houses | 5:30 PM - 7:00PM
• July 19:
• Higley High Freshman Orientation | 7:25 AM - 10:00 AM
• Williams Field High Freshman Orientation | 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
• July 22: First Day of School 📚
• July 23: Board Business Meeting | 6:00 PM