Struggles of Cave Creek district are emblematic of Arizona schools during Covid-19
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What makes things more difficult for students in the Cave Creek district is that teachers have left key positions, such as language, math and special-education teachers, middle-school counselor Cadi Angeli says.
By: Sierra Poore, Phoenix Business Journal
Posted at 9:04 AM, Dec 21, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-21 11:04:48-05
CAVE CREEK, AZ â Students and teachers at the Cave Creek Unified School District returned to in-person classes in early September, joining other schools as petri dishes for how classes could be handled during Covid-19. Weeks later, early results show the struggle â teachers leaving schools over health concerns, students in classrooms led by long-term substitute teachers and parents trying to figure it all out.
In the West Valley, Youngker High School was forced to move from hybrid to distance learning Nov. 6.
âYoungker has to go to distance learning because weâre learning weâve had too many staff members go to quarantine or test positive,â said Buckeye Union High School District Superintendent Rob Roberson at the time.
âWe donât have the staff to supervise our students. And we canât get the substitutes.â
That is being seen elsewhere.
Students and teachers at the Cave Creek Unified School District returned to in-person classes in early September, joining other schools as petri dishes for how classes could be handled during COVID-19. Weeks later, early results show the struggleâteachers leaving schools over health concerns, students in classrooms led by long-term substitute teachers and parents trying to figure it all out.
After 47 years in education, Cave Creek Unified School District Superintendent, Dr. Debbi Burdick, will be retiring on December 31. Dr. Burdick has held the position of CCUSD Superintendent since 2008 and came to the district in 2004 as Associate Superintendent. During her career, she has been a teacher, principal, educational consultant and adjunct professor at both Grand Canyon and Arizona State Universities. Dr. Burdick graduated summa cum laude with a doctorate from ASU, two Masters Degrees from Eastern IL University and a Bachelors Degree from Western IL University. Dr. Burdick was a National Christa McAuliffe Fellow from the USDOE; received the AZ School Administrator’s Educational Doctoral Student of the Year for ASU and the Outstanding Senior in Education Award from Western IL University.
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