6th Grade Open House and Transition Meetings

Cooley will be hosting 6th Grade Open House on Thursday, January 12th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.  Please take a minute to watch the video below to see a "snapshot" of our campus and all that we have to offer!  We look forward to seeing everyone on January 12th!

In addition, join Cooley Middle School Administration at one of the dates/locations below for a presentation on Parent Vue/Student Vue, how to register your student for incoming classes and a Q&A session.  We look forward to meeting you!

Registration for the Algebra1/Honors ELASS Pathway

The Algebra 1/Honors ELASS pathway is for students who are prepared for even more advanced courses to start 7^th grade.  As these courses are the most challenging and rigorous, it is important to make sure that students demonstrate prior knowledge and ability to succeed with this curriculum.  A placement test will be used to determine if students are prepared for Algebra 1/Honors ELASS courses.  All interested students are invited to register to take the placement exams at Cooley Middle School on Saturday, February 25^th, starting at 9am. 

Please click on the 23-24 CMS ELASS & Algebra I Placement Test register your child!

Please know that students will not be placed in the Algebra1/Honors ELASS pathway without testing.

HUSD Takes Proactive Approach to Ensure Students Thrive Academically and Emotionally 

To increase awareness of mental health challenges among young people, Higley Unified School District has implemented a Healthy Higley Wellness Initiative. This initiative is designed to provide community members in the Gilbert area with the resources needed to ensure students thrive academically and emotionally.

As part of Higley Unified School District's updated strategic plan, maximizing each student's academic and social-emotional growth is of the utmost importance.

HUSD has taken a proactive approach to ensure the District is providing resources to support the social-emotional growth of each student and the development of positive student behavior. To do so, HUSD has developed and implemented a K-12 comprehensive counseling program, with additional counselors available to all students. This increase in counselors includes the addition of one District led counselor to support the K-12 counselor group, three counselors to service all nine elementary schools, and a District behavior coach. This model enhances the ability for all students to fully utilize all the opportunities that are available to them related to emotional well-being.

The District has also improved its process of training employees, families, and students on social-emotional growth. This year's focus is resiliency, which includes proactive and preventative ways to overcome obstacles and develop positive life skills.

Additionally, the District is focusing on suicide awareness and drug prevention. One of the strategies the District is using to increase suicide awareness is through additional training for all school site employees. HUSD is currently developing and refining its process associated with Suicide Risk Management, which includes training K-12 employees with step-by-step guidelines to better help them observe concerning behavior and respond appropriately. Administrators have already received additional training on this process earlier this school year, but all K-12 employees will be trained with these additional steps starting in December 2022. 

Chaparral Elementary's PTO

Interested in joining Chaparral Elementary's PTO? Please email yourchaparralpto@gmail.com for details.