Cherokee Elementary Rebuild Design Plans on Display

By Josh Martinez for Paradise Valley Independent Officials from Orcutt | Winslow, an architect firm working on the rebuild of Cherokee Elementary School, stood before the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board Tuesday, August 20th to give an update on their ongoing project. The update included a design concept, which the firm presented previously at […]

LMS Talks New K12 Procurement Change

By Tasha Anderson for Arizona Builder’s Exchange More than 100 people gathered at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Tempe on Thursday, July 12 for what was by far the most popular AZBEX Leading Market Series topic: the public K12 market. While most LMS events so far have covered projects that are upcoming/in the works and […]

Scottsdale Unified Weighs AG Investigation

By Melissa Fittro for Scottsdale Independent The Scottsdale Unified School District’s top leaders and their attorneys met behind closed doors for six hours last Thursday as the district prepares to make an announcement regarding allegations swirling locally and at the Arizona Attorney General’s office. It was the third executive session held in one week, and […]

Update on the SDLE Schools Bond Package

By Melissa Fittro for Scottsdale Independent It’s been nearly one year since Scottsdale voters approved a $229M bond package to upgrade and renovate schools within the Scottsdale Unified School District. Voters last November gave the district the green light — and the financial permission — to push forward to enhance the physical facilities, which officials […]

SDLE School Board Moves Fwd on Hopi Rebuild

By Yihyun Jeong for The Arizona Republic Picture handing a car salesman a fat wad of cash. With no say in the make, model or color of the vehicle, you’re presented with a brand-new car in which you’ve had no input. That’s how one parent views the contentious rebuild of Hopi Elementary School in Phoenix. “The folks […]