
About Sonoran Sky
Sonoran Sky Elementary
was opened in the fall of 1994 to service the families of Paradise
Valley School District's most eastern boundaries. Sonoran Sky is one
of 29 elementary schools in the district and it currently offers Kindergarten
through 6th grade classes to more than 500 students.
We are committed to building a community of individuals who care for
one another and encourage one another to succeed. We believe there
are no limits to what your child can do!
Sonoran Sky is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is a part of the
Paradise Valley Unified School District. We are very proud of our
school. Our students, staff and parent community are enthusiatic and
dedicated to making Sonoran Sky an outstanding example of excellence
in education.
NOTE: You may have noticed that advertisements have
been popping up on many of our school buses. There is a link to the
bus advertising program on the district's Web site, and we would like
to add a link on as many school Web sites as possible. I'm sure some
parents have bookmarked your school site, and may not visit the district
site often, but may have a business or work for a company that might
want to rent space on a bus. Please send an email to Judi or Audrey
St. Clair, the districts webmaster, telling us we have permission
to make the link. If your site is not hosted on the PVUSD server,
we will need the person who maintains your site to make the link.
By law, the money generated from bus advertising must be designated
for energy conservation measures and alternative fuel support vehicles.
While it does not go directly to the M & O budget, if enough money
is generated, the district could allocate less of its M & O funds
for these purposes. The advertising agency with whom we have a contract
estimates that up to a half million dollars could be generated in
a year.
Sonoran Sky has established an impressive record of accomplishments
since its inception. Some of the recent accomplishments achieved by
students and staff include:
| *
Received A+
designation from the Arizona Educational Foundation, April 2004 |
| * Rated
as an “excelling” school in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 by
the Arizona Department of Education |
| * Student
scores consistently exceed district, state and national averages
on achievement tests |
| * 17
Winners in District Poetry Contest, 1 State Poetry Semifinalist,
and * 2 State Poetry Winners |
* 19
District Art Winners |
| * 75
State Winners in Grand Canyon State Games Essay Contest |
* 11
District Winners in District Writing Contest |
| * Presidential
Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teacher of the Year (1996,
1999, 2001) |
| * 3
National Board Certified Teachers, including First in Arizona
|
* 19
Teacher Venture Grant Winners |
| *In 2004, Sonoran Sky students spoke via ham radio with the astronauts aboard the International Space Station via the school's ham radio station, KA7SKY. |







