Grand Canyon Unified School District

The Grand Canyon Unified School District #4 is a school district located in Grand Canyon Village in unincorporated Coconino County, Arizona, United States.

Overview

The district operates under the leadership of superintendent Sheila Breen, J.D. and principal Bob Kelso (as of 2003) and five school board members. [http://www.grandcanyonschool.org/governing__board.htm|Grand Canyon School Governing Board] ]

Students in grades K-12 attend school on a campus with six buildings. The school has a four-day week; elementary students K-5 attend from 7:55 to 3:00 while grades 6-12 attend from 7:55-4:00.

The district has adopted the Discovery and International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme with a student count of slightly more than 300 (K-12). In February 2007, the school became Arizona's first authorized PYP school. In August 2007, the school became Arizona's first authorized MYP school.

History

On July 10, 1911 the first school in the Grand Canyon opened. In 1916 the first county-funded schoolhouse was built, which still exists. Four years later a Parent-Teacher Association was formed. [http://www.kaibab.org/gc/gcps/schoolhs.htm The Grand Canyon Pioneers Society Newsletter] , "History of the Grand Canyon School", by Hubert Lauzon, November 1992 (Retrieved August 5, 2006)]

References

External links

* [http://www.grandcanyonschool.org/ Grand Canyon Unified School District]