Flower Moon
May 1, 2026.
It represents spring blooms and brings themes of intense emotion and transformation.
MEMS IAP GOALS
Mount Elden Middle School will increase Math AASA scores by no less than 10% for each grade level from the 2025 Spring AASA score to the 2026 Spring AASA scores.
Mount Elden Middle School will increase ELA AASA scores by no less than 10% for each grade level from the 2025 Spring AASA score to the 2026 Spring AASA scores.
Mount Elden Middle School will increase ELA and Math AASA scores for identified special education students by 10% from the 2025 Spring AASA score to the 2026 Spring AASA score.
- Friday-Variety Show (schedule to come)
- Contact Jacquie and Tammy for all testing needs.
- Project Momentum timecards DUE on MAY 22! Please complete your collaboration time.
- HOW TO SURVIVE THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL!
FINALS WEEK:
- May 19, 20 & 21.
- We will be on a finals schedules, 1/2 days longer periods to accommodate our high school courses.
- Each class should have a final to be given on these days.
- Please have high expectations, end of year assessments.
- Please do not have cleaning days, parties, free time or movies.
- What do we do if a student is absent during finals week?
- We do not allow finals to be taken early.
- Families will need to schedule make-up finals at MEMS. Finals will be offered May 22-29.
- A student receives a 1 until the final is made up, graded and the grade in entered.
- What do I do if a students needs to make up a test?
- Ensure the front office has the test to administer and the answer key.
- We will submit the grade in Synergy
COMMUNITY SHARE: www.communityshare.org/flagstaff
Is an online network and offline resources that connect the wisdom, skills and resources of community members, industry professionals, organizations and parents in Flagstaff with educators who want to engage their students in real-world learning experiences. This is a free service to FUSD teachers.
While we celebrate our entire staff during this week, we have something special for our classroom teachers.
From May 4-15 district leaders are signing up to to cover one of your classes to give you an extra prep! We have our superintendents, cabinet members, directors and coordinators. Everyone will receive a much needed extra prep. They will teach whatever you have planned, they are not to plan their own lesson. I will have the final schedule to you the end of Wednesday so you can prepare and reach out directly to the person covering. Please reach out to me with any questions.
FRIDAY COLLABORATION
Team Collaboration
1:30-2:15
Department Collaboration
Department info
2:30-3:00
Planning with grade level partner
3:00-4:00
District Department Meetings
Magical Staff of the Week: Christine Weide
April:
- April 28-29
- ELA Benchmark Testing
- April 28
- Biometric screening in Community Room
May:
- May 4-15
- Extra prep coverage for classroom teachers.
- May 5 & 6
- MATH Benchmark Testing- last one!
- May 8
- No School
- May 19-21
- Finals second semester
- Early release 12:45 each day
- Grade due Thursday May 21 by 2:45 pm
- Finals may not be given prior to May 19th
- No scheduled collaboration on the afternoon as you are given uninterrupted grading time.
- May 20
- Eighth Grade Promotion
- FHS 4:00 pm and 6:pm
This section appears in the BLOG every spring to provide information regarding district positions and information and site positions.
MEMS:
Leaving at the end of the 2025-2026 school year
- George Moate (really retiring :))
- Trevor Hathaway
- Bre Cheatwood
- Sara McDermott
- Kacie Sloan
- Lora Lorentson
- Hesper Petersen
- Leah Claypool- retiring
- Lynn Patton- retiring
- Miss Ellen-retiring
- Instructional coaches will be overseen at the district level not the site level. Secondary schools were each given a 1.0 fte for coaches. That will be reduced and coaches will be assigned through the district based on need.
- Instructional specialist position at MEMS has been reduced due to declining enrollment.
FUSD:
- MEMS open position
- 1 Science positions
- 1 Tier 3 teacher
- Director of Transportation
- Posted
- Partrick Flemming resigned
- Coconino High School Principal
- Interview process has begun
- Coconino High School Assistant Principal
- Jonathan Corbus resigned
- Executive Director of Operations Services & Safety
- Tadd Ragan approved at the Feb 24 FUSD Board meeting
- Begins July 1, 2026
- Knoles principal position:
- Bryan Eberwein on the board agenda 3/24/26 for approval
- Pete Galvin retiring
- FHS Assistant/Athelics Principal position
- Janet Chavez-Vesley on the board agenda 3/24/26 for approval
Do you have a SHOUT OUT for a fellow colleague?
From Anonymous: Huge thank you to Ms. Orchard for all your dedication and willingness to make MEMS a safe and inclusive place for our students. All your extra work is amazing. May your cup be filled with much more.
From Anonymous: Thank you Jacquie for the steady force you are for MEMS. You fill gaps and make sure the wheels continue to spin. We see you...thank you for all you do for us!!
From Molly: Violet and Jacquie! Thank you so much for helping me (at the last minute) to set up the stage for our panel of guest speakers. I know it's a lot! I appreciate you both.
From Emma: HUGE shoutout to our amazing math department for prepping our students for the AASA testing
From Emma: to Morgan Coverdale for sacrificing her lunches day after day to ensure students receive extra tutoring
From Daphne: BIG shout out to Emma, at this point of the year I would have probably collapsed without her mental support. Grateful to have someone across the hall to lean on!
From Emma: Shoutout to Katie Tobin for working SO hard to help our ESS students get their missing work finished and turned in!
