Laveen’s Child Nutrition Department will resume distributing free meals to all children under the age of 18 on September 14.

Breakfast and lunch will be distributed together each day, Monday – Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at all Laveen school sites, except Estrella Foothills.

The meals will be served curbside or walk-up. Children must be present to receive meals. There are no income requirements and no need to register. Children do not need to be enrolled in a Laveen school to receive a meal.

For your safety and convenience, parents or guardians picking up meals on behalf of children in their care will be asked to complete and display a placard provided on your first day of meal service.

The continuation of the free meals for children program was made possible through a waiver by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Laveen Elementary School District’s Child Nutrition Services Department may only serve one meal bundle, per child, per day. Measures are in place to ensure this federal requirement is met and we appreciate the community’s cooperation in adhering to this policy. The unlawful sale or exchange of meals or components of meals is not permitted. Laveen Child Nutrition Services reserves the right to deny service to children and families that do not comply with the federal requirements of the Summer Food Service Program and all applicable waivers.

Beginning September 14, EFGA will provide private tours to prospective families. Tours are being scheduled between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Each tour runs 30 minutes in length.

Estrella Foothills Global Academy will open to on-site, in-person instruction only once approved to safely begin (likely after October 12). Class sizes are capped at 18 students.

Please call our front office at 602-304-2050 to schedule.

As we look forward to safely reopening our schools for in-person, on-site instruction, Laveen is following guidance provided by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH).  Both agencies recommend that school districts meet three benchmarks for two consecutive weeks before offering the option of on-site instruction.

On September 3, MCDPH released data that shows Laveen trending towards meeting the public health benchmarks. We will monitor the data for another few weeks to ensure the trend continues.

We are hopeful that we can safely begin the on-site instruction option after Fall Break (October 12).

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Laveen’s Chief Financial Officer, Kevin Hegarty, is the recipient of the Association of School Business Officials International’s Pinnacle of Achievement Award.

The Pinnacle Awards celebrate the work of outstanding individuals whose original solutions maximize resources and enhance student achievement. Hegarty was recognized for his role in an innovative land transaction that involved local and state collaboration.

Read the ASBO International Press Release.