President Bush's "No Child Left Behind Initiatives" recognizes the importance of parental involvement in a child's education. Research studies confirm that parent involvement improves student achievement. The MdN staff encourages you to let your student know that you value learning and that you have high expectations for them. Support for education in the home is one of the strogest indicators of student success in the classroom.

No Parent Left Behind University is a free program, open to all parents in the district and surrounding East Valley communities, which involves parents in the education and welfare of the students. It allows students to continue learning parenting skills, academic and life skills.
For more information, call Kay Cosner at MdN, 838-3200, ext. 40074.

AIMS Testing
AIMS Writing - Tuesday, October 31
Testing occurs from 7:50 a.m. to 11:47 a.m. There will be NO classes.

Freshmen: No testing. Do not report to school
Sophomores: AIMS Writing Test. All sophomores must report to assigned classroom.
Juniors: AIMS Retakes (for students that have not passed or want to exceed; others do not report to school)
Seniors: AIMS Retakes (for students that have not passed or want to exceed; others do not report to school)

AIMS Reading Retakes - Wednesday, November 1
AIMS Math Retakes - Thursday, November 2

Juniors and Seniors: AIMS Retakes (for students that have not passed or want to exceed)

There will NOT be a special schedule on November 1 or 2; students not taking the test will be in class.

AIMS study guides are here...
Juniors and Seniors who have not met the standard for AIMS were provided AIMS Personalized Study Guides based on individual test results from spring 2006 from Arizona State Department of Education. These will be helpful in preparation for the upcoming test.

If you need information about the AIMS Test or help in preparing your student for it, visit the Arizona Department of Education State Standards website or AIMS Math Review.