Reporter: Dr. Richard Rutkowski, Governing Board President Continuing our goal of "Doing it Better," the FHU (“Fountain Hills University”) program, which was implemented in the last academic year is going strong with a substantial number of students participating.  The program is a partnership with Arizona State University and gives the [...]

Reporter: Dr. Richard Rutkowski As mentioned in the April Update, FHU (“Fountain Hills University”) is a new program which was implemented this past academic year in partnership with Arizona State University.  The program gave the opportunity for juniors and seniors to enroll in ASU college courses while still in high [...]

Reporter: Dr. Richard Rutkowski FHUSD is an A-rated school district by the Arizona Department of Education.  This is the 1st time the entire school district has received this excellent rating. FHMS & FHHS were named as “2025 National Model Schools,” making them 2 of the approximately 40 schools nationwide receiving this honor [...]

HEADLINE:  ACADEMIC UPDATE WHAT: Summary of the September 20 2023 FHUSD School Board Meeting   The main item at this meeting was a presentation by Superintendent Cain Jagodzinski. He highlighted several of the strategies which have been implemented to improve academic performance in the District.  A few examples are: the [...]

HEADLINE:  FOOTBALL FIELD; HIGHER ENROLLMENT WHAT: Summary of March 8 School Board Meeting Follow-up on replacement of the artificial turf surface of the high school football field. Private donations from businesses and town residents, especially residents of Firerock , are now over $300,000, which would offset the majority of the [...]