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Two new principals hired at Cottonwood-Oak Creek schools

At its meeting on May 1, Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District’s Governing Board approved contracts for two new principals, set to take over for the...

Report on consolidation warns of potentially “devastating” effects

The consolidation advisory committee for Mingus Union High and Cottonwood-Oak Creek school districts presented a report May 1 on expected costs and benefits of...

VACTE instructor trains students in real-life skills

Anyone who visits the Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education campus on State Route 89A in Cottonwood during class hours may be greeted...

School district consolidation presentation still leaves questions

One of the key barriers of progress in the conversation of consolidation between Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District and Mingus Union High School District has...

Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District weighs realignment

While a kindergarten- through eighth-grade realignment of Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District has appeared to have gotten overwhelming support from both parents and teachers, the...

Camp Verde superintendent gets assigned to home

The Camp Verde Unified School District Governing Board voted 4-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 13 to reassign Superintendent Dennis Goodwin to his home for the...

‘Rock star’ math teacher headlines in the classroom

For Cottonwood Middle School math teacher Michael Gilboy, being a teacher is the closest he can get to being a rock star — without...

Camp Verde Unified School District talks goals in trust

The Camp Verde Unified School District met Feb. 5 to outline goals in trust, ethics and board culture. “Building a board culture is the...

COCSD moves forward with realignment plan

For families with siblings attending schools in the Cottonwood-Oak Creek District, juggling between different schools will become a thing of the past starting in...

Apples to oranges: Comparing Verde Valley teacher salaries

Arizona continues to dwindle near — or at — the bottom of the list for teacher salaries, and Verde Valley educators aren’t excluded from...

Upper Verde districts continue consolidation talks in neutral territory

If there’s one thing that key players from Mingus Union High School District and Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District can agree on is that, unification...

VACTE showcases student skills at open house

As crowds from all over the Verde Valley gathered at the Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education’s new campus in Cottonwood, fire science...

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