Please see the drop-off and pick-up procedures below.
We've noticed an increase in the number of cars using the Kenyon parking lot as a drive-through drop-off. This can create a safety hazard for students and disrupt traffic flow for staff.

To ensure a safe and efficient drop-off, please utilize the designated drop-off lane on Sarnoff or park in the Kenyon parking lot and walk your child to the east entrance by the flagpole.

Student of the Month School-wide Assembly &
Holiday Concert grades 4-6, December 6th 8:00-8:45 am.
Join us for this year's intermediate grades Holiday Concert which will be paired with our December Student of the Month Assembly from 8:00-8:45 am on December 6th in the Cafeteria.

Important Upcoming Dates:

• TH 02/06 - 9:15a Bus Evacuation

• F 02/07 - 8:00a Student of the Month Assembly
  - 2:00p Girl Scouts

• TH 02/13 - 11:00a 1/2 Day, Parent Teacher Conferences

• F 02/14 - 11:00a 1/2 Day, Parent Teacher Conferences (Valentine's Day)

• TH 02/20 - 11:00a NO SCHOOL, Rodeo Break

• F 02/21 - 11:00a NO SCHOOL, Rodeo Break

• F 02/28 - 2:00p Girl Scouts

• TH 03/06 - 8:00a Student of the Month Assembly

• F 03/07- NO SCHOOL, Grading Day

• M-F 03/10 - 03/14 - NO SCHOOL, Spring Break

Register today at Steele!

• If you are continuing at Steele, please go to your ParentVUE account, confirm or update your student’s information.
• If choosing a different school (like middle school), please visit tusd1.org/discover.

• Why register now?!? We plan for teachers, classrooms, budget, all the things we need for the year.

Remember, online registration is required for all students every school year.

Hello! My name is Tom Beech. I am a percussionist and music educator currently based in Tucson. I received my music education degree from the University of Arizona and have been teaching and performing music for about 15 years. I have taught band at Henry, Gale, Gridley, Maxwell, and Steele elementaries for the past 2 years. I have also taught percussion ensemble and marching band at Sabino High School for the past 4 years. In my free time I enjoy playing tennis, cooking, reading books, working on cars, and tending to my rose garden. I am most passionate about making not only excellent musicians, but excellent people of character. As always, good luck and have a good show!

Mrs. Sarah received her BA of Illustration from right here in Tucson, at Southwestern University of Visual Arts (SUVA). While earning her degree, Sarah volunteered her graphic design skills to her children’s elementary school, designing newsletters and brochures. She is also a published Illustrator, working closely with local author Michael D. Stofko. And continues to work with community share and The Future City program.

Through the OMA program, she has had the opportunity to work with many classroom teachers and their students throughout TUSD, always instructing from a firm foundational knowledge of Visual Arts and core curriculum integration strategies. Sarah always has a peaceful mannerism that comforts those who are shy of expressing themselves visually. She strives to leave tools for teachers to use that will allow them to integrate visual arts into their daily routine, instilling the notion that everyone can be an artist.

Submit student attendance via ParentVUE.

With cold and flu season underway, we want to remind families that you can report your student's absences via ParentVUE. With ParentVUE, you can submit your child's attendance at any time of day, skip remembering to call during office hours and focus on your student's health.

You can also use ParentVUE to enter planned absences, including doctor's appointments and family trips.

To submit attendance, go to the attendance section in ParentVUE and select the blue 'Report Absence' button to get started.

Need help accessing and reviewing ParentVUE? Call the office at 520-731-6800 for assistance, or take a look at our easy-to-follow ParentVUE guide here.

• Drop off window is 7:15-7:40am
• Do not drop students off prior to 7:15am.
• If your child will be eating breakfast, please ensure they are dropped off no later than 7:30 so they have time to eat. The bell rings at 7:40am and students need to be lined up and ready to start class at 7:45am otherwise they will be considered tardy. If tardy, they need to stop in the office to be signed in and receive a tardy pass.

Pick Up: 1:55 pm M, T, Th, F and 12:55 pm every Wednesday.

• During the first week your student should have received a colored card with their first name/teacher to put into your vehicle window. Having these name cards in the vehicle significantly speeds up the release process for everyone.
• When you pull up, we will call your child via radio and load your child in a quick and safe manner.
• If you would like to walk and pick up children, you are welcome to park in the Kenyon lot and line up down by the Sarnoff entrance doors by the flagpole so the staff member at the door can call your child out of the cafeteria. Please make sure to get in line so that our staff can call your student out as quickly and orderly as possible.

• Students load and unload on the passenger side of the car, if necessary to load on the driver’s side only do so with staff assistance.
• Adults stay in your vehicle, staff will assist student in exiting and entering vehicles. Only load and unload in the zone where adults are present.
• Do not unload down the line and pull out.
• Follow traffic laws with regards to making U-turns in and out of the pick-up/drop-off line.
• DO NOT drop students off in the Kenyon parking lot, unless you park and walk them to the door. Follow staff directions during drop-off and pick-up. This is a parking lot with cars moving in and out and is UNSAFE to drop children off here.
• Always use the crosswalks if parking across Sarnoff on Kenyon to pick up students.
• Always model patience and kindness for our students.

We are excited to welcome visitors, volunteers & chaperones to our campus, all guests on campus during school hours must sign-in through the front office. Families are welcome to come onto campus and join their child for breakfast in the cafeteria or before school recess and line up with their child without signing in. If a parent is staying past the school bell to volunteer, they must sign in through the front office.

To ensure the safety of our students, all parent and non-parent volunteers must complete or update the volunteer application each school year.

Link to the volunteer application below. Please contact our office staff if you need assistance.
Plan ahead and fill out applications 2-3 weeks in advance to ensure you will be able to volunteer.

TUSD & Steele have partnered with the City of Tucson to provide low cost, on campus child care for grades K-6. KIDCO will be offered every school day from dismissal to 6pm for children who have registered through the City of Tucson program, including half days and early dismissal Wednesdays (City of Tucson holidays excluded).

If you are in need of financial assistance for the afterschool program, discount applications are available for City of Tucson residents only and must be submitted prior to registering your child online. Go to any City of Tucson Recreation center in person to apply.

Eastside centers are: Clements Center 520-791-4355 or Udall 520-791-4931

Is your daughter interested in Girl Scouts?
Most Fridays 2:00-3:15p
Explore STEM, the outdoors, leadership and more!
Questions? Contact Erin at eallen@girlscoutssoaz.org

Steele will provide all the school supplies your children need while they are at school. Throughout the year, teachers may have donation requests for special projects and events. They will communicate through their Class Dojo page.

If you need assistance with getting your child a backpack or academic supplies for home, please contact our front office staff, and they will assist you.

Additionally, if you're interested in donating to your child's classroom, feel free to reach out to their teacher to discuss donation opportunities. Your support is always welcome and appreciated.

Our Super Stallion Staff!

Tom Beech – Band (itinerant)

Robin Bizub- TA & Monitor

Courtney Braren- Teacher, 3rd grade

Julie Christy- Speech Language Pathologist

Kathy Conley- Teacher, RTI

Kim Ducsay- Cafeteria Manager

Lee Ezrre- Teacher, Preschool

Jennifer Ferrell- Office Manager

Emily Freed- Curriculum Support Provider/Testing Coordinator

Julie Friberg- Teacher, ELD (itinerant)

Camella Gabato-Teacher, 3rd grade

Patrice Gant- Health Assistant

Ava Han -TA, Preschool (Ms. Lee’s classroom)

Sarah Howard- Teacher, OMA, Art grades K-3/CCP/CCI

Kristin Kamell- Teacher, 5th grade

Shayla Knight- TA, Ex. Ed-Gen Ed.

Eusebia Limones- AM Custodian

Samantha Munsey- Attendance & Registration Tech

Kim Lonsway- Occupational Therapist (itinerant)

Jolene Luquin- TA, Gen. Ed./small group interventions (part time)

Vanessa Matthews- TA, CCP Program

Meghan McClafferty- TA, Gen. Ed.

Emily McDuffie- Counselor (part time)

Melody Morehouse- School Nurse (itinerant)

Judith Moritz- GATE (Itinerant)

Susan Montgomery- Lunchtime Monitor (2hrs)

Trang Nguyen -TA, Preschool (Ms. Robertson’s classroom)

Hannah Norville- Teacher, 4th grade

Christina Payette- Library Asst. & Monitor

Jessica Paz- TA, CCI Program

Robin Reddix- Teacher, Kindergarten

Jeremy Regnier- PM Custodian

Victoria Reyes- TA, CCP Program

Estella Robertson- Teacher, Preschool Ex. Ed. Inclusion

Amy Rocha- Teacher, 6th grade

Brenda Rodriguez- Teacher, Kindergarten

Karen Seabolt- School Counselor

Cynthia “Cindy” Serafini – Teacher, Ex. Ed. Resource

Peter Shibuya-School Psychologist- (itinerant)

Kimber Silva-Munsey- MTSS Facilitator

Ira Stenlund - Teacher, CCI

Marie Taylor- Teacher, 2nd grade

Raiden Thaler -Teacher, Violin & Orchestra grades 4-6th

Victor Weerasuriya-TA, CCI Program

Katherine “Kate” Woll- Teacher, CCP Program

Brianna Zittlosen- Teacher, 5th grade/Site Council Facilitator

Celeste Zylks – Teacher, 1st grade