Desert Mountain High School 12575 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale, AZ 85259 480-484-7000 • Fax 480-484-7001
Dear International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program families, We hope you are safe and healthy during these difficult and uncertain times. We wanted to offer some further clarification for IB MYP families for important decisions you will have to make in the coming days. If you select Model A: Enhanced Distance Learning to Full Return, no changes will need to be made to student schedules. Students will begin on August 10 in an Enhanced Distance Learning Environment, until it is deemed safe to return to the building. That date is tentatively set for Tuesday, September 8. In addition, the district has decided to allow IB MYP students who are NOT comfortable with an in person return to remain in an Enhanced Distance Learning Environment. Students/families with vulnerabilities will not need to return in person and will remain in an Enhanced Distance Learning Environment for semester 1, 2020-2021 school year. We are very thankful the district is providing this accommodation for this specialty program. Please be patient, as we work through what those Enhanced Distance Learning accommodations will look like for students who remain remote after other students have returned in person. Those decisions are yet to be made. If you select the Scottsdale Online Learning (SOL) option, which also begins August 10, you will select a new schedule of SOL classes only. SOL does not necessarily offer classes that support the IB MYP curriculum. However, we will allow you to return to the IB MYP program semester 2 or the following year, depending on what year you are in the program. We ask that you reach out to Janet Emond ([email protected]) or Laura Kamka ([email protected]) to help you select classes to best support a return to the IB MYP program down the line. These are uniquely challenging times. We apologize for any confusion with communication. You may reach out to Janet Emond at Desert Mountain High School with any further questions. Sincerely, Janet Emond IB Middle Years Program Coordinator Dr. Lisa Hirsch Principal
with Laura Kamka Join the IBPA on Zoom October 27, 2022 at 6pm. Desert Mountain’s IB DP Coordinator Laura Kamka explains CAS hours to parents. IB students in their Junior and Senior years are expected to earn and log hours reflecting Creativity, Activity and Service. This virtual evening event is a great time to get […]
The IBPA Board will host an information and question and answer session. Please enjoy complementary coffee! The event will be held on September 29th at 8 am in the Desert Mountain High School Library and again on Zoom the following week, October 6th beginning at 6pm. This is an information session and MYP/IB families from […]
Required reading for the 22/23 school year will be released soon. Use this coupon to get your books and support IBPA in the process. In Store only at Pima and Shea (90th St). Share this information with Friends and Family!