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About Cooley Middle School
Cooley Middle School is dedicated to meeting your student's diverse needs through a positive learning environment. As a top-ranking Arizona institution, we offer challenging courses in math, language arts, sciences, and foreign languages, preparing students for advanced high school classes. We also provide robust athletic and extracurricular activities for student engagement and personal growth. Our mission is to foster well-rounded individuals, offering leadership, arts, athletic, and STEM opportunities alongside academics.
Our Mission
Cooley Middle School will foster all students’ unique social, emotional, physical and intellectual needs through a positive, creative, and rigorous learning environment.
Our Vision
Cooley Middle School will be the elite educational destination for all students and families. Through our values and attention to excellence, the Cooley Middle School community will foster innovative, compassionate, and global thinkers of tomorrow.
Announcements
Yearbooks are now on sale! The direct link is:
https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/job/16443
Our school code is 16443 if you are just going to the order center or you can scan the QR code on the flyer below. The cost is $30 until December and then the price will increase. Be sure and order early, as we may run out!
Do you love your school? We want you to brag about it! Leave a positive review of your school on Google, or your favorite school rating website and share the reasons you love your school.
Or, give a Staff Shout Out! Submit our online form and tell us about your excellent customer service experience, and they will be presented with a Shout Out Certificate and recognized in front of their peers.
Your feedback contributes to a positive environment for all staff and students, as we prepare learners for limitless opportunities.
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board meeting schedule can be found on the district website at husd.org/board-meetings. The public is welcome to attend all board meetings. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the meetings. Board Business Meetings and Work Study Sessions are livestreamed on the district YouTube channel. Please note, Points of Pride, Higley Adventures, and Requests to Speak are not included during the Work Study meetings.
We would like to remind families who are interested in making a tax credit donation this season, that this can be made for any one of our schools through our HUSD website.
An individual may claim a nonrefundable tax credit for making cash contributions or for certain fees paid to a public school located in Arizona.
To qualify for the credit, an individual must make contributions for qualifying expenditures per A.R.S. § 43-1089.01. The credit is equal to the amount of fees paid or cash contributions, not to exceed $400 for married filing joint filers and $200 for all other filing statuses. For more information, please visit Arizona Department of Revenue.
We appreciate your support!
Did you know you are able to report an absence via ParentVUE? It is very simple to do! Log into ParentVUE, click on the blue Report Absence button next to your student's name, enter a start and end date (if just 1 day, the dates are the same), and select a reason. You can leave a brief note in the Note box and you can upload doctors note if desired. If you are able to report an absence prior to 10:00 a.m., you will not receive the auto-dialer phone call. This is the preferred method, but as always, you can continue to call the attendance line - option 2 for attendance.
The Governing Board of the A-Rated Higley Unified School District (HUSD) has placed two issues on the November 5, 2024, General Election ballot: A continuation of the existing 15% Maintenance and Override funding as well as a bond proposal for school safety projects, essential maintenance, school improvements, and transportation investments. Learn more by visiting our Bond/Overrides landing page.
Families living within the Higley Unified boundaries can use our Estimated Property Tax Impact Tool to see the estimated monthly and annual tax amounts based on their current home value.
School Laptop Access
If students have checked out a laptop from the district, the following information should be used to login to the computer.
- Username: firstname.lastname@students.husd.org
- Password: S.00(studentID#)
- IT Tech Support for district laptops)
- Call 480-279-7011 (M-F 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sat. and Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
- Email support@husd.org (include name and issue in email)
Canvas Access
This platform will be used to access curriculum, assignments and links to synchronous online learning sessions.
- Access the following website: Canvas
- Students will log in using their first and last name as well as their student ID number
- Username: firstname.lastname (EX: john.smith)
- Password: S.00(studentID#) (EX: S.0012345)
- Students will then have access to their courses through the Canvas Dashboard
Microsoft Office Access
This platform includes access to your student email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.
- Access the following website:office.com
- Students will log in using their student email address and their password
- Username: firstname.lastname@students.husd.org
- S.00(studentID#)
StudentVue Access
This platform provides current grade information.
- Access the following website: StudentVUE
- Students will log in using their first name and last name as well as their student ID number
- Username: firstname.lastname (EX: john.smith)
- Password: S.00(studentID#) (EX: S.0012345)
Student drop off and pick up is in the front of the school. The parking lot off of Recker is for teacher parking and busses only. For the safety of our students, please use the front parking lot only for student drop off and pick up. In addition, please do not park along Elona or on the side streets or in the driveways. There is no parking in and along these areas. Thank you for helping keep our students safe.
As a reminder, emergency contacts are designated adults that are able to pick up your student when they need to leave school due to a medical emergency. The school cannot release a student to an emergency contact for other reasons such as to go to lunch, appointments, etc. To release a student during the school day to someone other than a parent/guardian, the school needs parent permission ahead of time. Thank you!
Headlines
HUSD remains an A-Rated District with 11 out of 14 schools earning an “A” from the Arizona Department of Education.
Cooley Middle School has launched a new club for the 2024-2025 school year aimed at promoting both academic growth and personal enrichment.
The district’s Fall Business & Community Partner Breakfast focused on Making a Difference
For the 2024-2025 school year, the HUSD Governing Board has introduced goals designed to build upon the solid foundation laid by our existing strategic framework.
Higley Unified School District
16
Schools located in Gilbert & Queen Creek
13500
Students in grades PreK-12
1600
Employees across our district
96%
Highest graduation rate of any large district in Arizona