The Student and Family Services Division believes in authentic engagement with the school community through a variety of partnerships. Supporting the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral needs of PXU students is best achieved through ongoing work with families, staff, and the PXU community at large.

Alyssa Tarkington - Executive Director - (602)764-1344

Patricia Salinas - Senior Administrative Specialist to Executive Director - (602)764-1344

• Attendance/Absence & Drop-out Prevention

• Campus Support: Student Liaisons 

Makayla Jackson -  Admin in Residence - (602) 764-1319

Family and Community Engagement Is an essential component of a student’s development and learning. Studies, show that parent/family engagement contributes to positive student outcomes, including improved student attendance and achievement, decreased disciplinary issues, improved parent/family-teacher and student-teacher relationships, and may improve a student’s overall school experience.

Cyndi Tercero - Family and Community Engagement Manager - (602)-764-1304

Marely Hernandez - Developer of Services for Unique Populations- (602)-764-1316

Liz Soto – Family and Community Engagement Coordinator – (602) 764-1233

Edgar Uriarte - Family and Community Engagement Coordinator – (602) 764-1219

To contact a member of the Family and Community Engagement team, please email pxu-face@phoenixunion.org

• Strategic Plan Commitments 4 & 8

• Campus & Community Resources

• Civic Engagement

• Parent Engagement

• Participatory Budgeting (PB)

• Refugee support

• Student & Family Handbook Coordination

• Unique Populations (McKinney-Vento, Foster & Unaccompanied Youth)

• Campus Support: Community Liaisons

Our department supports students with social, emotional, behavioral, and mental health interventions and support. If your student is struggling with any significant life changes and it’s causing them emotional or mental distress, please contact the social worker at your student’s school to access support and services for them. We offer an extensive menu of intervention services and we have a team of caring support service experts at each campus and at the district office that can help your student or get you connected to one of our many service partners in the community.

Matthew Georgia - Director of Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) - (602)- 764-1018

Amber Owen - Admin Specialist to Director - (602)-764-1018

Cami Taylor - Lead Social Worker 

Dr. Michael Hedden - Regional Intensive Intervention Specialist 

• Strategic Plan Commitment 4 (Click to view the PXU Strategic Plan)

• Academic Intervention Team

• MTSS Framework

• Referral for Intervention (RFI)

• Skills for Success

• Student Mental Health Support

• Student Support Team (SST)

• Threat Management Team Support (TMT)

  Campus Support Title

  Social Workers

  Student Prevention Intervention Specialists (SPIS)

The Office of Student Achievement provides wrap-around services that include a successful transition from middle school to high school, a robust Freshman Year Experience, academic/social emotional counseling services and navigation of post-secondary opportunities. 

Nikki Alward - Student Achievement Director - (602) 764-1236

Vanessa Carrasco- Administrative Specialist to Student Achievement Director - (602) 764-1236

Letonya Blakley - Partner District Articulation Specialist - (602) 764-1307

Jaimie Gosling - Post-Secondary Articulation Specialist - (602) 764-1348

Mary Wrobel - Counseling Facilitator (602) 764-1312

• Strategic Plan Commitments 1 & 3 (Click here to view the PXU Strategic Plan) 

• Bell Schedule

• Counseling Services

• Dual Enrollment (Collaboration with Teaching & Learning)

• Foreign Exchange

• Freshman Success

• Marks & Grading (Collaboration with Teaching & Learning)

• Master Schedule Support

• Partner School Articulation

• Post-Secondary Articulation

• Registration/Enrollment

Campus Support

Campus Support Titles

Assistant Principals of Student Achievement (APAs)

Counselors

Freshman House Coordinators

We believe that athletics, activities and club participation can play a significant role in PXU’s mission of preparing every student for success in college, career and life. Extracurricular activities develop the whole student, providing learning opportunities and experiences beyond the classroom. These activities often reveal and strengthen new skills, while improving grades, attendance, motivation, graduation and post-secondary attendance. It is PXU’s goal to encourage and support 100% student participation with affordable athletics, quality coaches, multiple activities and clubs, dedicated sponsors and state of the art facilities.

Dr. Zack Muñoz - Student Connectedness Director - (602) 764-1334

Sandra Stringer - Administrative Specialist to Student Connectedness Director - (602) 764-1334

• Strategic Plan Commitments 3 & 4 (Click here to view the PXU Strategic Plan)

• AIA Activities

• AIA & AIAAA Liaison

• Athletics

• AVID

• Clubs

• Diversity Camps 

• No Pass No Play

• Title IX Decision Maker (Student to Student)

Campus Support

Campus Support Titles

Assistant Principals of Student Connectedness (APCs)

Athletic Trainers

AVID Coordinators

Club Sponsors

Coaches

Equipment Managers

Student Government Advisors

Click here to visit the official PXU Athletics webpage

The Office of Student Support fosters safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environments. Through the implementation of the PXU Student Code of Conduct, the Office of Student Support establishes and reinforces clear expectations for student behavior and support. We work collaboratively with school leaders to ensure all behavior incidences are addressed restoratively. The Office of Student Support is committed to ensuring all student behavior incidences are addressed equitably and with consideration of students’ needs and rights.

Jeanine Aguilar - Student Support Director - (602)-764-1341

Veronica Rubio - Administrative Specialist to Student Support Director - (602-)764-1341

Monica Zehring - Student Success Coach - (602)-764-1355 

• Strategic Plan Commitments 4 & 5

• Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS)

• Restorative Practices (RP)

• Social Behaviors

• Student Code of Conduct

• Title IX Investigator (Student to Student)

• Threat Management Team Support (TMT)

Campus Support

Campus Support Titles

Assistant Principals of Student Support (APSs)

Student Study Facilitators

Student Success Coordinators (SSC)