He will replace current director Jimmy Hart.

Strozier’s new title was unanimously approved by the TUSD Steering Committee on March 28th.

Strozie “not only has been a principal, a leader and an educator, but she’s from a school district. She’s a district kid who came home to serve the school… To serve her elementary school proudly serving as principal,” said Gabriel Trujillo, TUSD superintendent.

According to information on the Holladay school website, Strozier is from Arkansas and moved to Tucson at an early age. She graduated from Jeolla High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Family Studies from the University of Arizona.

She later earned a master’s degree in education from Northern Arizona University and a doctorate in philosophy in general psychology from Grand Canyon University.

“I want to thank the Holladay family for eight wonderful years,” Stroger said. “I am humbled and very excited to work with her EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) team and lead the African-American Student Services Department. Great things are coming.”

A local nonprofit, Community Investment Corp., has launched a school locator tool to help Tucson families find and select the right school for their children.

A free online school locator that you can visit and find MySchoolsTucson.orgA news release from Community Investment Corp provides communities with a way to find unbiased information about all schools in Pima County.

This online tool is based on a 2022 survey the organization conducted with over 1,100 parents in Arizona. The study showed that parental access to information about schools was directly correlated with income.

“This is another area of ​​the economy where low-income households are at a disadvantage,” said Danny Nee, executive director of CIC. because they often spend less time on

Information gathered on the new website was developed through research and collaboration with parents in Pima County, who found it confusing and confusing to gather information about the various educational options in the area. He said it takes time.

For more information, see: MySchoolsTucson.org.

Rivera Elementary School teacher Maribel Lopez was one of 10 teachers across the United States to win a $1,000 Amazon gift card each through a sweepstakes from Verizon retailer TCC.

The sweepstakes were part of TCC’s annual Teachers Rock initiative, which was intended to help teachers enhance their classrooms for their students’ learning experience, according to a TCC news release. Over 1,700 teachers registered for a chance to win, and winners were randomly selected.

Now Lopez said they can buy books, telescopes, and additional learning materials for their classes.

“With so many teachers spending big bucks to buy equipment for our classrooms, this certification from TCC is a reminder that I’m on the right career,” Lopez said. said.

The United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona will begin hosting its annual My Summer Library Book Fair throughout Pima County over the next few weeks.

The organization raises funds to purchase books for selected preschool, first and second grade classes of children in participating schools in underserved communities and encourages reading from an early age. I am helping to develop a love for During the My Summer Library event, kids can choose from 12 of her free books to take home.

Monika Brinkerhoff, Vice President of Early Childhood Education at local United Way, said:

These districts will be several schools participating in the free book fair: Ajo, Amphitheater, Babo Kivari, Indian Education Board Tohono Oodham Nation, Flowing Wells, Marana, Sawarita, Sunnyside and Tucson.