Welcome to Reid Traditional Schools!
Our mission is to offer back-to-basics, traditional education by providing a challenging, sequential, teacher-directed, standards-based, textbook-driven curriculum supported by individual accountability and high academic and behavioral standards.
For over two decades, the Reid family and friends have dedicated their lives to providing a superior public education to elementary students. In 1995, concerned about the public school system, they worked to create a challenging, respectful learning environment for their own children. Since then, thousands of children have benefited from the hard work and focused vision of these parents.
EXCITING NEW OPPORTUNITY!
Painted Rock Academy is NOW ENROLLING STUDENTS for the 2012-2013 school year! Complete an online waiting list form, and we will contact you with enrollment information.
Since 1995, the Reid Traditional Schools program has been so sought after that hundreds of students on the waiting list have, regrettably, been turned away each year. We are happy to be expanding our program to accommodate many more students. Click here for more information about our new Painted Rock Academy.
$690,000 Grant Awarded to Painted Rock Academy
Reid Traditional Schools’ Painted Rock Academy has been awarded a grant in the amount of $230,000 per year for three years, for a total of $690,000 in funding. The Arizona Charter Schools Program (AZ CSP) recommended Reid Traditional Schools’ Painted Rock Academy to the Arizona State Board of Education for AZ CSP funding at its March 26, 2012 meeting, and that recommendation for a grant has been approved.
The AZ CSP is a competitive start-up grant that supports visionary leaders who will form charter schools that will improve students’ ability to achieve high academic standards. The grant is available only to new charter schools during their planning and implementation phases. Painted Rock Academy will use the AZ CSP grant in the first year to purchase textbooks, train faculty, and implement community outreach. Grant proceeds in years two and three will be used for additional equipment, supplies, and training. Congratulations are due to Painted Rock Academy!
Painted Rock Academy Construction Update, Part Two:
Outdoor Spaces with Room to Run
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Visit the Construction Update, Part Two page for the latest information.
The Facilities page has links to all the updates.
Painted Rock Construction, Part One: The “Inside” Story
How much room does it take to build a school for over 700 students? Reid Traditional School believes 80,000+ square feet will do the trick! That’s the size of the building recenlty purchased to house the new Painted Rock Academy and Reid Traditional Schools offices. You can see from the pictures that the interior space is expansive. Each of the two main areas will be divided by a central hall with classrooms on either side.
The first step in the indoor construction was to open up the ceiling, which created a lot of debris. Once it was all cleared out, the...
Reid Traditional Schools’ Valley Academy Earns an “A” from the Arizona Department of Education!
Just like school children have been doing for a hundred years or more, schools now must take a letter-grade report card home and explain it. In Arizona, schools now are being graded with an A through F letter system.
Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1286 into law in 2010. The new A-F letter grade accountability system was designed to give parents clear information that is easy to understand about how a school is performing.
The current AZ LEARNS accountability system uses students' scores on the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) to determine a label for the school and school district. Labels...