How’s it going, Secular Fam? I’ve felt a real boost these past few weeks, and it’s felt so good. My sleep has been uninterrupted, monsoons have been hitting my ‘hood, and I got a new roommate who, if I do say so myself, is pretty darn cute.
On 7.25.2024, the Peoria (PUSD) governing board had a long, long, long, long, LONG, meeting. It was a two-parter, so it started with a study session, cruised into an executive session, and then ended with a special meeting. It was over eight hours, and truly, I was exhausted for them. And I was at home in sweats and a tank top!
I’m not going to cover the study session, but you can find the agenda here. And really, I won’t be covering much of the regular meeting either, so you can also find that on the PUSD Board Docs as well. The big topic that the extremists are being directed to keep talking about is Title IX, so of course, this is their focus.
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Jeanne Casteen, Secular AZ Executive Director
JEANNE CASTEEN has a bachelor’s degree in human communication and history from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at ASU and a master’s in education, also from ASU. Jeanne has over 11 years of experience teaching in Maricopa County’s public schools. In 2011, Jeanne completed the Emerge Arizona program and in 2012 became a school board member of the Creighton School District. She served as Board President from 2016 through 2020. In 2020, Ms. Casteen ran for Maricopa County School Superintendent, and came within 12,000 votes of winning. She has been awarded the Arizona School Public Relations Association Award for Excellence in Advocacy and Political Contributions to Education as well as the Arizona School Board Association’s All-Arizona School Board Member Award.
