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End of Year Fiesta Mixer for AZALAS members, sponsors, and friends. Save the Date and join us, it’s always a great time! Remember to rsvp by April 27th at rsvp.azalas@gmail.com.

Thank you, thank you, and thank you to DLR Group, 1GPA, Pueblo, and Wholesale Floors LLC for their generosity.

It’s that time of year! AZALAS is looking for our Four Corners Latinx Leadership Academy Cohort 7 Members. We will be selecting eight (8) members to represent AZALAS. It’s an amazing opportunity to build your leadership skills and expand your professional network. Deadline is April 24, 2026.

Reach out to cohort six (6) members and hear their experiences:

Martha Alonso
Douglas USD

Tania Barojas
Santa Cruz Valley USD #35

Alfred Battu
Nogales USD

Lorenzo Cabrera
Phoenix Union

Rebekah Cabrera
Santa Cruz Valley USD #35

Efrain Filerio
Tolleson UHSD

Dr. Marissa Salcido
Tucson USD

Jennifer Smith
Sunnyside USD

AZALAS March Mixer, Friday March 20, 2026, Desert Diamond Casino 7550 S. Nogales Hwy, Tucson, AZ 85756

The Arizona Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (AZALAS) is happy to announce our annual High School Scholarship program for graduating high school seniors.

If selected, a scholarship in the amount of $1,500.00 will be provided to students who will be attending a higher institution of post-secondary education during the 2026-2027 school year. Selected scholarship recipients will be eligible to receive up to three additional scholarships, subject to graduation progress and eligibility requirements.

Vidales, LLC and the South Central Collaborative, in partnership with the Roosevelt School District and community partners, invite community members to participate in a series of listening sessions on the future of several RSD school sites and nearby parcels.

If we polled 100 school leaders and asked them, what planning project are you dreading between now and the end of the year, what would we hear most?

Esperanza is the ONLY award in Arizona that specifically honors the contributions of Latino teachers

Greetings ASA members. As part of our commitment to listen to the needs of ASA members and then try to help meet those needs, I am pleased to announce an expansion of our district support services to . . .