Cot for teacher: Students in Vail are unveiling the sixth tiny home they’ve built for teachers, KVOA’s Zachary Jackson reports. Students in the Building Trades Program at Cienega High School build the tiny homes to give teachers the a sense of belonging in the community, district officials said. (May 23)

School business: Groundskeepers in Vail Unified School District could see $600 signing bonuses, due to a big-time worker shortage, the Tucson Sentinel's Blake Morlock writes in his roundup of local school district meetings. Among the other meetings he previews, the Amphi Unified School District Governing Board is set to revise policies to comply with a new state law that gives the public the right to review instructional materials. So far, nobody has commented on any of them. (October 11, 2023)

Keeping track: As a safety measure, students in Vail are scanning their badges before and after leaving school buses, KGUN’s Blake Phillips reports. That information is then sent to Vail Unified School District offices, rather than via the pen and paper bus drivers were supposed to use before. Elementary and middle school students are already using the system. High school students will start this fall. (April 30)