Before the Chandler Unified Governing Board took on more delicate topics involving indigenous people at its Sept. 9 meeting, an award involving educating such students was presented to a CUSD staff member.
Antonette Shirley earned the Arizona Department of Education’s Copper Apple Awards for the month of August.
Sophia Begody, the deputy associate superintendent for the Arizona Department of Education’s Office of Indian Education, read aloud why Shirley, CUSD’s indigenous student engagement specialist, won the award.
