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Sub pay hike helping Higley USD backfill for absences

1/19/2023
A bump in substitute pay has been effective in filling Higley USD’s needs, but is quickly draining the budget for subs, district officials said. 

Higley district will use carryover as contingency …

1/18/2023
Higley USD proposes to use more its more than $26 million in budget balance carryforward as a contingency against substantial budget cuts that could be required of it under the state …

Higley USD revises 2022-23 budgets 

12/14/2022
The Higley USD Governing Board approved a second revision Dec. 14 to its fiscal year 2022-23 budgets.  The revision puts the maintenance and operations budget, which pays for most salaries …

5A football title game preview: #4 Cactus vs #3 Higley

12/8/2022
Neither Cactus or Higley played 5A football last season, and both entered the conference this year as contenders, but also curiosities. The teams with close ties among current and former coaches were able to answer enough of their early season questions to make the conference final Friday night

Higley tops Desert Edge to advance in playoffs

11/26/2022
A back and forth offensive battle in Gilbert ended with the 45-42 Higley Knights playoff victory over the Goodyear Scorpions on Friday night. Higley — behind top quarterback Jamar Malone …

Two newcomers elected to Higley USD Governing Board

11/21/2022
A former Higley USD teacher and a critic of the district’s bond will join the HUSD Governing Board in January.  Amanda Wade and Anna Van Hoek were narrowly elected to the board after …

Voters again reject Higley USD bond package

11/9/2022
Voters have rejected a Higley USD bond ask for the second consecutive year.  The district conceded as much in an email to its community Wednesday afternoon.  “We are thankful to …

Higley USD bond trails badly in early results 

11/8/2022
Higley USD’s second straight attempt at a bond is going worse than its 2021 attempt, with the bond trailing 58-42% in the results released Wednesday morning.

Wade leads for Higley USD spot, but second seat is …

11/8/2022
Amanda Wade broke out to an early lead in the race for two governing board seats in the Higley Unified School District.  Wade has 30% of the vote on 6,435 votes. The second spot, however is …

Career and Technical Education growing in Higley USD, …

10/13/2022
The number of students and programs offered in Higley USD’s Career and Technical Education is rapidly growing, district officials told the HUSD Governing Board.  The programs now have …

Higley USD board candidates discuss building trust

10/7/2022
This is the eighth in a series of questions asked of Higley USD Governing Board candidates. Voters will decide among these four candidates for the two open four-year seats on the board.  What …

Higley USD governing board candidates look to improve …

10/6/2022
This is the seventh in a series of questions asked of Higley USD Governing Board candidates.