Chandler Unified unveils new website prior to July 16 return to class
Principal Ines Honne high-fived and greeted students on the first day of the year at Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School in Chandler on July 16, 2025.
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A kindergartner is consoled at the start of his first day in Ashley Doering’s Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School class in Chandler on July 16, 2025.
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Principal Ines Honne high-fived and greeted students on the first day of the year at Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School in Chandler on July 16, 2025.
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Ian Fimbres Martinez pondered what he could build with blocks on his first day in Ashley Doering’s Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School class in Chandler on July 16, 2025.
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Leo Lucero got to work quickly at the start of his first day in Ashley Doering’s Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School class in Chandler on July 16, 2025.
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Students and families file onto the Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School campus in Chandler on the first day of the year, July 16, 2025.
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Zoe Ellis was escorted to Ashley Doering’s Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School class in Chandler on the first day of the school year, July 16, 2025. (Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks)
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Zoe Ellis got to work quickly at the start of her first day in Ashley Doering’s Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School class in Chandler on July 16, 2025.
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
“I don’t know anybody.”
That was one of the tearfully made statements by kindergartners starting school days for the first time July 16 at Chandler’s Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary.
Parents said their tearful goodbyes and made reassurances as they left Ashley Doering’s kindergarten class, knowing their children would be immersed in an activity within a few minutes.
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PHOTOS: First day for Chandler Unified students
Chandler Unified unveils new website prior to July 16 return to class
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Principal Ines Honne high-fived and greeted students on the first day of the year at Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School in Chandler on July 16, 2025.
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
A kindergartner is consoled at the start of his first day in Ashley Doering’s Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School class in Chandler on July 16, 2025.
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Principal Ines Honne high-fived and greeted students on the first day of the year at Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School in Chandler on July 16, 2025.
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Ian Fimbres Martinez pondered what he could build with blocks on his first day in Ashley Doering’s Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School class in Chandler on July 16, 2025.
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Leo Lucero got to work quickly at the start of his first day in Ashley Doering’s Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School class in Chandler on July 16, 2025.
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Students and families file onto the Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School campus in Chandler on the first day of the year, July 16, 2025.
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Zoe Ellis was escorted to Ashley Doering’s Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School class in Chandler on the first day of the school year, July 16, 2025. (Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks)
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Zoe Ellis got to work quickly at the start of her first day in Ashley Doering’s Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School class in Chandler on July 16, 2025.
That was one of the tearfully made statements by kindergartners starting school days for the first time July 16 at Chandler’s Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary.
Parents said their tearful goodbyes and made reassurances as they left Ashley Doering’s kindergarten class, knowing their children would be immersed in an activity within a few minutes.
Many of Doering’s kindergartners immediately sat down and starting attaching and building with the plastic blocks provided.
Parents are engaging with some new elements this year, such as redesigned Chandler Unified district website. Superintendent Frank
Narducci said parents will receive a message with tips and tricks on best ways to navigate the new site, which didn’t have all its pages fully populated as of July 18.
Go to cusd80.com/site-map to see all the main pages on the site.
Jason W. Brooks News Editor | Chandler Independent
Jason W. Brooks joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in July 2021 as an associate editor. After a year covering Buckeye, he has covered Chandler since the fall of 2022, in addition to assisting the Daily Independent throughout his time at INI.
Education: University of New Mexico, bachelor of arts in journalism and mass communication, print emphasis, English minor.
Random Fact: He and his siblings witnessed a Space Shuttle launch and landing in the same year in person, on opposite coasts.
Hobbies: Karaoke, bicycling and American Sign Language.
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