Superintendent’s Office

Message from Our Superintendent

Superintendent’s Message: July 2025

True fans follow the offseason. Every trade, every acquisition, and every move. If you have missed our offseason, then let me get you caught up. Last month, we graduated over 80 summer school students and celebrated with them at the La Joya Community High School gym.

The senior who graduates in June is built a little differently than the one who graduates in May. There’s a certain resilience and tenacity about those graduates that make them ready to take on the world. We are extremely proud of our students who stay on track all four years and keep their high school performance in line with their future ambitions, but it’s also impressive to see a student follow through after they missed their chance to walk at State Farm Stadium.

We’ve made some acquisitions over the offseason from the classroom to the boardroom. Every teacher opening we had was met with dozens of qualified and enthusiastic teachers ready to join our team. We welcomed a new principal to our Tolleson campus with Martin Perez. Adam Schwartz joined the Cabinet to help create more alignment across the district, and Joyce Council was promoted to Chief Financial Officer.

We have teams working tirelessly throughout the summer to improve our curriculum and develop assessments. We have acquired new technology that will help prepare our students not just for the test they take today but for the test that life will subject them to later.

We are adopting new practices surrounding the use of artificial intelligence by students and the use of cell phones in the classroom. We are preparing to walk the tightrope using technology to leverage good instruction without distracting from it. We have made financial moves that focus on creating long-term economic strength for the district with less dependence on the state and federal government.

These changes, while recognized by the vast majority to be good for our students, staff, and community, have not been embraced by all. The personal interests of the few will not keep us from our focus on all students.

We have made some revisions to the goals listed in our strategic plan, but the majority of the strategic plan remains intact, including our values of Safety, Empathy, Respect, Visionary, Integrity, Curiosity, and Excellence. I hope you return this year to find that we truly live our values as they are reflected in the service that we provide to you. Enjoy your summer, and I look forward to seeing you out on our campuses.

#WeWonTheOffSeason

Sincerely,

Jeremy Calles

Jeremy Calles
Superintendent
Tolleson Union High School District