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The Sequoya Elementary Association of Parents and Teachers (APT) is an Arizona non-profit corporation and is organized exclusively for the charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes benefiting Sequoya Elementary. The purpose of this organization is to create a closer relationship between the home and the school so that parents and educators may cooperate intelligently in the training, enrichment and welfare of the children at Sequoya Elementary School, support a high educational standard for the school, and further a spirit of cooperation among teachers, parents, school district and residents of the community.
We enrich the student experience at Sequoya through the following events: Art Masterpiece, Artist in Residence, Greasepaint Theater, Young Author’s Day, New and Used Book Fairs, Health Screening, Rosetta Stone and more.
We support teachers and parents through: Monthly meetings, guest speakers, coordinating room parents, encouraging & gathering input from parents in planning events, Teacher Appreciation Week, teacher luncheons and more.
We organize social events to strengthen our community such as: Western Round Up, Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon, Movie Nights, Sequoya Glows, Art Walk and more.
We fund over $100,000 of programs and services annually: K-5 reading programs, math and reading tutors, $250 expense fund for every teacher, the computer lab, noon aides, counseling services, Rosetta Stone, plus the many programs mentioned above and more.