PV Schools board approves MOU with Phoenix Children's Chorus to expand choral opportunities and provide student scholarships

The Paradise Valley Unified School District governing board approved Resolution 597, a memorandum of understanding with the Phoenix Children's Chorus (PCC) to expand choral opportunities for students.

District staff explained the partnership would bring PCC artists to campus for clinics, support an honor choir festival, and provide up to $5,000 in scholarships for PV students. In return, the district would offer limited facility access for rehearsals, camps and performances.

Board members asked whether the program would be limited to PV students and how choir teachers would benefit; staff replied the program is open to any student who auditions but provides PV students a closer, lower‑cost option and includes clinician‑led professional development and mentorship for district choir teachers. Staff also noted access to PCC's music library as a resource for teachers.

The board voted to approve the MOU; a board member moved the motion and the vote passed by voice vote as recorded in the transcript (recorded as unanimous in the meeting record).