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• Students and staff at Edu-Prize School started their school year with books, supplies, and…lots of brand new technology. All teachers at the school’s two campuses are now using an iPad within their classrooms. The entire Edu-Prize curriculum was also aligned with apps and technology over the summer to enhance enrichment and reteaching activities....
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Arizona’s charter schools have come a long way! The release of Arizona’s 2011-2012 A-F letter grades for all district and charter schools in the state on August 2nd reflects the impact the charter school movement is having on Arizona students. In addition to the letter-grade model for “traditional” schools, new this year are three...
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On August 2, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) released Arizona’s A-F letter grades for all district and charter schools. In accordance with ARS 15-241 the ADE is charged with attributing letter grades to every district and charter school in the state. These letter grades are principally based on the weighting of student performance...
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My fellow charter operators, lend me your ear!! It is astonishing to me that the more things change, the more they stay the same. In 2000, my partner in life, and in Challenge Charter School, had to prepare a short media piece that detailed her position on education when she ran for the Arizona...
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The school year is underway. A new class of students sits before you. You are a stranger to them as they are to you. Effective teaching demands more than two nameless, faceless bodies opposite each other. Your students need to know enough about you to conclude that you are a person in whom they...
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As a “well-seasoned” Montessori educator and also as an “old grandpa” Montessori parentcator, I learned a long time ago that our children need us to create a family atmosphere wherever we happen to be together. This is so because it is within the love of the family that children begin to experience what it...
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By law, Arizona charter schools are required to improve student achievement and provide additional choices for parents. The Association’s mission has been to provide transparent, accountable data to show that charter schools are indeed fulfilling that statutory requirement. We have invested the bulk of our resources to bring a data system to Arizona that...
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Under Arizona law, a charter school is not allowed to receive state aid for non-resident pupils. Charter schools are required to maintain and verify Arizona state residence documentation for students who are included in the school’s student count. To comply with A.R.S § 15-802(B), a charter school must require new and returning students to...
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Over the past three years I enjoyed a normal work schedule as a consultant – you know, up at 6:30, breakfast with the family, hit the road, visit a school or two, help a school leader resolve a challenge, leisurely lunch, lots of phone conversations, home by 5:30, respond to dozens of emails, to...
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