School Planning & Management - Replacing Arizonas Roofs During a statemandated inspection of k-12 schools across arizona, for example, consultants examining one building found that a young but fully formed tree http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/216.shtm
Extractions: Replacing Arizonas Roofs by Michael Fickes Have you evaluated the condition of your schools roof lately? If not, you might consider taking a look up there before someone else does. During a state-mandated inspection of K-12 schools across Arizona, for example, consultants examining one building found that a young but fully formed tree had taken root on a section of roof cluttered with dirt and debris. Apparently, no one had checked that roof for several years. Nor has that tree proven to be an anomaly in Arizona. Many of the states public schools require substantial roof maintenance if not complete roof replacements.
Announcements - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of this grant will be the k12 students in our arizona schools, Horn said. The mission of the arizona k-12 Center is to improve the quality of k-12 http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Education/PastPrograms/ProfessionalDevelopment/An
Extractions: With the assistance of the Governor's office, the grant was awarded to the Arizona K-12 Center at Northern Arizona University. The grant is part of the foundation's State Challenge Grants for Leadership Development program. The State Challenge Grants are part of a $350 million, three-year commitment to helping all students achieve in the classroom. The ultimate goal of the leadership institutes is to increase student achievement through a variety of methods, including providing access to quality professional development opportunities, creating a high-performance technological learning environment and improving the use of technology as a management tool.
ThinkAZ.org In arizona, public schools are annually assigned an Achievement Profile by the arizona arizona k12 Public Education Who does what? May 2003 http://thinkaz.org/pub_education.html
Extractions: April 2005 Accountability has become an important part of the nations public education system. Schools and districts are being held accountable for how well their students perform in a number of areas, including standardized tests. In Arizona , public schools are annually assigned an Achievement Profile by the Arizona Department of Education, which places them into one of six performing categories: Failing to Meet the Academic Standards, Underperforming, Performing, Highly Performing or Excelling. These labels are designed to evaluate how well schools are educating their students. Using a case study, this Policy Brief compares 2004 AIMS test results from Boulder Creek Elementary school in the Paradise Valley Unified district with Washington Elementary school in the Washington Elementary district. This Brief demonstrates how schools can have wide gaps in their student proficiency levels as indicated by AIMS test results data, yet both be labeled as Performing in school performance evaluations.
Dma90901ALTPORGComNewEconomy not yet effectively applied information technologies to our k12 schools. arizona is in the top 10 of the New Economy but in the bottom 10 when it comes http://www.altp.org/ClassroomComputers/neweconomy.htm
Extractions: NEW ECONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY IN OUR SCHOOLS The New Economy highlighted in a recent article by Hal Mattern and a column by Naaman Nickell in the Arizona Republic in July is an old idea with a new name. Ten years ago, when the Arizona Strategic Partnership for Economic Development (resulting in GSPED) and the Phoenix Futures Forum were in full swing, the main focus was on emerging technology, developing community, and the transformation from the industrial age to the information age. The application of technology was not only recognized for workplace processes and export products but for greatly enhancing the process of education and life span learning. A large section of the economy had become managing, processing and distributing information. To note the work of Alvin Toffler, the work of the mind is replacing the work of the hands for global economic competitiveness. Progressive Policy Institute data for the New Economy shows wage premium for skilled jobs is growing, electronic commerce is taking off, and more schools and homes are in the Internet, but math and reading abilities remain stagnant. The reason is that we have not yet effectively applied information technologies to our K-12 schools. Arizona is in the top 10 of the New Economy but in the bottom 10 when it comes to performance of our K-12 school system. Technology adoption in the class room is a necessary condition for all other K-12 reforms and plans for improvement that Arizona urgently trying to make.
Board Of Directors Currently working under the auspices of NAUs arizona k12 Center and ASUs She has taught for 25 years in k-12 schools and speaks around the country on http://www.aztea.org/about/board.htm
Extractions: department of Instructional Technology Training. Her current position is Educational Technology Administrator within the Accountability and Research office of the district. She has also represented southern Arizona as SAzTEA president. Kim Flack (President Elect 2005-2206) is an Instructional Specialist Coordinator for ASSET (Arizona School Services through Educational Technology) and travels in the northern portion of the state conducting professional development related to technology integration with ASSET member educators. Prior to coming to joining the ASSET Professional Development Team in 2001, she taught Journalism, Yearbook, and Special Education at Sinagua High School in the Flagstaff Unified School District for 10 years. She also taught English at Coconino Community College in Flagstaff. Cathy Poplin (Past - President 2003) has been in educational technology for more than 31 years having worked for 13 years in the Alhambra District, 12 years at Grand Canyon University as an Instructor in the College of Education and three and one-half years in the Washington School District as Technology Training Coordinator. She is beginning her fourth and final year as the Director of Project Venture, a Technology Innovation Challenge Grant for Creighton School District. She is a frequent presenter of technology issues at local, state and national technology conferences. She also teaches online educational technology courses for Rio Salado College.
School Vouchers Aid Taxpayers arizona spent an average of $7300 to educate every k12 public school student for Total statewide spending for k-12 schools topped $6.2 billion, http://www.arizonatax.org/School vouchers Aid Taxpayers.htm
Extractions: The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on school vouchers has reignited debate on this important public policy issue. This decision, as well as a similar ruling from the Arizona Supreme Court in 1999, opens the way for a healthy and focused debate on the benefits of vouchers. While few would argue that the overriding benefit of vouchers is to empower parents with the choice of where to send their child to school, the financial benefits vouchers provide to taxpayers should also weigh heavily in future debates. According to the most recent report from the state Department of Education, Arizona spent an average of $7,300 to educate every K-12 public school student for fiscal 2001. Total statewide spending for K-12 schools topped $6.2 billion, up from $5.5 billion in fiscal 2000, a one year jump of $699 million (12.7 percent). As one the fastest growing states in the country, Arizona's top fiscal challenge is meeting the annual costs associated with ever-increasing student growth in our K-12 schools. By far the largest increase in the state budget each year is the appropriation to fund student growth.
Quality Counts 2002: Arizona arizona s k12 schools should receive a major funding boost, thanks to an initiative Eighty percent of the new revenue goes to k-12 schools. http://counts.edweek.org/sreports/qc02/templates/state.cfm?slug=17az.h21
Pima County School Superintendent Home Page Although the office s main focus is on the k12 school system, we also work with arizona Teacher Certification arizona Charter School Information http://www.schools.pima.gov/
Extractions: Provide professional development to school staff in technology as it applies to instructional improvement and student achievement. Obtain an Application Form The Office of the Pima County School Superintendent provides information and education services to all members of the community. Although the office's main focus is on the K-12 school system, we also work with children from birth to age three through the Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) and with post-secondary students through the Pima and Santa Cruz Tech Prep Consortium and the Tech Prep Demonstration Project MISSION STATEMENT The Pima County School Superintendent's Office promotes educational excellence through leadership, service, and collaboration.
Directory Of Organizations educational practices for their effectiveness in arizona s k12 schools to prepare The arizona k-12 Center is a common digital gateway through which http://eric.uoregon.edu/directory/detail.php?org_id=543
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Desert Links: All: Education And Reference: K-12 Albuquerque Public schools Animas Public schools arizona k12 Internet School Sites arizona K12 School District Home Pages ASPIN K12 Home Page http://links.desert.net/links/All/Education_And_Reference/K-12.html
Arizona Chamber Of Commerce - GreatSchools.net Greatschools.net, a California based nonprofit organization, today launched its free online guide to k12 schools in arizona. http://www.azchamber.com/business_government/greatschools.shtml
Extractions: Accountants Airlines Apartments Attorneys Auto-New Auto-Used Auto Repair Banks Beauty Salon Books-New Churches Computers Dentists Emp. Agncy Florists Furniture Contractors Golf Course Grocers Hospitals Hotels Insurance Internet Newspapers Night Clubs Physicians Printers Real Estate Restaurants Schools Sport Goods Travel agnt Vet's Education FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 29, 2000 CONTACT: Patricia Likens, Director of Public Information, (602) 542-5072 New website helps parents make better school choices PHOENIX State Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Graham Keegan today helped unveil an innovative technological tool to help parents make informed choices about their children's education. GreatSchools.net, a California based nonprofit organization, today launched its free online guide to K-12 schools in Arizona. Available at www.greatschools.net
Tucson Unified School District - Arizona / AZ Tucson Unified School District arizona / AZ. Mary Meredith k-12 School 755 N Magnolia Ave, Tucson, AZ 85711, Phone (480) 232-8200 Level k-12 http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_district/1834/AZ
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Extractions: The Washington Elementary School District (WESD) web site is provided as a service for students, parents, employees and community members of WESD. This site contains links to other Internet sites. WESD neither endorses nor sponsors the organizations or activities represented by these links. These links are provided as a community service and WESD is not responsible for their content or other sites accessible through these links. Once users leave the WESD site, they do so at their own risk. WESD encourages parents to monitor their children's Internet use. Washington Elementary School District #6
LHUSD#1 Home Page Lake Havasu School District. Education News from the arizona REPUBLIC Why Yearround? k-12 Foundation Current Enrollment Test Taking Tips http://www.havasu.k12.az.us/
Extractions: LHUSD has operated on two different calendars (year-round and traditional) for the past several years. The district calendar committee is currently working on a unified calendar for the 2006-2007 school year. We will give you more information as it becomes available. LHUSD #1 offers distance learning
School Listing Click on Report Card to see an arizona Department of Education document The InSchool Suspension program is on the campus of Lake Havasu High School. http://www.havasu.k12.az.us/schools.html
Extractions: Schools, Programs, and Facilities Back to District Home or Back to Contact Us Click on the name of a school, facility, or program. A list of options will open. Click on "Report Card" to see an Arizona Department of Education document containing details about the school (Report card links updated 5/19/05). Click on "Newsletter" to see the school's newsletter. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view these documents.
Cartwright Elementary School District The arizona Legislature approved funding for those schools with at least 80 percent of the students eligible for free or reduced meals. http://www.cartwright.k12.az.us/
Extractions: English Access The District Curriculum All Day Kindergarten We are very pleased to announce that free full-day kindergarten will be available at most Cartwright District schools during the 2005-06 school year. The Arizona Legislature approved funding for those schools with at least 80 percent of the students eligible for free or reduced meals. To qualify for full-day kindergarten your child must be five years old before September 1st. more.. Bus Drivers Needed The Cartwright School District is looking for enthusiastic people that love children to be school bus drivers. CDL is preferred but not required. more.. August 1 : First Day of School September 5 : Labor Day - No School September 29, 30: Parent-Teacher Conferences View The Complete Calendar Contact Webmaster
Phoenix Union High School District - Home compared to arizona s average increases of 32 points in math, North High School was recognized as one of the top high schools in the United States, http://www.phxhs.k12.az.us/
Extractions: September 18, 2005 Home Phoenix Union AIMS Results Increase Dramatically, Improvement Greater than State The District's percentage of students who met or exceeded proficiency on the AIMS tests increased 43 points in math, 33 points in reading and 33 points in writing, compared to Arizona's average increases of 32 points in math, 19 points in reading and 15 points in writing. Phoenix Union surpassed the state average in writing, after having 22% fewer students than the state average pass last year. In reading, the district reduced the gap with the state average from 15% fewer students passing last year, to 1% fewer in reading, and from 13% to 2% fewer in math.
Home Page - AZK12 Center - Northern Arizona University The arizona k12 Center administers two grant cycles. Each school can only receive funds for one matching grant at any point in time. For example if School http://azk12.nau.edu/
Extractions: Welcome About the Center Current Projects Services State Resources ... Annual Report From cutting-edge professional development and curriculum design to implementing best practices and more, the Arizona K-12 Center is the state's most comprehensive and convenient resource for educators at all levels. Gates Foundation Funds Leadership Development For Arizona Administrators Leadership Institutes for Technology will reach 1,800 superintendents and principals from public and private schools across the state. Each Institute will feature opportunities to explore how technology can be used as a management and learning tool to achieve the goal of increasing student achievement. The purpose of the Institutes is to give participants the opportunity to:
