Arizona Charter Schools Association - News & Events

NEWS & INFORMATION:

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On September 14, 2007, the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools adopted the attached policy outlining the Civil Penalties for Fingerprinting Violations in accordance with A.R.S. 15-185. The law took effect September 19, 2007. Please read the attached policy and share it will all of your staff to ensure compliance with fingerprinting requirements.
In a continued effort to support the field in the implementation of the social studies and science standards, the Arizona Department of Education would like to announce the completion of their Content-Rich Support Materials for Social Studies and Science for Grades 6-8. These support materials are now available on the IDEAL website at http://www.ideal.azed.gov/node.

Are you aware of the requirements to have an Asbestos Management Plan in place? This information is available under current news and events at the following link: http://www.asbcs.az.gov/
Learn more about charter reauthorization process:

· Read the report from the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, Policy, Rule & Contracts Subcommittee meeting on November 7, 2007.

· Review a presentation on "Evaluating Arizona Charter School Achievement: What the Data Says (or should say)" by Rebecca Gau, Vice President for Research and School Quality, Arizona Charter Schools Association.