September 2023 Newsletter

A LETTER FROM ASBCS

"To improve public education in Arizona by sponsoring

charter schools that provide quality educational choices"

Dello High School | September Events

September 2023 Updates

AZSBE Board Meeting

The Arizona State Board of Education held their board meeting on August 28th and held their retreat on August 29th. Please follow the link below to view the highlights of their most recent meeting.

AZSBE Meeting Highlight

Their next meeting will be September 25, 2023!

Amendment Tip!

When you need to access an amendment again, whether to complete the amendment to submit it or because it was deemed substantively incomplete, once you log into the system, click on "My Amendments" and you will see a list of all amendments that have been initiated. You can then click on the number of the amendment that you need to work in to finish and submit, or to submit additional information.

Detailed information regarding Achievement Tutoring Program

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Education has activated the Achievement Tutoring Program web page so parents of students in grades 3-8 who are not proficient in reading, writing or math can access free tutoring.

State schools chief Tom Horne announced last week that $40 million in federal funding designated to address pandemic-related learning loss is being made available to pay for the tutoring, which will be accessible through participating public school teachers or private vendors beginning October 2.

Students are eligible if they test below proficiency levels in reading, writing or math and are in grades 3-8. Since the federal dollars are specifically designed to address pandemic-related learning loss, children who were not of school age during the pandemic are not eligible.

The website contains frequently asked questions and basic information on how to access tutoring services. It can be accessed at azed.gov.

Dashboard Links

Updated links for the Charter Holder dashboards can be found on the ASBCS public website at:

Transparency Page

ADE Parental Rights Handbook

The link for the Parental Rights Handbook has changed. All versions of the handbook can now be found at https://www.azed.gov/parents

Teacher Salary Information

A.R.S. §15-189.05 requires that the average teacher salary for the current and previous year, the dollar increase in average salary, and the percent increase in average salary for teachers be prominently displayed on the charter school’s home page separate from its budget. This information must be updated annually.

ASBCS Online Email Notifications

Board staff has started sending official notifications through the new ASBCS Online system. These emails may initially be delivered to the Charter Representative's SPAM folder, so Board staff recommends that you check this folder and mark the sender as "safe" or add to your contacts to ensure that you receive all notifications timely.

The next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 16, 2023 at 9:00 am.