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Arizona Charter Schools Association Update Eileen B. Sigmund, President and CEO May 2017| 12439 N. 32 nd St. | Phoenix, AZ 85032

CHARTERS CHANGING LIVES CHALLENGE CHARTER ALL-GIRLS STEM TEAM WIN STATE COMPETITION “Why not me?” That’s the question 12 -year-old Ruth Cox asked herself before gathering a team of four girls to compete in a STEM competition, the Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge. The girls, who took first place, focused on how astronauts would not only survive, but also create lives while working in the far reaches of space. www.azcharters.org/news May 2017| 12439 N. 32 nd St. | Phoenix, AZ 85032

2018 BUDGET SUMMARY • Cha Charter Additio ional Assis ssistance Incr Increase - $22.95 weighted per pupil for K-8, $26.75 weighted per pupil for 9-12. • Base Base Le Level Incr Increase se - $47.63 weighted per pupil increase • Res esult lts Base Based Fu Funding - $37.6M to high performing districts and charter schools (including A-rated alternative schools) • Tea eacher Pay - $34M for a guaranteed 1% raise for teachers as well as related employment expenses. May 2017| 12439 N. 32 nd St. | Phoenix, AZ 85032

OTHER SOURCES OF NEW FUNDING PROP 123 PROP 301 $50M increase for all Estimated increase of students (lump sum $54 FY18 ($386 payment from the weighted student State Land Trust)* count) * Source: http://www.azleg.gov/jlbc/16mayprop123yrlyest.pdf May 2017| 12439 N. 32 nd St. | Phoenix, AZ 85032

BILL SUMMARY 1. Concurrent coursework 2. Special Education 3. Teachers • Pathway for teacher development 4. Prevented new regulations May 2017| 12439 N. 32 nd St. | Phoenix, AZ 85032

CENTER FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT HIGH QUALITY ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR ARIZONA SCHOOLS 2x In 2016, schools new to our three-year Quality Schools Program saw more than double the growth in math than the state averages. The average school in our Quality Schools Program improved in English Language Arts and Math from 2015 to 2016, no matter the years in the program. 99% Of the hundreds of teachers who attend our trainings, 98.9% of them would recommend the sessions to a peer or colleague.

CENTER FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT HIGH QUALITY ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR ARIZONA SCHOOLS 50,000 total miles traveled (twice around the Earth) 64 schools (up from 44) 230 professional development sessions 560 coaching sessions 20,000 students impacted May 2017| 12439 N. 32 nd St. | Phoenix, AZ 85032

QUESTIONS? May 2017| 12439 N. 32 nd St. | Phoenix, AZ 85032