Title 15 — Education

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Employee classifications" means one of the following: (a) Management and supervisory staff on a twelve month schedule. (b) Teachers, credentialed and noncredentialed specialists, on an academic schedule. (c) Clerical, ac…

A. There shall be Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind which provide schools and regional programs in appropriate locations in this state. B. The schools shall be for the education of sensory impaired persons, so that the persons educated there may become self-sustain…

A. The school shall be a body corporate under the name of "the Arizona state school for the deaf and the blind". B. The corporation shall: 1. Have perpetual succession. 2. Have a corporate seal. 3. Be deemed a public corporation and its property shall be exempt from all taxes and…

A. The grant of one hundred thousand acres of land for schools for the deaf and the blind made by the enabling act approved June 20, 1910, or the proceeds of such lands as are sold or otherwise disposed of, is forever reserved for the use and benefit of the school for the deaf an…

The Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind classroom site fund is established consisting of monies received from the department of education pursuant to section 15-977. The Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund ar…

1. Federal education funding received by this state. 2. State and federal accountability, including reporting requirements. 3. Providing a free and appropriate public education to pupils enrolled in a campus-based model pursuant to the individuals with disabilities education act …

A. The school for the deaf and the blind shall be governed by a board of directors. The board shall consist of the governor, as an ex officio nonvoting member, the superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee, the governor shall appoint one member from th…

A. The board shall select from its membership a president, a treasurer and a secretary or a president and a secretary-treasurer. B. A meeting of the board may be called at any time by the governor, the president or the secretary. C. Five voting members shall constitute a quorum f…

A. The board may bring actions and proceedings necessary to protect the interests of the schools. Such proceedings shall be instituted in the name of the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind. B. The board shall be trustee of all donations of lands, monies or other thi…

The board shall prepare and file: 1. An annual report to the governor with a detailed statement of the cost of maintaining the school which shows in detail every financial transaction, a complete record of the conditions and work of the school, and including reports by the superi…

A. There shall be a superintendent of the schools who shall be the executive officer. The superintendent shall be appointed by the board of directors, and the board shall issue one, two or three year contracts for the superintendent. The superintendent is eligible to receive comp…

A. The superintendent, acting on behalf of the board of directors, shall employ all personnel needed for the operation of the schools. The superintendent, with the approval of and acting on behalf of the board, may issue individual contracts for teaching positions. The board shal…

A. The board of directors may direct the superintendent to reduce salaries or eliminate permanent employee positions in the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind in order to effectuate economies in the operation of the schools or to improve the efficient conduct and ad…

A. The board shall determine the salaries and assign an employee classification of persons it employs, except for the superintendent as provided in section 15-1325. B. All salary schedules for employees of the schools shall become operative on July 1 of each year and shall be inc…

A. The board of directors shall require the superintendent to have a valid fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to title 41, chapter 12, article 3.1. Certificated personnel employed by the schools shall have valid fingerprint clearance cards issued pursuant to title 41, cha…

A. The board of directors shall see that all persons admitted to the school are taught and trained by methods which are to their best interests. B. The board shall ensure the careful supervision of the care, education and development of pupils to insure that the best care and edu…

A. Chapter 7, article 4 of this title governs admissions to the school except as provided in this section. The evaluation and consideration of placement in the school shall be made under the direction of the chief administrative official of the home school district within the bou…

A. A person is entitled to an education in the schools for the deaf and the blind without charge if the person is a resident of this state, age three through twenty-one years and sensory impaired to an extent that he cannot acquire an appropriate education in the school district …

A. The board of directors may enroll a child under the age of three years in the schools for the deaf and the blind without charge if the person having legal custody of the child is a resident of this state and the child is sensory impaired to an extent that the person would bene…

A. Persons older than the age specified in section 15-1343 and persons who are not residents of this state may be admitted to the school if its capacity will permit, but no person shall be received into or retained in the school to the exclusion or detriment of those for whom it …

A. It is the responsibility of parents or persons having legal custody of a pupil to provide sufficient monies for that pupil enrolled in the school to cover personal care items, including clothing, hearing aids, hearing aid repairs, eyeglasses, eyeglass repairs, medical or denta…