Title 15, Education

A. The Arizona agricultural youth organization special plate fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 28-2436. The state board of education acting as the state board for vocational and technological education shall administer the fund. The first thirt…

The legislature declares and finds that: 1. It is in the interest of this state to greatly increase the proportion of students who enter high school and who subsequently leave those high schools with the skills needed to compete effectively in a global economy that provides world…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Approved board examination system" means a board examination system that has been approved by an interstate compact on board examination systems. 2. "Board examination system" means a complete instructional system that i…

A. The state board of education shall select and enter into a five-year agreement with a private organization to operate and administer the board examination system prescribed in this article. B. The private organization selected by the state board of education shall: 1. Identify…

A. The private organization selected pursuant to section 15-792.02 shall develop the Grand Canyon diploma to be approved and adopted by the state board of education. School districts and charter schools in this state may choose to offer a Grand Canyon diploma. A high school stude…

The legislature finds and declares that: 1. The purpose of this article is to enable all students to progress toward clearly defined learning outcomes at their own pace, allowing them to advance when they demonstrate the desired level of mastery rather than progressing based on a…

In accordance with the rules adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section 15-203, subsection A, paragraph 38, students who are eligible for a high school diploma through the fulfillment of a defined competency-based college-ready educational pathway shall have mult…

A. The governing board of a school district may contract with any public body or private person for the purpose of providing alternative education programs or alternative schools. B. On the approval of the parent or guardian of a student or of a student who is an emancipated pers…

A. School districts may count students for daily attendance as provided in section 15-901 who are not actually and physically in attendance in a recognized common or high school but who are enrolled in and actually and physically in attendance in an alternative education program …

Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, governing boards retain the responsibility for the education of the pupils under their jurisdiction.