Title 15, Education

A certificated teacher shall not resign after signing and returning his contract, unless the resignation is first approved by the governing board. A teacher who resigns contrary to this section shall be deemed to commit an unprofessional act and, upon request of the governing boa…

The provisions of this article may be modified, amended or repealed at any time and no person shall be deemed to have acquired any vested right to continuing employment under or by virtue of any provision of this article.

The years of employment of a certificated teacher who has been employed by a school district for more than the major portion of three consecutive school years shall be preserved if such teacher transfers from a common school district to a high school district or from a high schoo…

A. If any certificated teacher is charged by criminal complaint, information or indictment with any criminal offense which would be deemed cause for dismissal, the governing board may immediately place the teacher on compulsory leave of absence for a period of time extending for …

A. A person who has been convicted of a dangerous crime against children as defined in section 13-705 or has been convicted of a violation of section 13-1404 or 13-1406 in which the victim was a minor or section 13-1405 or an act committed in another state or territory that if co…

A. The governing board and the state board of education shall keep confidential the name of a pupil involved in a hearing before either board regarding the dismissal or discipline of a school district employee or an action on a certificate. The board shall not disclose the pupil'…

(Rpld. 7/1/30) A. The state board of education shall establish an alternative teacher development program for the purpose of accelerating the process of identifying, training and placing highly qualified individuals into low-income schools through the use of teaching intern certi…

A. In addition to any alternative preparation program provider path approved by the state board of education, a school district or charter school may apply to the state board of education for authority to approve the certification of teachers as a classroom-based preparation prog…

A. In addition to any alternative preparation program provider path approved by the state board of education, a school district or charter school may apply to the state board of education for authority to approve the certification of principals, assistant principals, supervisors …

A. The state board of education shall: 1. Prescribe a minimum course of study incorporating the academic standards adopted by the state board of education to be taught in the common schools. 2. Prescribe competency requirements for the promotion of pupils from the eighth grade an…

A. The state board of education shall: 1. Prescribe a minimum course of study that incorporates the academic standards adopted by the state board for the graduation of pupils from high school. 2. Prescribe competency requirements for the graduation of pupils from high school inco…

In adopting the course of study and competency requirements pursuant to sections 15-701 and 15-701.01, the state board of education shall include a requirement that students be taught about the Holocaust and other genocides for at least three class periods, or the equivalent, on …

In adopting the course of study and competency requirements pursuant to sections 15-701 and 15-701.01, the state board of education shall require that all health education instruction include mental health instruction. Mental health instruction may be included in a health course …

A. The state board of education shall develop guidelines for charter schools and school districts to consider when developing policies regarding the calculation of academic credits, including partial credits, for foster children who transfer schools pursuant to a best interest ed…

A. If the state board of education or a school district or charter school includes in the minimum course of study for the graduation of students from high school prescribed pursuant to section 15-701.01 a requirement that students receive instruction in a world language, the stat…

A. Any person who is sixteen years of age or older and who passes an equivalency test adopted by the state board of education shall be awarded an Arizona high school equivalency diploma by the state board of education and the state superintendent of public instruction. The state …

A. The governing board may: 1. Establish departments of industrial arts and consumer education and homemaking. 2. Employ special teachers in special subjects. B. Each common school district or unified school district shall establish a kindergarten program, unless the governing bo…

A. Each school district or charter school that provides instruction in kindergarten programs and grades one through three shall select and administer screening, ongoing diagnostic and classroom-based instructional reading assessments, including a motivational assessment, to monit…

A. Each governing board after consultation with parents and teachers shall adopt policies and procedures governing requirements for pupils' participation in extracurricular activities for pupils in grade six, if the grade is part of a middle school, and grades seven through twelv…

A. If a school district chooses to provide instruction in environmental education, the environmental education program shall: 1. Be based on current and reliable scientific information. 2. Include a discussion of economic and social implications. B. For the purposes of this secti…

A. A school district or charter school that provides high school instruction may establish a college and career readiness program for at-risk students. A program established pursuant to this section shall meet the following requirements: 1. Consist of at least nine consecutive mo…

A. If the statewide assessment results are available before the start of each school year, each school district and charter school shall provide notification not later than the first half of the second quarter of the school year to parents of pupils in grades six through eight wh…

All schools shall give instruction in the essentials, sources and history of the Constitutions of the United States and Arizona and instruction in American institutions and ideals and in the history of Arizona, including the history of Native Americans in Arizona. The instruction…

On Sandra Day O'Connor civics celebration day, each public school in this state shall dedicate the majority of the school day to civics education.

On 9/11 education day, each public school that provides instruction to students in any of grades seven through twelve shall provide age-appropriate instruction to students in each of grades seven through twelve on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The state board of ed…

A. School districts and charter schools may not provide sex education instruction before grade five. B. Before a parent provides written permission for the parent's child to participate in any sex education curricula, the school district or charter school shall make the sex educa…

(L21, Ch. 404, sec. 21) Notwithstanding any other law, age-appropriate and grade-appropriate classroom instruction regarding child assault awareness and abuse prevention is allowed.

A. Instruction on the nature and harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco, narcotic drugs, marijuana, date rape drugs and other dangerous drugs on the human system and instruction on the laws related to the control of these substances and the nonuse and prevention of use and abuse of …

A. A school district that provides instruction in grades seven through twelve may incorporate dating abuse information that is age appropriate into the school district's existing health curriculum for pupils in grades seven through twelve that includes the following components: 1…

A. The Arizona game and fish department may provide training in the safe handling and use of bows or firearms and safe hunting practices, in conjunction with the common schools and high schools of the state when the schools request the training. B. The Arizona game and fish depar…

A. Training courses may be offered on a voluntary basis pursuant to section 17-245. B. The courses held for students in the common schools and high schools shall be elective only, and attendance in such classes shall not be considered in computing a school district's student coun…

A. In addition to the voluntary training in the use of bows and firearms prescribed in sections 15-713 and 15-714, any school district or charter school may offer as an elective course a one semester, one credit course in firearm marksmanship that shall be designated as the Arizo…

A. Each common and unified school district shall develop a plan to supplement the regular education program by providing special academic assistance to pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one through three. The purpose of the special academic assistance is to assist pupils…

A. Each common, high and unified school district may provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one through twelve on acquired immune deficiency syndrome and the human immunodeficiency virus. B. Each school district may develop its own course of study for e…

A teacher or administrator in any school in this state may read or post in any school building copies or excerpts of the following materials: 1. The national motto "in God we trust". 2. The national anthem. 3. The pledge of allegiance. 4. The preamble to the constitution of this …

A. The state board of education shall include in history or English arts standards, or both, concepts that include: 1. The history and literature of the old testament era. 2. The history and literature of the new testament era. B. The standards adopted pursuant to subsection A of…

(L21, Ch. 404, sec. 21) A. A teacher, administrator or other employee of a school district, charter school or state agency who is involved with students and teachers in grades preschool through the twelfth grade may not use public monies for instruction that presents any form of …

To help families, civic institutions, local communities, school district governing boards and charter schools prepare students to be civically responsible and knowledgeable adults, the state board of education shall work with the school of civic and economic thought and leadershi…

A. On or before July 1, 2019, school districts and charter schools shall provide public school pupils with one or more training sessions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, through the use of psychomotor skills in an age-appropriate manner, during high school. This training shall b…

A. Each common, high and unified school district and charter school may provide instruction to kindergarten programs through the twelfth grade on character development. B. Each district may develop its own course of study for each grade. At a minimum, the character education prog…

A. It is unlawful for any public school that offers instruction in grades seven and eight to deny equal access to pupils, to deny a fair opportunity to pupils or to discriminate against pupils who wish to conduct a meeting within a limited open forum on the basis of religious con…

A. A school district governing board or charter school may prescribe a separate personal finance course for the graduation of pupils from high school or incorporate personal finance instruction into an existing course or existing curricula for the graduation of pupils from high s…

A. The governing board shall approve for common schools the course of study, the basic textbook for each course and all units recommended for credit under each general subject title before implementing the course. B. If any course does not include a basic textbook, the governing …

A. The governing board shall approve for high schools the course of study and all units that are recommended for credit under each general subject title before implementing the course. B. The governing board shall approve for high schools the basic textbook for each course and ma…

A. Free textbooks, subject matter materials and supplementary books shall be furnished in common schools and all state welfare institutions maintaining educational facilities, subject to section 15-727. B. Governing boards shall furnish free required textbooks and related printed…

A. The governing board may include in its proposed school district budget finances required for the purchase of textbooks, subject matter materials and supplementary books for the use of registered high school pupils. B. The governing board may charge a reasonable rental fee for …