Title 15 — Education

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Accessible electronic file" means, until a national file format is adopted by the United States department of education, a digital file in a mutually agreed on by the publisher and the local educational agency electronic…

A. The state board of education shall adopt rules on or before August 1, 2005 that require all school districts and other public schools to purchase adopted printed and nonprinted instructional materials for which accessible electronic files are available or, in the case of nonpr…

A. The state board of education shall: 1. Adopt rules for the purposes of this article pursuant to title 41, chapter 6. 2. Adopt and implement a statewide assessment to measure pupil achievement of the state board-adopted academic standards in reading, writing and mathematics in …

A. Based on the data reported on the report cards as prescribed in this article, the state board shall adopt specific state level objectives for each of the following goal areas: 1. Achievement levels of pupils at the end of grade three, grade eight and grade twelve. 2. Dropout a…

A. The state board of education shall adopt a menu of achievement assessments to measure pupil achievement of the state academic standards. Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, each local education agency that offers instruction in grades nine through twelve may select from th…

Notwithstanding any other law, the department of education may not renew any current contract for any portion of the statewide assessment adopted pursuant to section 15-741 or reestablish a new contract for any portion of the statewide assessment adopted pursuant to section 15-74…

A. The state board of education shall enter into contracts with contractors for the purchase of the tests adopted by the state board pursuant to sections 15-203 and 15-741. Notwithstanding section 41-2546, the state board may enter into contracts for the purchase of nationally st…

A. The state board of education shall provide annual reports for every school and school district and the state as a whole. The state board shall annually submit these reports to school districts, the legislature and the county school superintendents and shall make them available…

A. This article shall not be construed to require the testing of children who are instructed in a homeschool program while they are receiving homeschool instruction. B. A child who enrolls in a kindergarten program or grades one through twelve after receiving instruction in a hom…

A. Each school shall distribute an annual report card that contains at least the following information: 1. A description of the school's regular, magnet and special instructional programs. 2. A description of the school's current academic goals. 3. A summary of each of the follow…

1. The detailed total revenues generated by weighted student count. 2. The total allocated federal, state and local revenues. 3. The allocation of classroom site fund monies. 4. The amounts allocated for teacher pay and benefits, classroom supplies, student support and other expe…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 Applies) In this article, 1. "Bilingual education/native language instruction" means a language acquisition process for students in which much or all instruction, textbooks, or teaching materials are in the child's native language other than English. 2. "…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 Applies) Subject to the exceptions provided in section 15-753, all children in Arizona public schools shall be taught English by being taught in English and all children shall be placed in English language classrooms. Children who are English learners sha…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 Applies) A. The requirements of section 15-752 may be waived with the prior written informed consent, to be provided annually, of the child's parents or legal guardian under the circumstances specified in this section. Such informed consent shall require …

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 Applies) As detailed in sections 15-752 and 15-753, all Arizona school children have the right to be provided at their local school with an English language public education. The parent or legal guardian of any Arizona school child shall have legal standi…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) In order to ensure that the educational progress of all Arizona students in academic subjects and in learning English is properly monitored, a standardized, nationally-normed written test of academic subject matter given in English shall be admin…

A. The primary or home language for all new pupils who enroll in a school district or charter school shall be identified in a manner prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction. B. The English language proficiency of all pupils with a primary or home language other tha…

A. The state board of education shall adopt and approve research-based models of structured English immersion for school districts and charter schools to use. The department of education shall provide adequate staff support for the state board to comply with this article. The mod…

B. If a school district or charter school wants to implement an English language learner program that is not based on a model adopted or approved by the state board of education, the school district or charter school shall first submit the proposed program along with supporting d…

A. If a school district or charter school qualifies to submit a budget request based on the form prescribed in section 15-756.01, subsection J, the school district or charter school shall submit an English language learner budget request on a school-by-school basis. The budget re…

A. The Arizona English language learner fund is established. The department of education shall administer the fund. B. The department of education shall submit an annual request for an appropriation for the purposes of this section. C. In addition to the ELL support level weight …

A. The process of reassessment of English language learners for the purpose of determining English language proficiency shall be conducted at least annually at the end of each school year in a manner prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction. B. A pupil who scores at…

The office of English language acquisition services is established in the department of education. The department of education, office of English language acquisition services, shall: 1. Develop guidelines for monitoring school districts and charter schools to ensure compliance w…

A. The superintendent of public instruction shall direct the office of English language acquisition services in the department of education to: 1. Monitor each year at least twelve school districts or charter schools from the fifty school districts or charter schools in this stat…

A. The state board of education shall determine the qualifications necessary for a provisional and full structured English immersion endorsement. B. Training may be allowed that is not provided by a college or university to substitute for any of the courses required for a structu…

The office of English language acquisition services in the department of education shall: 1. Require each school district and charter school to annually submit a report to the department that includes the following information identified by grade level and by school: (a) The tota…

A. The statewide compensatory instruction fund is established. The department of education shall administer the fund. B. To be eligible for monies appropriated pursuant to this section, a school district or charter school must demonstrate to the department of education that it ha…

The auditor general shall modify the annual financial report prescribed in section 15-904 in order to carry out this article.

Nothing in sections 15-756 and 15-756.01 through 15-756.12 relieves a school district or charter school of its responsibility to comply with all state and federal laws.

School districts and charter schools may enter into contracts with private vendors that provide literacy services that are designed to make participating pupils who begin receiving the services in kindergarten successful at reading, writing and speaking English at the third grade…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Autism" means a developmental disability that significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction and that adversely affects educational performance. Characteristics include irregularities and…

A child previously classified as a child with a disability as defined in section 15-761 shall not be removed from that classification unless the child is reevaluated pursuant to section 15-766 and the evaluation determines that the child no longer meets the definition of a child …

The division of special education as provided in chapter 2, article 2 of this title shall carry out the provisions of this article subject to the superintendent of public instruction.

A. All school districts and charter schools shall develop policies and procedures for providing special education to all children with disabilities within the district or charter school. All children with disabilities shall receive special education programming commensurate with …

A. A petition for the appointment of a surrogate parent for a child with a disability shall be made to the department of education if any of the following conditions has been met: 1. A parent as defined in 34 Code of Federal Regulations section 300.30 cannot be identified. 2. A p…

A. The governing board of each school district or the county school superintendent shall: 1. Provide special education and related services for all children with disabilities and make such programs and services available to all eligible children with disabilities who are at least…

A. For the purposes of this section and section 15-764, children with disabilities who are being provided with special education in rehabilitation, corrective or other state and county supported institutions or facilities are the responsibility of that institution or facility, in…

A. A special education referral shall be made under the direction of the chief administrative official of the school district or county, or such person officially designated as responsible for special education, after consultation with the parent or guardian. B. Before a child wh…

In accordance with 20 United States Code section 1414, the parents of a child with a disability shall be notified regarding the progress that the child is making toward meeting the annual goals as provided in the child’s individualized education program.

A. Except as provided in this section, any pupil who is a child with a disability shall be included in the entitlement to state aid computed as provided in chapter 9, article 5 of this title and apportionment made as provided in section 15-973. B. A district may budget using the …

A. Each school district shall make available an educational program for preschool children with disabilities who reside in the school district and who are not already receiving services that have been provided through the department of education. A charter school may choose to ma…

A. When a pupil with a disability reaches eighteen years of age, all rights previously accorded to the pupil's parent under part B of the individuals with disabilities education act (20 United States Code sections 1400 through 1420) and all rights previously accorded to the pupil…

A. The extraordinary special education needs fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations, gifts, grants and donations. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. The…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Gifted education" means appropriate academic course offerings and services that are required to provide an educational program that is an integral part of the regular school day and that is commensurate with the academic…

A. Because it is in the public interest to support unique opportunities for high-achieving and underachieving pupils who are identified as gifted, the governing board of each school district shall provide gifted education to gifted pupils identified as provided in this article. B…

A. The governing board of each school district shall develop a scope and sequence for the identification process of and curriculum modifications for gifted pupils to ensure that gifted pupils receive gifted education commensurate with their academic abilities and potentials. Prog…

A. School districts that comply with section 15-779.01 and that submit evidence that all district teachers who have primary responsibility for teaching gifted pupils have obtained or are working toward obtaining the appropriate certification endorsement as required by the state b…

The superintendent of public instruction shall: 1. Apportion monies to each school district for which an application to offer programs for gifted pupils has been approved by the department of education pursuant to rules adopted by the state board of education. 2. On request, assi…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Career and technical education and vocational education" means vocational and technical preparation programs for pupils in grades nine through twelve. 2. "Occupation" means the principal employment, paid or unpaid, of a …

A. The state board of education shall hold four regular meetings annually at times it directs under the provisions of section 15-784 for the purposes of providing career and technical education and vocational education. Special meetings may be held on the call of the presiding of…