Strategies to Achieve a World-Class Education
Expect More Arizona’s Long Term Advocacy Priorities
Every child’s education is funded from the early years up to career to produce excellence
- Maximize existing resources and increase new funding to support excellence for all children in public schools
- Support funding that provides equitable opportunity and access for all children in public schools, is a transparent use of taxpayer dollars, and fosters excellence for all
Every child has access to a great teacher and principal
- Support programs and policies that lead to increased compensation, opportunities for meaningful professional development, full certification/preparation (content, pedagogy, and field experience), high-quality mentoring/induction, and better working conditions to help Arizona in recruiting and retaining high-quality educators
- Support efforts to build and support a strong pipeline of highly effective principals, beginning with low-income schools
- Increase public support for educators to encourage retention in the profession
Every child has access to high quality early learning opportunities to support Kindergarten readiness and literacy development
- Support a tool that provides meaningful feedback on a child’s progress in the early grades that is aligned with the Arizona Early Learning Standards and covers all essential domains of school readiness.
- Increase quality preschool offerings to advance school and literacy readiness
Every 3rd grader is proficient in reading and math
- Make more classroom time available for all Arizona children (e.g. full day Kindergarten, summer learning, extended year or day)
- Make high-quality programs and interventions available to all K-3 students across the state, targeted to those who have the greatest need
Every child graduates from high school prepared for college and career
- Ensure Arizona’s academic standards are rigorous, prepare all children for college and career, and are measured with an assessment that is a meaningful indicator of student success
- Develop Arizona’s A-F accountability framework to be a meaningful and fair measure of school quality for public district and charter schools that includes multiple measures and is transparent for parents and community members
- Support students in becoming proficient in Algebra I by the 9th grade
- Advocate for services and interventions to support all students in graduating and college/career ready to support students who are at-risk of dropping out or becoming disconnected
Every child has the opportunity to attain a credential, industry certification, or high-quality degree
- Make postsecondary education programs accessible and affordable for Arizona children and families (e.g. state supported financial aid, geographic location of programs)
- Provide Arizona children multiple pathways to attain a credential, certification or degree that are rigorous, aligned to workforce needs, and allow more children to attain a degree/credential (partnerships with community colleges and universities, JTEDs, CTE programs, and school districts, etc.)