Arizona Department of Education Dear parents: The Arizona Department of Education is pleased to provide you with this state report card as a part of our compliance with the federal No Child Left Behind law. We are working hard to raise academic standards for Arizona students. We are also holding our schools accountable for how well students perform academically. We are restoring classroom discipline, which is an essential component for achieving academic excellence. We also have an extensive state program to help schools whose test scores show a need for improvement. As you read this report card, you will find important information about the academic health of Arizona’s public schools. On page eight, it is reported that only 13 percent of Arizona schools were in need of federal corrective action. As a result, 87 percent of schools do not need such action, a better record than many states. Page 15 shows that Arizona has 132 Excelling schools and 167 Highly Performing schools. For a complete list, please visit our website, www.ade.az.gov and click “Top Arizona Schools.” We are working hard to make sure Arizona students and schools are performing to their absolute potential. Sincerely, 16 Federal Accountability (AIMS) All Students 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 100 % Tested 100 99 91 100 100 99 56,700 50,525 71,100 66,144 76,202 72,779 75,221 70,860 57,534 51,010 71,167 66,213 76,230 72,888 75,372 0% Number Tested 70,809 10% 89 Subject Grade 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient AMO Figure 1: This graph shows the percentage of all students who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown are the number and percentage of students tested. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. African American 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 96 % Tested 96 95 86 97 97 95 2,529 1,887 3,219 2,662 3,600 3,145 3,597 3,289 2,558 1,903 3,225 2,672 3,594 3,160 3,589 3,296 0% Number Tested 85 Subject Grade 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient AMO Figure 2: This graph shows the percentage of African American students who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown are the number and percentage of students tested. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. 1 American Indian/Alaskan Native 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% % Tested 100 100 100 91 100 100 100 3,815 2,881 5,144 4,111 5,311 4,552 5,071 4,103 3,794 2,880 5,161 4,138 5,292 4,544 5,086 0% Number Tested 4,082 10% 91 Subject Grade 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient AMO Figure 3: This graph shows the percentage of American Indian/Alaskan Native students who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown are the number and percentage of students tested. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. Asian/Pacific Islander 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 96 % Tested 95 100 96 95 95 100 1,382 1,145 1,509 1,325 1,443 1,316 1,572 1,300 1,395 1,165 1,503 1,316 1,447 1,315 1,574 0% Number Tested 1,298 10% 95 Subject Grade 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient AMO Figure 4: This graph shows the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander students who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown are the number and percentage of students tested. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. 2 Hispanic 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% % Tested 99 98 97 86 99 98 96 17,305 13,784 23,630 20,690 28,090 24,582 29,019 25,016 17,547 14,029 23,643 20,680 28,100 24,689 29,103 0% Number Tested 24,979 10% 85 Subject Grade 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient AMO Figure 5: This graph shows the percentage of Hispanic students who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown are the number and percentage of students tested. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. White (non-minority) 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% % Tested 98 96 95 86 97 96 95 29,209 25,825 35,198 31,628 35,371 34,024 34,543 31,447 29,790 26,202 35,245 31,654 35,389 33,987 34,597 0% Number Tested 31,441 10% 84 Subject Grade 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient AMO Figure 6: This graph shows the percentage of White students who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown are the number and percentage of students tested. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. 3 Male 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% % Tested 100 100 99 89 100 100 99 28,398 23,712 36,010 32,894 38,718 37,103 38,319 35,953 28,932 24,015 36,047 32,966 38,725 37,160 38,385 0% Number Tested 35,977 10% 88 Subject Grade 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient AMO Figure 7: This graph shows the percentage of all Males who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown are the number and percentage of students tested. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. Female 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% % Tested 100 100 99 90 100 100 99 27,862 23,593 34,801 31,849 37,231 34,773 36,833 34,393 28,155 23,706 34,825 31,853 37,247 34,820 36,901 0% Number Tested 34,318 10% 89 Subject Grade 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient AMO Figure 8: This graph shows the percentage of Females who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown are the number and percentage of students tested. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. 4 . Economically Disadvantaged 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% x x x x x x x 10,358 7,485 17,040 10,421 24,961 16,660 26,256 18,525 10,446 7,621 17,057 10,457 25,037 16,716 26,325 0% Number Tested 18,551 10% x Subject Grade 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient % Tested AMO Figure 9: This graph shows the percentage of Economically Disadvantaged students who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown is the number of students tested. Percentage tested is not available, they will be calculated in the future. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. Non-Economically Disadvantaged 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% x Subject Grade x x x x x x 46,342 43,040 54,060 55,723 51,241 56,119 48,965 52,335 47,088 43,389 54,110 55,756 51,193 56,172 49,047 0% Number Tested 52,258 10% x 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient % Tested AMO Figure 10: This graph shows the percentage of Non-Economically Disadvantaged students who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown is the number of students tested. Percentage tested is not available, they will be calculated in the future. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. 5 Students with Disabilities 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 99 % Tested 100 93 99 100 100 5,215 3,714 8,121 6,246 9,097 7,000 8,006 5,806 3,811 100 5,562 8,095 6,229 9,022 6,961 8,057 0% Number Tested 5,805 10% 87 Subject Grade 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient AMO Figure 11: This graph shows the percentage of Students with Disabilities who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown are the number and percentage of students tested. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. Students without Disabilities 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 100 % Tested 100 99 90 100 100 46,811 99 51,485 62,979 59,898 67,105 65,779 67,215 65,054 51,972 47,199 63,072 59,984 67,208 65,927 67,315 0% Number Tested 65,004 10% 89 Subject Grade 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient AMO Figure 12: This graph shows the percentage of Students without Disabilities who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown are the number and percentage of students tested. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. 6 Limited English Proficient 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 100 % Tested 100 100 100 100 5,378 3,955 7,973 100 10,304 14,780 12,322 16,853 5,467 100 15,217 3,969 7,948 10,317 14,826 12,426 16,925 0% Number Tested 15,214 5% 100 Subject Grade 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient AMO Figure 13: This graph shows the percentage of all Limited English Proficient students who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown are the number and percentage of students tested. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. Migrant Students 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% x % Tested x x x x x x 689 766 623 464 832 594 866 611 702 754 614 460 837 598 869 0% Number Tested 617 10% x Subject Grade 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 3 3 5 5 8 8 10 10 Year 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 02 03 Percent Proficient % Tested AMO Figure 14: This graph shows the percentage of all Migrant students who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade for 2002 and 2003. Also shown is the number of students tested. Percentage tested is not available, they will be calculated in the future. AMO = Annual Measurable Objectives: federally mandated goal for percentage of students who must pass AIMS. 7 Federal Accountability (School Improvement Status) Number of Schools Identified for Improvement Improvement Status Corrective Action Year 1 Year 2 Total Identified Total Not-Identified Number 20 98 100 218 1477 Table 1: Elementary and secondary schools in Arizona that have been identified as schools in need of improvement. Please refer to Table 2 for a detailed list of schools. Number of Schools Identified for Improvement 20 Corrective Action Year 1 100 Year 2 98 Figure 15: Number of Schools in Arizona Identified for Improvement Percent of Schools Identified for Improvement 1% 6% 6% Corrective Action Year 1 Year 2 Total Not-Identified 87% Figure 16: Percent of Schools in Arizona Identified for Improvement 8 Table 2: Detailed list of schools in Arizona in need of improvement. Federal Accountability (School Improvement Status) School Improvement Status School A J Mitchell Elementary School Year 2 Academy Of Excellence Year 1 Aguila Elementary School Year 1 Alhambra High School Year 2 AmeriSchools Academy - Camelback Year 2 Andalucia Primary School Year 1 Ann Ott School Year 1 Anna Lawrence Intermediate School Year 2 Antelope Union High School Year 2 Arizona Desert Elementary Year 1 Arthur M Hamilton School Year 2 Augustus H Shaw Jr School Year 2 Avondale Middle School Year 2 Baboquivari Middle School Year 2 Balsz School Year 1 Barcelona Middle School Year 2 Beaver Creek School Year 1 Beaver Dam Elementary Year 1 Bicentennial North School Year 1 Brooks Academy Year 2 Buckeye Union High School Year 1 Bullhead City Jr High School Year 2 C E Rose Elementary School Year 2 C O Greenfield School Year 2 Calabasas Middle School Year 1 Camelback High School Year 2 Camp Verde Middle School Year 2 Campo Bello Elementary School Year 1 Canyon Day Junior High School Corrective Action Capitol Elementary School Year 1 Carl Hayden High School Year 2 Cartwright Elementary School Year 1 Casa Grande Union High School Corrective Action Cavett Elementary School Year 2 Center for Academic Success, The #1 Year 1 Central High School Year 2 Challenger Elementary School Year 1 Improvement Status Challenger Middle School Year 2 Chaparral Middle School Year 1 Charles W Harris Elementary School Year 1 Chinle Elementary School Year 2 Chinle High School Corrective Action Chinle Junior High School Corrective Action Continental Elementary School Year 1 Copper Canyon Academy Year 1 Copper Rim Elementary School Year 2 Cottonwood Elementary School Year 2 Craycroft Elementary School Year 1 Dateland Elementary School Year 1 Davidson Elementary School Year 2 Desert Horizon Elementary School Year 1 Desert Pointe Academy Year 1 Desert Sands Middle School Year 2 Desert Shadows Middle School Year 1 Desert Valley Elementary Year 2 Discovery School Year 1 Don Mensendick School Year 1 Drexel Elementary School Year 1 Duncan Primary Year 1 Dzil Libei Elementary School Year 1 E.A.G.L.E. Academy Year 1 East Globe Elementary School Year 1 El Mirage School Corrective Action Eloy Intermediate School Year 1 Eloy Junior High School Year 2 Estrella Middle School Year 2 Evans Elementary School Year 1 Evergreen Elementary School Year 1 Excel Education Centers Chino Valley, LLC Year 2 Faras Elementary School Year 1 Fees Middle School Year 1 Flora Thew Elementary School Year 1 9 School Improvement Status School Florence High School Year 1 Fourth Avenue Junior High School Corrective Action Frank Borman Middle School Year 1 Friendly House Academia Del Pueblo Elem Year 1 Future Development Education & Performing Arts Academy Year 2 Galveston Elementary School Year 2 Gateway School Year 2 Gila Bend Elementary Year 2 Gila Vista Jr High School Year 2 Glendale Landmark Middle School Corrective Action Globe Junior High School Year 2 Granada East School Year 1 Gwyneth Ham Elementary School Year 1 Hayden High School Year 2 Hohokam Middle School Corrective Action HoHoKam Middle School Corrective Action Holdeman Elementary School Year 1 Ignacio Conchos School Year 2 Intelli-School - Paradise Valley Year 1 Isaac E Imes School Year 2 Isaac Middle School Year 2 Itzcalli Academy Year 1 J B Sutton Elementary School Year 2 Jack L Kuban Elementary School Year 2 Joe Carlson Elementary School Year 1 John E Wright Elementary School Year 2 John F Kennedy Elementary School Year 1 John F Kennedy School Year 2 John F Long School Year 1 Joseph Zito Elementary School Year 2 Justine Spitalny Elementary School Year 1 Kayenta Intermediate School Year 2 Kayenta Middle School Corrective Action Kofa High School Year 2 Lake Powell Academy Year 1 Lattie Coor School Year 2 Improvement Status Laugharn Elementary School Laveen Elementary School Learning Crossroads Basic Academy Lee Kornegay Middle School Liberty Traditional Charter School Lincoln Elementary School Littleton Elementary School Lone Cactus Regional High School Lowell Elementary School Maie Bartlett Heard School Many Farms Elementary School Maricopa Middle School Mary E Post Elementary School Mary Mcleod Bethune School Maryland Elementary School Maryvale High School Maurice C Cash School Maxine O Bush Elementary School Mcnary Elementary School Menlo Park Elementary School Miami High School Mission Manor Elementary School Mitchell Elementary School Monte Vista Elementary School Montebello School Monument Valley High School Mountain View Elementary Mountain View Elementary School Mountain Vista School Mt Tipton Elementary School Myers-Ganoung Elementary School Naco Elementary School New Visions Academy North High School Northern AZ Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor Ocotillo School Omega Academy Osborn Middle School P T Coe Elementary School Palmcroft Elementary School Palomino Primary School 10 Year 2 Year 2 Year 1 Year 2 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 2 Year 1 Year 1 Year 2 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 2 Year 1 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 2 Year 2 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 1 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 1 Year 2 School Improvement Status School Pecan Grove Elementary School Year 2 Pendergast Elementary School Year 2 Peoria Elementary School Year 2 Percy L Julian School Year 1 Phoenix Advantage Charter School Year 2 Phoenix Prep Academy Year 2 Phoenix Thomas J Pappas Regional Elementary School Year 2 Pinon Elementary School Year 2 Pinon High School Year 1 Pinon Middle School Year 2 Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School Year 1 Precision Academy System Charter School Year 2 Pueblo Del Sol Middle School Corrective Action Pueblo Gardens Elementary School Year 1 Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School Year 2 Renaissance Academy St. Johns Campus Year 1 Richey Elementary School Year 2 Rio Rico High School Year 1 Robert Bracker Elementary Year 1 Roberts Elementary School Year 2 Roskruge Bilingual Elementary School Year 2 Ruth Fisher Elementary School Year 1 Sacaton Elementary Corrective Action Sacaton Middle School Year 2 Safford Elementary School Year 1 Safford Middle School Year 1 Salome Elementary School Year 1 San Carlos High School Corrective Action San Carlos Intermediate Year 2 San Carlos Junior High School Corrective Action San Luis Middle School Year 2 Sanders Elementary School Year 2 Sanders Middle School Year 2 Santa Clara Elementary School Year 1 Santa Maria Middle School Year 2 Improvement Status Sevilla West School Shaw Butte School Sierra Vista Elementary School Silvestre S Herrera School Snowflake Junior High School South Mountain High School Squaw Peak Elementary School Stanfield Elementary School Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 2 Year 2 Year 1 Corrective Action Sunnyslope Elementary School Year 2 Sunset School Year 1 Superior Junior High School Corrective Action T G Barr School Year 1 Teen Choice Leadership Academy Year 2 Tertulia Pre-College Community Intermediate Campus Year 1 Thomas A Edison School Year 2 Tsaile Elementary School Corrective Action Tse Ho Tso Intermediate Corrective Learning Center Action Tuba City Junior High School Corrective Action Valley High School Corrective Action Valley View School Year 2 Van Buskirk Elementary School Year 1 Vista Del Sur Middle School Year 1 Wade Carpenter Middle School Year 2 Washington Elementary School Year 1 Webster Elementary School Year 2 West Sedona Montessori Class Charter Year 2 Westwind Preparatory Academy Year 1 Whittier Elementary School Year 2 William C Jack School Year 1 William R Sullivan Elementary School Year 2 Williams Elementary/Middle School Year 2 Wilson Primary School Year 2 Window Rock Elementary School Year 2 Winkelman Intermediate School Year 2 11 Graduation Rates 80% 70% 71.4% 73.6% Four year Five year 70.8% 72.9% Four year Five year 72.7% 76.4% Graduation Rate 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2000 Four year 2001 Five year 2002 Graduation Rate Figure 17: Arizona High School Graduation Trends 2000-2002 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 85.9% 91.6% 85.8% 80.7% 70.4% 62.6% 65.7% 67.1% 73.2% 60.3% Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female White Hispanic Native American African American Male Female Asain Figure 18: Arizona Five Year Graduation Rates by Gender and Ethnicity – Cohort 2002 12 Overall Annual Dropout Rates Grades 7-12 Dropout Rates 14.00% 12.00% 10.00% 8.00% 6.00% 4.00% 2.00% 0.00% White Hispanic 2000 Native American 2001 African American 2002 Asian 2003 Figure 19: Arizona’s Overall Drop-Out Rate Trend by Ethnicity Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Met AYP Met % Tested No No State AYP Met Test Objectives No Met Attendance Rate Not Applicable Met Graduation Rate Yes Table 3: Summary of how the State of Arizona performed on the annual targets for AYP. AYP: A measure of school performance as mandated by the federal government in the No Child Left Behind Act. AYP holds schools accountable for the performance of subgroups, as well as all students. AYP measures schools toward the goal of having 100 percent of all students proficient in state standards for reading and math by 2013-14. School AYP Met 1294 District AYP Not Met 401 Met 331 Not Met 193 Table 4: Number of Schools and Districts in Arizona that met or did not meet AYP AYP: A measure of school performance as mandated by the federal government in the No Child Left Behind Act. AYP holds schools accountable for the performance of subgroups, as well as all students. AYP measures schools toward the goal of having 100 percent of all students proficient in state standards for reading and math by 2013-14. 13 School AYP Number of Schools 1400 1294 1200 1000 800 600 401 400 200 0 Met Not Met Figure 20: Number of schools in the State that met or did not meet AYP AYP: A measure of school performance as mandated by the federal government in the No Child Left Behind Act. AYP holds schools accountable for the performance of subgroups, as well as all students. AYP measures schools toward the goal of having 100 percent of all students proficient in state standards for reading and math by 2013-14. District AYP Number of Districts 350 300 331 250 193 200 150 100 50 0 Met Not Met Figure 21: Number of Districts in the State that met or did not meet AYP 14 State Accountability (AZ LEARNS) Schools Receiving Profile Excelling Highly Performing Performing Underperforming Total Receiving a Profile Schools Not Receiving a Profile Alternative Schools New Schools Small Schools K-2 Schools Total Not Receiving a Profile Total Number of Schools* Count 132 167 664 134 1097* Count 118 236 434 44 832 1929** Percent 12.03 15.22 60.52 12.22 100 Percent 14.08 28.40 52.23 5.29 100 Table 5: Summary of the Number and Percentage of Schools in Arizona Receiving or Not Receiving Achievement Profiles * 1097 Achievement Profiles were designated on October 15, 2003. Since some schools in the state serve both elementary and secondary students, the actual number of schools receiving Achievement Profiles was 1085. In total, 832 schools did not receive an Achievement Profile.**This number represents the total number of profiles included in the analysis. Of the 1929, only 1917 distinct schools are being counted. Again, this is due to the fact that some schools receive two Achievement Profiles: one for their elementary population and the other for their secondary population. 15 Tips for Parents Good Attendance is Key We live in an era of high-stakes testing. To obtain diplomas, students will have to pass the AIMS test. In Massachusetts, the students were given five chances to pass, as they will be in Arizona; 90% passed. When the records of the other 10% were examined, almost all of them had poor attendance. Because the test questions measure only materials that were covered in class, students who attend should pass the test, but the teachers cannot teach students who are not there. Students Who Do Homework Achieve at a Higher Level Helping children with homework is a wonderful way for parents and children to interact. Here are some ways you can help strengthen your students study habits: • Designate a quiet place for your child to do homework • Support the teachers by ensuring homework is completed and turned in on time • Help your child value the importance of doing homework Discipline “First, we must restore classroom discipline. When teachers are not supported in disciplining disruptive students, some teachers tend to give up. That has lead to anarchy in some public schools across the country. Other teachers keep trying, but valuable time is diverted from teaching the students who want to learn. Restoring classroom discipline is a necessary precondition to creating a learning atmosphere, to facilitate academic excellence. When parents and school work together as a team, student behavior improves. I hope you will work with your school to make this a successful endeavor, which will ultimately raise the academic performance of all our students.” ~Tom Horne, Superintendent of Public Instruction