News & Updates

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SAFE RETURN TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION & SAFETY PLANS

The school’s Covid-19 Task Force and administrative team have developed detailed plans and policies and will continue to make adjustments based on the evolving guidelines set forth by the Arizona Department of Health Services, local health conditions, the CDC, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Updates have and will be emailed to the school community and saved to this page.

January 4, 2023 – June 30, 2023 – ASA’s Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan [English] [Spanish]
August 1, 2022 – January 3, 2023 – ASA’s Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan [English]
March 28, 2022 – June 3, 2022 – ASA’s Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan [English]
January 1, 2022 – June 3, 2022 – ASA’s Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan  [English] [Spanish]
July 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021 – ASA’s Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan [English] [Spanish]

PLANS AND POLICIES

EMAIL ARCHIVE

Please read the most recent letter in the Email Archive below.

 

Title IX Policy and Webinars

 |  General School

ASA’s Title IX Policy No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. All individuals who are employed by ASA are required to conduct themselves at all times in a manner that

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Student and Parent Technology and Network Resource Expectations

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Arizona School for the Arts Student and Parent Technology and Network Resource Expectations Please read this document carefully   When you enroll at Arizona School for the Arts (ASA), this document becomes an agreement between you and ASA whereas the parent(s)/guardian(s) and students agree to abide by the conditions and guidelines established herein. Student and Parent Technology and Network Resource Expectations 

Spotlight |  Meet the Development and Marketing Team 

 |  Family Engagement Newsletter

Spotlight |  Meet the Development and Marketing Team  Leslie Religioso Development and Marketing Director religioso@goasa.org Christina Lytle Donor Relations and Marketing Manager lytle@goasa.org A warm welcome to all returning and new families! I’m truly honored for the opportunity to join the great team and community here at ASA as the Development and Marketing Director! In the Development Office, you’ll find

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Welcome from Head of School

 |  Family Engagement Newsletter

Welcome ASA Families and Friends to School Year 2020-2021 and ASA’s 25 Anniversary Year!  We are so excited to reconnect with you after a long summer and jump into what will surely be a school year to remember. This past Friday we celebrated one of my favorite ASA traditions. On the first day of school students, faculty and staff form two

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ASA’s COVID-19 School Mitigation Plan

 |  General School

In preparation for offering on-site support services or in-person instruction, as contemplated by Executive Order 2020-51, and in an effort to minimize risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in the school environment, Arizona School for the Arts (the “School”) has adopted this mitigation plan (“Plan”), following consideration of mitigation strategies and recommendations as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control

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ASA’s Distance Learning Plan

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On June 24, 2020, Governor Ducey issued Executive Order 2020-41 Prioritizing Kids and Schools During COVID-19 regarding the reopening of schools for school year 2020-2021. As part of the Executive Order, all public schools may submit a Distance Learning Plan (DLP) to receive the flexibility to offer distance learning options for students without an approved Arizona Online Instruction (AOI) program

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An Urgent Message from ASA Leadership

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Dear ASA Family and Friends,  Last week was filled with ASA celebrations – Showcase, 8th Grade Celebration, Senior Awards and Recital, Graduation! While not “traditional”, we made the best of it. Some of us were anticipating a welcome break and others of us were ready to focus on planning for next year. Our heads were filled with thoughts of eventually

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School Closure Update

 |  General School

March 30, 2020 Today Governor Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffmann announced that Arizona schools will remain closed for the remainder of the year. Please take a moment to read that announcement here. Like you, we are incredibly saddened our students will not return to campus as we head into the last quarter of the year. The last

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Alumni Spotlight Arielle Gereboff – Class of 2000

 |  Family Engagement Newsletter

Arielle Gereboff started at ASA in the school’s inaugural year, 1995, as an 8th grader and graduated ASA in 2000. Today, she is a Middle School teacher at a private school in Los Angeles, California. She went to UC Santa Barbara where she received a BA in French and a BA in Linguistics, then earned an MA in French Linguistics

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Principal’s Corner – February 13, 2020

 |  Family Engagement Newsletter

  With presentation week quickly approaching, you may have a student who questions the value and relevance of the third quarter presentation beyond the high school setting.  To answer that, I invited a former ASA student to speak to that very issue so we can hear how the presentation process influenced her post high school graduation and continues to impact

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