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Ars†15-447 offer of instruction in high school subjects by common school districts; limitations

The State Board of Education may grant permission to the Gov­ern­ing Board of a common school district to offer instruction in high school subjects, grades nine through twelve, except that the State Board shall not grant per­mission if the qualified electors of a common school district have voted against the formation of a high school district within the last five years. However, if permission has been granted:

1. Does the Governing Board cease to offer instruction in high school subjects at the end of the current year following a vote against the formation of a high school district?

2. Is the enrollment of pupils in grades nine through twelve deemed to be enrollment in high school, and for the pur­poses of computing the base support level, is the sup­port level weight for high school districts used?

3. Does the Governing Board provide a certificate of high school graduation to pupils who successfully complete a prescribed course of study in grades nine through twelve?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-448 formation of unified school district; board membership; budget

Is formation of a unified school district from one or more common school districts and a high school district with coterminous or overlapping boundaries done by resolutions approved by the governing boards of the unifying school districts and certification of approval by such governing boards to the county school superintendent?

Upon formation of the unified school district does the governing board consist of the members of the former school district governing boards and do they hold office until January 1 following the first general election after formation of the district.

Does the governing board of the new unified school district prepare a budget , policies and curricula for the new district and does the new district ensure that the base compensation of each teacher for the first year of operation not be lower than the previous year of the previous district?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-460 change of school district boundaries

Does the Governing Board, in conjunction with the Governing Board of the adjacent district, authorize minor boundary adjustments to both districts only if all of the following are true?

1. The two adjacent common, union or unified school districts have not previously made a minor boundary adjustment pursuant to this subsection.

2. A majority of the electors within the geographic boundaries of a portion of a school district, as specified in the petition, present a petition to the Governing Boards of both the district in which the petitioners cur­rently reside and the district to which the petitioners desire to be annexed. The petition shall set forth the boundaries of the portion of the district to be annexed.

3. A majority of the members of the Governing Boards of each district approve the minor boundary adjustment.

4. The boundary adjustment would result in the transfer of no more than one and one-half percent of the student count of the district from which the pupils will transfer.

5. The boundary adjustment would not result in the transfer of any school buildings or equipment or furnishings from one school district to the other.

6. No member of the Governing Board of the school dis­trict to be diminished is a resident of the territory that is being transferred to the adjacent school district.

7. The Governing Boards of the school districts have agreed on a means to satisfy any liabilities.

If a majority of the members of the Governing Boards of both districts approved the petitions, are the petitions transmitted with the endorsements of the Governing Boards to the County School Superintendent?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

ARS 15-481-482: Budget Override Elections: See USFR
ARS 15-491-494 Special elections on Bond Issues: See U.S.F.R.

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Source:  OpenStax, Arizona education law review: gary emanuel, northern arizona university. OpenStax CNX. Oct 09, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11123/1.6
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