Arizona education law review: general provisions  (Page 3/4)

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Ars†15-105 early graduation scholarship program

Does the governing board ensure that each school, providing instruction in Grades 9-12 participates in and promotes to students an early graduation scholarship program? Students who graduate early are allowed to participate in the school’s extracurricular activities, including graduation with the pupils normal class, until the students class is scheduled to graduate.

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Does the governing board include students who graduate early in the school student count until the student’s class is scheduled to graduate? Are any suchpupil funding placed in the school district’s maintenance and operation fund?

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Ars†15-106 identity verified fingerprints

Does the governing board insure a copy of the instructions from the Department of Public Safety is provided regarding the submission of identity verified fingerprints to the fingerprinting entity it contracts with or to any employees who provide this service to the district?

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Ars†15-107 school district over-expenditures: fiscal crisis teams

Does the governing board insure that any over-expenditure that exceeds $50,000 or ½ of 1% of the district’s general budget, may result in the appointment of a fiscal crisis team by the State Board of Education? Appointment of the fiscal crisis team requires the local governing board to create a fiscal management plan and pay all expenses of a fiscal crisis team.

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Ars†15-108 school districts: educational management

Does the governing board of a district of 6 or more schools, understand that if a school in the district has been designated a failing school, and if 50% or more of the schools in the district are designated as underperforming, that it will be investigated by the State department of education for “systemic educational mismanagement”? The penalty for such a designation may include appointment of new superintendent with powers to override any decisions of the school districts governing board.

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Ars†15-109 biometric information: prohibition

Does the governing board of a school district refrain from collecting “biometric information” from a pupil unless the pupil’s parents give written permission to collect this? Biometric information is described as “noninvasive electronic measurement and evaluation of any physical characteristics of a pupil including fingerprint, eye characteristics, hand characteristics, vocal characteristics, facial characteristics and other physical characteristics.

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Ars†15-141 educational records: injunction: special action

The right to inspect and review educational records and the release of or access to such records, other information or instructional materials is governed by federal law in the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, Title 20, United States Code, Section 1232g and Section 1232h, and federal regulations issued pursuant to this act.

Does the administrator ensure that parents and students have access to inspect and review educational records as spelled out in FERPA?