If the State Board enters into contract with the Department of Interior, is the contract binding on the district only after it is approved by the Governing Board?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

Are the Federal monies that are apportioned by the State Board of Education to the district expended by the district for the purposes and manner set forth in the Federal Grant?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

If the Governing Board received a written notice from the State Board directing the district to cease making expendi­tures from a particular federal grant, does the district comply with such notice?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

Note Procurement Rules were adopted by the State Board;

Does the local governing board choose to participate in a program with a utility company to provide retail electric, natural gas or water services to the school to finance energy or water savings? Those school district desiring such an agreement will find provisions for the agreement in ARS 15-213.02B.

( ) Yes ( ) No

If the Governing Board of the school district establishes a night school for teaching the English language, American ideals and an understanding of American institutions. Are there 15 or more persons over 16 years of age in the district who either do not read, write or speak the English lan­guage who desire to attend the night school?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

Is the district aware that the Department of Education may monitor school districts to ascertain that laws are implemented as prescribed?

Is the district aware that the Department of Education may adopt a system of recognition for school districts which meet or exceed the requirements of law?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

Does the governing board ensure that each school submits to the Arizona Department of education any data that is required and requested to compile the achievement profile and recognize that failure to provide the data will result in ineligibility for classroom site funds and that schools will be classified based on this information as: excelling, highly performing, performing, underperforming or failing to meet academic standards?

( ) Yes ( ) No

Does the governing board of all elementary, middle schools and junior high schools participate in the national school lunch program unless specifically exempt? Does the governing board ensure that food and beverages sold or served on the school grounds of elementary schools, middle schools and junior high schools or at school sponsored events during the normal school day meet the nutritional standards developed by the department of education.

( ) Yes ( ) No

Does the common school ensure that students shall demonstrate competency, as defined by the state Board adopted Essential Skills, at the grade level specified, in the following subject areas.

Does the District Instructional program include ongoing assessment of student progress toward meeting the competency requirements in these areas:

Language Arts

Literature

Mathematics

Science

Social Science

Music

Visual Arts

Health/P.E

Foreign or native American language

Additional subjects may be offered by the local district, including, but not limited to: Performing Arts, Practical Arts.

Does the district program ensure that prior to the issuance of a standard certificate of promotion from the 8^th grade, each student shall demonstrate competency, as defined by the local governing board, of the state board-adopted essential skills for grade 8 in the subject area.

[ ] Yes [ ] No

Does the district, if it chooses to use distance education delivery methods, ensure that distance education does not include correspondence courses. Does the district ensure that all distance education providers used by the district have registered with the Department of Education and that teaching partners are supervised by an individual certified pursuant to R7-2-603.

Does the District, if it chooses to use distance education delivery methods and make the program part of the instructional program, ensure that:

[ ] Yes [ ] No

Does the district meet or exceed the State Board requirement of 20 credits as the minimum number of credits necessary for high school graduation.

Does the high school curriculum fulfill these minimum requirements? (Requirements for class of 2012 is in italics)

Four credits of English or English as a Second Language to include: grammar; speaking, writing and reading skills; advanced grammar; composition; American literature; advanced composition; research; methods and skills; literature. (1/2 credit of the English requirement shall include the principles of speech and debate but not be limited to those principles)

One and one-half credits of instruction in the essentials, sources and history of the Constitutions of the United States and Arizona and instruction in American institutions and ideals and in the history of Arizona?

One credit of world history/geography (Three credits in social studies to include the following: 1 credit of American history, including Arizona History, 1 credit of world history/geography, ½ credit of American governing, including Arizona government and ½ credit of economics.

Two credits of mathematics? (beginning with the graduating class of 2004, mathematics credits shall be taken consecutively beginning with the 9^th grade and the course content of the mathematics credits shall include number sense, data analysis and probability, patterns, algebra, geometry measurement and mathematical logic in preparation for proficiency on the AIMS test. ) (Three credits of Mathematics. The course content for at least two of the math credits shall include number sense and operation, data analysis, probability and discrete mathematics; patterns, algebra and function; geometry and measurement and structure and logic in preparation for proficiency on the AIMS test and shall be taken consecutively beginning with the ninth grade unless a student meets these requirements prior to the ninth grade)

Two credits of science

One credit of fine arts or vocational education

Eight and one-half credits of additional courses prescribed by the local Governing Board (Seven credits of additional courses prescribed by the local school district governing board or charter school)

[ ] Yes [ ] No

Prior to the issuance of a high school diploma, does the Governing Board assure that each student has:

Does the local governing board, upon request of a student, provide the opportunity for the student to demonstrate competency in the subject areas listed in 1-7 above in lieu of classroom time?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

Does the School District provide a “documented process” that can be used to modify the high school graduation requirements for Algebra II as listed in the math requirements above? Does the documented process include substituting a math credit that shall include significant mathematics content as determined by the local school district and requested by the parent or emancipated student?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

If the district elects to offer sex education in the common or high school does it do so in conformity with this regulation.

[ ] Yes [ ] No

If the district elects to operate on an extended school year does it do so on the basis of this regulation?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

Has the governing board of each common school adopted policies that:

( ) Yes ( ) No

Does the local district identify all students whose primary home language is other than English upon enrollment forms and on the home language survey.?

Does the local district assess all students in Kindergarten and 1^st grade whose primary home language is other than English on an oral language proficiency assessment test approved by the State Board.

[ ] Yes [ ] No (Monitored by ADE, see recent monitoring report)

[ ] Yes [ ] No (Monitored by ADE, see recent monitoring report)

Does the district recognize that a student has accomplished the completion of grade 10 when a student has earned 10 credits, which shall include: 1 credit of English, 1 credit of Math, 1 credit of science and 6 credits of additional work.

[ ] Yes [ ] No

The nationally standardized norm-referenced achievement tests adopted by the State Board shall be given annually during a week in September or October designated by the State Board.

Does the district comply with the scheduled testing dates?

Does the superintendent, head of district or the designee:

1. Provide school district enrollment data to the Department of Education annually for purposes of test material distribution?

2. Verify the count of test materials received and distribute the test materials to each public school in the district?

3. Secure the test materials prior to distribution to pupils or persons administering the tests, as well as after the time of testing, by assuring materials are kept in locked storage?

4. Advise all district employees that the test materials are not to be reproduced in any manner?

5. Familiarize each person who will administer the test with the test publishers’ directions for administering the tests, the timing of the tests and the testing schedule?

6. Distribute actual test materials to persons administering the tests

7. Train persons actually administering the tests on completing the test book identification information and coding the information on variables.

8. Properly packaging all answer sheets and tests

9. Forwarding all tests/answer sheets to the scoring contractor.

10. Retaining all unused and reusable test materials and storing them in a safe and secure manner

11. Reporting to the Department of Education any losses of test materials

Do persons designated to administer the test:

1. Keep all test materials in locked storage?

2. Refrain from reproducing any test materials in any manner?

3. Refrain from disclosing any actual test items to pupils prior to testing?

4. Refrain from providing answers to any test items to any pupils?

5. Administer only practice tests which are provided by the test publishers?

6. Strictly observe all times subtests?

7. Follow explicitly directions for administering the test?

8. Refrain from changing a pupil's answer?

9. Return all test materials to the superintendent or head of district immediately upon completion of testing?

All district decisions regarding the exemption of pupils who are non-English monolingual or predominantly speakers of a language other than English shall be made by the Governing Board. For purposes of determining if a pupil may be exempt from required testing, pursuant to ARS 15-744.B., does the Governing Board:

1. Verify that all students to be exempted have been assessed for language proficiency as required by R&-2-306

2. Verify that all such students are enrolled in one of the following: K-6 transitional Bilingual program, 7-12 Structured Bilingual program, K-12 Bilingual Bicultural Program, ESL or I.E.P

3. Submit to the Arizona Department of Education by September 30 annually, the Governing Board resolution along with the exemption form for the exemption of eligible pupils?

4. Submit to the Department of Education by December 1, annually, a final report describing the total number of actual students to be exempted.

Ensure that limited English students exempted from the norm-referenced achievement testing program shall be assessed annually with an alternative to the norm-referenced achievement test and that such assessment shall be conducted prior to April 30.

6. Submit to the Department of Education by May 30, the results of the alternative assessments.

Does the district maintain cumulative files regarding all exemptions and include alternative testing results for each exempted pupil to ensure that no pupil is exempted for more than three years?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

Do those designated to administer the State Board approved achievement test assure that the following information is completed on the answer document for each pupil participating in the testing program?

1. Sex.

2. Primary language.

3. Racial/ethnic background.

4. Limited English proficient pupils participating in required programs by type, pursuant to ARS 15-754 where applicable.

[ ] Yes [ ] No

Does the Governing board provide to an individual who has never obtained a high school diploma and who meets the requirements of at least 65 years of age, resides in Arizona and who enlisted in the armed forces before completing high school and who was honorably discharged from service, an honorary high school diploma?

( ) Yes ( ) No

[ ] Yes [ ] No (Monitored by ADE, see recent monitoring report)

Does the governing board have policies for the education of gifted students which include:

[ ] Yes [ ] No

[ ] Yes [ ] No (Monitored by ADE, see recent monitoring report)