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27-580: Its 22 schools earning the state's highest rating, Excelling. All SUSD schools are rated as Performing, Performing Plus, Highly Performing or Excelling by the Arizona Department of Education . The Scottsdale Unified School District was founded in 1896 by Mayor Winfield Scott, also the founder of the city of Scottsdale. The first classes were taught by Alza Blount, who, for health reasons, moved to Arizona from Illinois with her husband George and their three children. Classes were held in their adobe home, which

54-803: A school bus driver strike in Georgia. Additionally, around this time, adjunct professors at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia protested over pay . The strikes continued in the fall of 2018 when there was a collective bargaining shortcoming between the United Teachers Los Angeles union and the Los Angeles Unified School District in September 2018, prompting a strike that began in January 2019. This also resulted in

81-476: A $ 667 annual fund for Arizona schools. Since 2009, Arizona has cut the school budgets and even to this day they continue. Although newer budgets are being proposed and passed the majority of those cuts have yet to be restored today despite a sharp incline in the economy. These budget cuts lead to the Red for Ed movement which saw teachers across the state stage a walkout in protest of low salaries and budgets. Since 2006

108-469: A day while also creating funding for various programs. In 2014, the courts ruled that the state had taken the appropriate measures to fulfill the ruling in Flores v. State of Arizona . In recent years, the current curriculum for English education for language learners has been called into question. Senate Bill 1014, introduced in 2019, would change the amount of English education these students receive throughout

135-539: A majority of the strikes being in predominantly Republican Party-controlled, conservative states, the strikes have been referred to as the "Red State Revolt". This has prompted several Republican politicians to concede to their demands, in the run-up to the 2018 mid-term elections . One of the largest reasons for decreasing teacher pay and less funding for schools is the large amount of money diverted from current budgets to pay educators' unfunded pension liabilities. For example: "In Colorado, school district payments to

162-902: A strike in West Virginia began in early 2018. In the first week of February, teachers staged "walk-ins" at schools and some protested at the West Virginia Capitol. The strike proved successful, and inspired those in other states to strike as well. In early April, Oklahoma became the second state to strike , making it the first time a teacher's strike was held in the state since 1990. The strike lasted for 10 days, from April 2–12, after teacher salaries were increased by $ 6,000 and support staff salaries were increased by $ 1,250. In late April, teachers in Arizona and in Colorado went on strike. The Colorado strike began on April 27 and ended on May 12, while

189-514: A teachers' walkout in Virginia, a long-time right-to-work state, as well as in Denver and Oakland, California . The national wave of strikes has been referred to as Red for Ed or #RedForEd , with striking workers often wearing red shirts to show solidarity. Reasons given for the choice of the color red range from the fact that many of the initial strikes were in red (Republican-controlled) states to

216-500: A total of $ 4.56 billion has cut from the educational system. The Red for Ed movement originated in West Virginia in February 2018, when educators there went on strike in response to a 2% pay raise. The Arizona movement started with a Facebook page, titled Arizona Teachers United in March 2018. On March 12, 2018, a group of educators protested outside a radio station where Governor Doug Ducey

243-429: A week long teacher strike that took place in 2018, following the Red for Ed movement. Arizona also ranks below the national average in per student expenditure, with an average of $ 11,787. In 2000, Proposition 301 passed with the approval of Arizona voters. Originally, the proposition expired in 2012, but in 2018, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed SB 1390 to extend Proposition 301 until 2041. This proposition protects

270-551: Is a state-level department tasked in Arizona with oversight of public education from kindergarten to secondary school . The ADE is run by an elected Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction . The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) was established in 1970. It works to implement education standards and policy for Arizona schools. The ADE operates under the Superintendent of Public Instruction in order to execute decisions. It

297-508: Is a tutoring program designed to provide reading, writing, and mathematics tutoring for students in grades K-12. The tutoring is provided by both public school districts and charter schools with the goal of increasing student proficiency on the statewide Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment. Schools can set up in-person or online tutoring sessions for students eligible for the program. Tutoring can take place before or after school hours only. 2018%E2%80%9319 education workers%27 strikes in

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324-594: Is part of the Arizona K-12 Education system along with the State Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. However, these were both established in 1912 prior to the ADE. All three of these bodies operate together to run the education system in Arizona. The ADE provides multiple resources to Arizona schools including training, funding, and other technical support to public schools . Kathy Hoffman

351-740: The Arizona Strike lasted from April 26 to May 3. In May 2018, it was reported that teachers in North Carolina could be next to strike, making it the fifth state to have a teachers' strike. This was due to the state being ranked 41st in the nation in salaries for teachers, and per pupil spending at negative 12 percent. Further, it was reported that teachers in North Carolina have seen a five percent decrease in salaries since 2008. Furthermore, teachers hired after January 1, 2021, will not receive health benefits, along with teachers having to pay $ 10,000 per year in out of pocket health insurance. Because of

378-478: The Arizona Educators United organized a vote to walk out on April 26, 2018, if a list of demands was not met by the governor. More than 50,000 educators protested in front of the capital in the largest movement in Arizona history. The strike concluded with educators receiving close to $ 273 in pay raises over the next three years. However, many of their demands were not met before they agreed to return to

405-919: The United States The 2018–2019 education workers' strikes in the United States began on February 22, 2018, after local activists compelled the West Virginia state leadership of the West Virginia branches of the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association into holding a strike vote. The strike—which ended when teachers returned to their classrooms on March 7—inspired similar, statewide strikes in Oklahoma and Arizona . It also inspired smaller-scale protests by school staff in Kentucky, North Carolina, Colorado, and led to

432-573: The Vail and Peoria districts. The two previous State Superintendents of Public Instruction had not had any classroom experience. GOP candidate Diane Douglas was sworn into office in January 2015, after winning 50.5% of the vote. Douglas has a background in finance and served two years on the Peoria Unified School Board. Her term was marked by various conflicts with both the state Board of Education as well as Governor Doug Ducey. A recall effort

459-440: The board's website. The 2019 Arizona budget proposed $ 4.5 billion to be spent on Arizona's K-12 education. Arizona consistently ranks low in both teacher pay and overall quality of education. In 2018, Arizona was ranked 43rd in overall quality of education and 48th in teachers’ salaries. Arizona teachers have also experienced a decrease in salary with inflation included. Many have called for an increase in funding, which led to

486-694: The classroom. The ADE has been especially criticized in the past for its English as a Second Language Education. In 1992 in Flores v. State of Arizona the courts ruled in favor of the parents of ESL students and ruled that there would be changes in the English Education provided by schools. English education was again reformed in 2000 with the passing of Proposition 203 which dictated that all education would be conducted in English “as quickly and effectively as possible”. Later in 2006, House Bill 2064 required all first-year English students to take 4 hours of English

513-538: The district includes most of the town of Paradise Valley and parts of Tempe and Phoenix in addition to most of Scottsdale. The district has about 22,000 students and approximately 1,800 certified and 1,000 classified employees; five comprehensive high schools, six middle schools, three K-8 schools, sixteen elementary schools, and one alternative school. The original Scottsdale High School operated from 1922 until 1983. K-8 schools include: Arizona Department of Education Arizona Department of Education ( ADE )

540-399: The idea that public school budgets are in the red . Motivations for the strikes included desire for increased wages for teachers and support staff, larger school budgets, smaller classrooms, and other issues. The strikes varied in their levels of success, with the West Virginia strike considered mostly successful, where Oklahoman teachers received relatively few concessions. Discussions of

567-487: The public pension fund have roughly doubled since 2006, from about 10 percent of payroll to 20 percent." A 2016 study found that only 30% of the money that school districts pay towards the retirement benefits of an educator actually go toward that educator's pension, with 70% being used to pay off unfunded debt in that pension system. Universally, demands included raising pay. In Oklahoma and West Virginia, respectively sources of oil and coal , demands included financing

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594-791: The school day. Rather than the current 4 hours of instruction, the bill would reduce instruction to 2 hours in order to reduce segregation and encourage conversation with native speakers. The ADE sets the requirements for Arizona Educator Certification as well as providing resources and assistance in obtaining this certification. The ADE assists in certifying teachers for a variety of specialties including Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, CTE , STEM , Arts, Physical Education, Administration, Special Education, Adult Education. However, Doug Ducey recently signed legislature into place that allows teachers in Arizona to be hired without formal training, as long as they have at least 5 years of experience in relevant fields. The Achievement Tutoring Program or ATP

621-604: The time as Coronado School, is a historic site on Scottsdale Mall and now the home of the Scottsdale Historical Society. Prior to 1974 the district enrolled students of the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community reservation, but that year ceased doing so. Today, the district covers 112 square miles (290 km), including some areas not part of the City of Scottsdale itself; specifically,

648-465: Was elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018, replacing Diane Douglas . Prior to this position, she was a speech pathologist in various Arizona school districts. Hoffman studied Japanese and Spanish at the University of Oregon , graduating in 2009. She later graduated from the University of Arizona with a master's degree in speech pathology. Following her graduation, Hoffman taught in

675-489: Was just south of what is now Civic Center Plaza and Second Street. Alza Blount was paid $ 40 a month to teach the 8-10 students from the seven families who resided in Scottsdale at that time. The district's first bond election was held May 1, 1909, with all 13 citizens voting "yes". The amount of the bond, $ 5,000, was used to build the district's first school, now known as the "Little Red Schoolhouse." This building, also known at

702-451: Was participating in an interview, but Ducey did not respond to the protestors. Following the protest, hundred of teachers did not show up to work, which forced the closure of 9 schools in Arizona's west valley. In the weeks prior to the walk-out, there were multiple demonstrations in opposition to the state of education in Arizona, including multiple strikes, some of which took place within Arizona's largest school district. On April 19, 2018,

729-596: Was started in 2015, but it failed to receive enough signatures to take effect. Douglas received attention after trying to fire two members of the Arizona Board of Education, and then sued the Board of Education after they reinstated these two members. The lawsuit was later dismissed, but more controversy followed after Douglas claimed that a member of the board tried to assault her. The board later filed two lawsuits against her for access to her teacher files as well as for access to

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