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SCHOOL CHOICE: ALIVE AND WELL

June 26, 2017
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by Tim Carter, Yavapai County School Superintendent
Arizonans are blessed with a school choice system that is second to none in the United States. The Arizona Legislature has created attendance opportunities for parents and students that other states can only dream about. Parents, especially those in more highly populated areas like Prescott, have significant options for the education of their children.
Yavapai County alone has 26 school districts, including at least one of each type of school district allowed by law – unified districts (serving Pre K-12), elementary districts (Pre-K-8), union high school districts (9-12), joint technical education districts (career and technical education), transporting districts (serving students in remote and isolated areas), accommodation school districts (providing options for students to complete their education) and community college districts (offering certificates, associate arts degrees, and articulated transfer to universities). Districts are supported by both the state general fund and local property taxes, and are governed by an elected governing board.
Arizona has been a leader in establishing and maintaining charter schools, which offer a variety of course offerings based on the individual school charter. Yavapai County currently has 24 charter schools, operating predominantly in Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Camp Verde, Sedona and Cottonwood. Charter schools, like school districts are “public schools,” yet funded by the state general fund, and governed by the charter operator or board in conjunction with the State Charter Board.
Open enrollment has been in place for decades in Arizona. This allows parents and students to move to any school they wish to attend, without adhering to district boundaries, as long as the school to which the student is transferring is not at capacity. Parents must provide their own transportation in this situation, but many districts will also provide that option upon a reasonable request.
Arizona also has statutory provisions that allow homeschooling, where parents may educate their own children in their own homes. Homeschool networks, where parents and others work collectively to educate their children, are also popular. Homeschooling rules in Arizona are some of the least restrictive in the nation.
Private schools are also alive and well. In general, these schools operate outside of the authority of the state. The Arizona Legislature began a system of “empowerment scholarship accounts” several years ago, which continues to expand. In the most recent session, the legislature included a controversial provision allowing the funding of private schools.
The Arizona Constitution, Article 11, also creates the office of an elected county school superintendent, who works with local authorities to provide the best possible education options for Arizona children. That is accomplished by operation of county education service agencies. For more information about Prescott schools and those throughout Yavapai County, go to the Yavapai County Education Service Agency webpage at YCESA.com.

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The Yavapai College Performing Arts Center is opening the 2022-23 cabaret series with a concert by Raul Midón on August 26 & 27. Here is today's announcement from YC.- - -Raul Midón Launches YCPAC Cabaret SeriesGrammy-nominated guitarist is the first of four intimate shows, August 26-27Prescott, Arizona (8/12/2022) – While many theaters open with splash and fury, Yavapai College Performing Arts Center’s star-studded ’22-23 season commences with an intimate encounter, an unforgettable artist, and a format that has become a local favorite. Be there when YCPAC brings its audience in close and cranks up the star power August 26 & 27, when Grammy-nominated jazz guitarist Raul Midón launches the eighth season of its critically acclaimed Cabaret Series. “I began the Cabaret Series seven years ago and it has been my most favorite concert experience on our stage.” Dr. Craig Ralston, YC Performing Arts Director of Programming & Development, said. “We bring our audiences close to the artists in an intimate atmosphere that allows for a truly unique experience.”While some performers raise the roof, others – like Raul Midón – are best appreciated from a closer distance. A two-time Grammy nominee for Best Jazz Vocal Album (Bad Ass & Blind and If You Really Want), Midón was praised by the New York Times as “a one-man band who turns a guitar into an orchestra and his voice into a chorus.” His flowing style and way with a lyric shine best in an intimate setting – and the Cabaret Series provides just that.By turning its 1,100-seat auditorium into a 120-seat Bistro, YCPAC invites Cabaret audiences to join the artist up onstage. Watching comfortably from tables with coffee, drinks or hors d’oeuvres, audiences can catch every chord and nuance of a truly remarkable performer. “Raul is a favorite of mine – an exceptional musician with an amazing life story.” Ralston said. “We oversold his show five years ago when he was last here. So, this year we are offering two performances.”Raul Midón is only one of four acts to enjoy the intimate setting and stellar acoustics of YCPAC’s Cabaret Series this season. On October 21, Cabaret audiences will gather again onstage to enjoy The Brian Chartrand Quartet. Favorites of the Phoenix club scene and the PAC’s own Concerts on the Green series, Brian Chartrand deftly blends soulful original songs with an extensive rock/folk set list that has captivated crowds everywhere from the Crescent Ballroom to Carnegie Hall.The Cabaret Series returns in 2023 with straight-ahead jazz saxophone from one of Harlem’s absolute best. Bill Saxton & the Harlem All-Stars unites the renowned sideman and Nick’s Jazz Club veteran with a select team of club circuit virtuosos on February 24, for an evening full of crackle and bounce that its audience won’t soon forget.YCPAC closes its Cabaret season May 5, with a heartfelt journey through Latin music with a soprano voice we’ve come to love. Sofrito & the Blues brings cherished Messiah soloist Carmen Cancél back to Prescott … this time as part of a Latin Quartet. Cancél joins guitarist Juancho Herrera, César Orozco on piano, and drummer Jainardo Batista – for a captivating odyssey through of Latin, jazz, and blues standards and beyond.Tickets for Raul Midón are $55 general admission, which includes seating at a table onstage, appetizers, desserts, coffee or tea and a cash bar. YCPAC’s Cabaret Season special – a 15% savings for patrons who purchase the entire four-show season – continues through August 27.The Yavapai College Performing Arts Center is located at 1100 E. Sheldon Street, in Prescott. The YCPAC Ticket Office is open Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Thursdays and Fridays, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. For reservations or more information, please call: (928) 776.2000 or visit us online at: www.ycpac.com. ... See MoreSee Less

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