The Arizona Department of Education is the state agency tasked with overseeing Arizona’s K-12 public education system. The Arizona Department of Education is led by a publicly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction and has over 600 staff members working to serve Arizona’s students, families, educators, and school communities.

The Department of Education is a great resource for additional information regarding high school graduation requirements, gifted education, advanced placements, transcripts, test scores, health and nutrition services, project A.W.A.R.E., and state and federal grants. In addition to services offered at the school level, the Department of Education offers information for parents regarding drug abuse, internet safety, social media guidelines and drivers education. The office of English language acquisition services supports educators, families, and students who are multilingual, experiencing homelessness, placed in foster care, or are part of migrant families. The Arizona Department of Education facilitates grants and funding that support our schools at both the state and federal level.

For in-depth information regarding Title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantage), Title II-A (Effective Teachers and Leaders), Title III (Office of English Language Acquisition Services), Title IV (Student Support and Academic Enrichment) and Rural Low Income Schools, please visit the Department of Education’s website.

Families with questions regarding the Arizona Department of Education, may reach out to the their offices by calling 602-542-5393 or emailing [email protected]. Below, you’ll find information regarding Title I and Title IX, specifically how they relate to the Grande Innovation Academy.

Title I

The Grande Innovation Academy is a Title I school.  Schools that have 40% or more of their students receiving free or reduced lunch receive Title I funding. Title I schools receive federal funding to supplement the school’s existing programs. The staff, students, and families work very hard to overcome the achievement gap!  Our data shows they are succeeding.

These dollars are used for:

• Identifying students experiencing academic difficulties
• Providing timely assistance to help students meet the Arizonas content standards
• Purchasing supplemental staff programs, materials, and supplies
• Conducting parental Involvement meetings, training, and activities
• Recruiting, hiring, and retaining qualified teachers

The Grande Innovation Academy’s Title 1 program is a schoolwide program which means that the Title program serves all children in the school.  All staff, resources, and classes are part of the overall Schoolwide program. The purpose is to generate high levels of academic achievement in core subject areas for all students, especially those students most in need.

Arizona Department of Education

Website to learn how to help your children prepare for school and beyond.

Arizona Department of Education

View information about parent involvement in Title 1 schools.

U.S. Department of Education

View important information on helping your child with reading.

Title 1 Federal Aid Program

View important information on the Grande Innovation Academy’s Integrated Action Plan

Title IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Title IX regulations prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, including gender-based and sexual harassment discrimination, in the School’s educational programs and activities, including employment. No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

The Grande Innovation Academy is committed to maintaining an educational and working environment free from sex discrimination and harassment and encourages any student or employee who believes they have been subjected to discrimination on the basis of sex, whether by students or by School employees, to utilize this procedure. For more information on Title IX please download our policy.

McKinney-Vento Homeless Student Assistance Act 

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Student Assistance Act protects the rights of all homeless/highly mobile students. The act defines homeless children as youth between the ages of 2 to18 years old who lack a fixed regular and adequate nighttime residence and may:

• Live in a hotel or motel;
• Live in a shelter/transitional housing program;
• Sharing housing with another family due to loss of housing, stemming from hardship;
• Live a trailer park or campsite due to the lack of adequate living accommodations;
• Live in an abandoned building, parked car, or other facility not designed as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
• Lives with another person due to the death or incarceration of a parent
• Lives as a youth on their own due to abandonment or runaway status

Students are identified by the District Homeless liaison or through referrals made by District employees, community members, city agency employees or self-referrals. If you think your children may be eligible contact the local liaison to find out what services and supports might be available.