A. The superintendent of public instruction shall:
1. Print as needed in pamphlet form the laws relating to schools, including model forms of which the superintendent is unable to supply blanks, and supply copies of the pamphlets to school officers and teachers, school libraries and the Arizona state library, archives and public records.
2. Prepare, print and distribute pamphlets on subjects the state board of education directs, including school sanitation, school architecture and an enumeration of the school holidays established by law.
3. Prepare, print and distribute through the county school superintendents blank forms and school registers, with instructions and rules as to their use, to teachers and officers charged with administration of laws pertaining to schools.
4. Print and distribute the courses of study prescribed by the state board of education.
5. Prepare and print blank forms for teachers' certificates.
B. The superintendent of public instruction may prepare and publish on the web site maintained by the department of education a list of the top elementary schools in this state, the top junior high or middle schools in this state, the top high schools in this state and the top charter schools in this state based on the school's academic gains according to measures selected by the department of education. The number of top schools determined by the department of education in the 2007-2008 school year shall be limited to the top fifty schools in each category prescribed in this subsection. After the 2007-2008 school year, the department of education may include more than fifty schools in any category prescribed in this subsection if more than fifty schools in that category meet the selection criteria established for the top fifty schools in that category in the 2007-2008 school year. Academic gains shall be expressed in terms of percentile ranking in percentile points and shall be appropriately weighted for scientific validity. The superintendent of public instruction may make technical adjustments to the information prescribed in this subsection that are necessary for purposes of comparability of data, and the superintendent shall post an explanation of these technical adjustments on the department's web site. The superintendent may measure and post the following information with respect to the top fifty schools in each category prescribed in this subsection:
1. If the school provides instruction in kindergarten programs and grades one and two, a separate measurement of the school's academic gains in kindergarten programs and in grades one and two.
2. The percentage of parents of pupils who are enrolled at the school who categorize the school as excellent on a survey of parental satisfaction with the school.
3. The percentage of pupils who are enrolled at the school and who categorize the school as excellent on a survey of pupil satisfaction with the school.
4. The percentage of teachers who are employed at the school and who categorize the school as excellent on a survey of teacher satisfaction with the school.
C. Claims for the printing of laws and reports of the superintendent shall be approved by the superintendent and paid as other claims against the state are paid from appropriations for the state board of education.
Notes of Decisions
Peck v. Bd. of Educ. of Yuma Union High Sch. Dist., 612 P.2d 1076 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980).
· cites it 15× “Appellant, a probationary teacher whose employment contract was not renewed by the appellee Board of Education (board), brought suit charging that the board had failed to comply with the terms of A.R.S. § 15-252. Both parties moved for summary judgment.”
Karol v. Bd. of Educ. Trs., 593 P.2d 649 (Ariz. 1979).
· cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 15-252 provides in part that the board shall offer a teaching contract for each probationary teacher unless on or before April 15 the board gives notice to the teacher of its “intention” not to offer a teaching contract.”
Cooner v. Bd. of Educ., 663 P.2d 1002 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982).
· cites it 12× “, A.R.S. § 15-252 (teacher tenure law), and A.”
Mish v. Tempe Sch. Dist. No. 3, 609 P.2d 73 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980).
· cites it 7× “This teacher has no tenure but does have the benefit of automatic contract renewal under A.R.S. § 15-252. Id. at 476-77, 484 P.2d at 245-46 .”
Haverland v. Tempe Elementary Sch. Dist. 3, 595 P.2d 1032 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1979).
· cites it 8× “Haverland acknowledges that she was notified on April 13, 1978 that her probationary teacher’s contract would not be renewed and that such notice was within the April 15th statutory deadline as required by A.R.S. § 15-252. Haverland maintains, however, that under the school…”
Tsakiris v. Phoenix Union High Sch. Sys., 502 P.2d 1093 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1972).
· cites it 11× “THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OF APPELLANT’S CONTRACT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1972-73 The pertinent statute involved, A.”
Prichard v. Bd. of Educ., 705 P.2d 473 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1985).
· cites it 10× “The decision not to renew the contract complied with former A.R.S. § 15-252. The reasons given for the nonrenewal of the teaching contract were reasonable, not arbitrary and capricious.”
Indian Oasis Sch. Dist. No. 40 & Bd. of Trs. v. Zambrano, 526 P.2d 408 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1974).
· cites it 7× “The notice served on the teacher pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-252 under the old statute served two functions: (1) Notice of the reasons for dismissal so that the teacher knew what to defend against if he requested a hearing and (2) a record in case the teacher wished to appeal to the…”
Pima Coll. v. Sinclair, 496 P.2d 639 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1972).
· cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 15-252 (Supp.1971-72) provides for notice-of contract termination to the teacher by March 15th.”
Sch. Dist. No. 6 of Pima Cnty. v. Barber, 332 P.2d 496 (Ariz. 1958).
· cites it 2× “Appellees are probationary teachers who by A.R.S. § 15-252 automatically would have their contracts of employment renewed for the school year 1957-1958 unless notices of dismissal were given on or before March 15th of 1957.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-252(A) — 4 cases
Haverland v. Tempe Elementary Sch. Dist. 3, 595 P.2d 1032 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1979).
“Haverland acknowledges that she was notified on April 13, 1978 that her probationary teacher’s contract would not be renewed and that such notice was within the April 15th statutory deadline as required by A.R.S. § 15-252. Haverland maintains, however, that under the school…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-252(B) — 3 cases
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-252(C) — 2 cases
Prichard v. Bd. of Educ., 705 P.2d 473 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1985).
“The decision not to renew the contract complied with former A.R.S. § 15-252. The reasons given for the nonrenewal of the teaching contract were reasonable, not arbitrary and capricious.”
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