new school for the arts & academics

nsaa

A Visual & Performing Arts & Academics 
High School and Middle School
Ronald F. Caya, Founder 
Katy Ferrell-Cardenas, Executive Dean

April 26, 2018

Dear Middle School Parents:

For the fiscal year of 2017, the NSAA Middle School was assigned the letter grade of an F by the Arizona Department of Education. School accountability is measured by student performance on standardized testing, in both ELA and Math, testing for English Language Learners and finally the preparedness and readiness for college and career as demonstrated on state assessments.
Pursuant to Arizona Administrative Code R7-5-602(C) and ARS §15-241.02 (I), within 30 days of receiving an “F” letter grade, a Charter Holder shall:

1.	Provide notice to all parents;
2.	Provide Board with family addresses;
3.	Ensure all NSAA communication reflects the notice of the letter grade. 

Our student performance on AIMS the percent meeting state requirements were the following:
Fiscal year of 2012; 58.13, letter grade C
Fiscal year of 2013; 79.38, letter grade A
Fiscal year of 2014; 46.56, letter grade C
Fiscal year of 2017; there was an error reporting the 8th grade cohort; less than 15% of the 8th graders’ scores were reported, consequently, with only 4 student scores reported, the school did not meet the requirements for academic performance measurements. NSAA middle school has an active appeal with the state to recalculate using all 34 students in the 8th grade cohort to adjust the letter grade rating. 

The NSAA Middle School has an Academic Performance Framework on file with our sponsor, and internally monitor and track growth in learning of each student over the course of every school year to ensure continuous learning.

Please feel free to contact me directly if you need further information regarding our charter. This notice may be found on the NSAA website www.aznsaa.com 

Sincerely,
Katy Cárdenas, Executive Dean