Accelerated Elementary and Secondary Schools

AESS's mitigation measures have been successful in keeping students safe, thereby keeping the student population attending in-person which is the most effective way to teach. Staff and teachers continue to work with individual students who need extra help outside of the classroom. A staff member is made available to meet the social, emotional and mental needs of the students. Students may see this staff and get counseling and guidance any time.

Funds used for 1.0 FTE for one French and Journalism teacher's salary = $36,529.25
Funds used for 1.0 FTE for one Science teacher's salary = $33,883.63
Funds used for 1.0 FTE for one Social Studies teacher's salary = $39,667.96
Funds used for 1.0 FTE for one French and Journalism teacher's retirement benefits = $5,811.84
Funds used for 1.0 FTE for one Science teacher's retirement and health benefits = $7,217.01
Funds used for 1.0 FTE for one Social Studies teachers retirement and health benefits = $8,858.37
Funds used for 1.0 FTE for one English Language Arts teacher's salary = $33,025.15
Funds used for 1.0 FTE for one English Language Arts teacher's benefits = $8,023.63
The charter operates within a 200 day school year in order to give the teacher and students more time outside of classroom hours to address the academic needs of our vulnerable population. Funds will be used to retain the teacher in order to reduce classroom size during the COVID19 pandemic. The majority of our students are in vulnerable populations with the highest percentage being children from low-income families. The LEA's ELA curriculum alignment can be found in related documents.
Funds used for 0.75 FTE for one School Counselor's salary = $30,271.24
Funds used for 0.75 FTE for one School Counselor's benefits = $6,345.55
Funds will be used to retain one school counselor during the COVID19 pandemic. The counselor works with the LEA's children from low-income families, children with disabilities and students experiencing homelessness. The counselor is available to discuss any issues with students with a primary focus on improving the mental health in vulnerable populations.
Funds will support the retention of teachers and the counselor during the COVID19 pandemic.
Funds will be used for maintenance of the school's air conditioning and ventilation systems in order to improve air quality during the COVID19 pandemic. AZ Trusted Air will be the company performing the maintenance.
Funds will be used for maintenance of the water well which is the school's primary water source, which will allow the LEA to continue to provide clean water during the COVID19 pandemic. Mike's Drilling, LLC will be performing the maintenance.
Funds will be used to build a fence and gates around the school to facilitate access control and be able to better monitor adherence to the school's COVID19 policies. The business completing this project will be Montoya's Ornamental Ironworks.