Building a Virtual Program? Use These Strategies to Keep Funding in Your District.

If you’re in charge of building or planning for a virtual program in your district, you know the state policy decisions, funding idiosyncrasies, and sheer number of options are enough to make anyone’s head spin. “Every state is so unique in the way that they provide funding,” says Teresa King, Director of National Partnerships for ASU Prep Digital. “That sort of unique state funding model impacts what districts can do around virtual education.” But there is encouraging news. “If you have funds to spend, there are ways that you can...
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What our ASU Prep Principals Learned About Leadership During the Pandemic.

National School Principals Month Passionate. Supportive. Inspirational. These are just a few of the words we heard from students, faculty, and staff about our hardworking team of principals. Each October, National School Principals Month is a chance for us to recognize their commitment, excellence, and leadership. It’s also an opportunity...
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Changing Hearts and Math Mindsets

When it comes to teaching math, there’s strength in numbers. Those words ring especially true for Alison Hernandez, M.Ed., ASU Prep Digital’s Professional Development Manager. She’s one of the brains behind the Arizona Virtual Teacher Institute’s (AZVTI) new Math Institute, an online professional development series designed to unite Arizona’s math...
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Prep Student Overcomes Adversity To Pursue College

An 11-year-old ASU Prep Digital student with a traumatic brain injury heals and balances college aspirations with coding, automotive repair and other extracurriculars. Jayeden Valbrun began the sixth grade a few months ago at Arizona State University Prep Digital online K-12 school. In the few months since beginning courses at...
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ASU Prep Digital Forges Partnership With Ohio Charter School Network to Reduce Student Learning Loss Due to COVID Quarantine

New Learning Under Quarantine Program Taps ASU Prep Digital Resources to Deliver Curriculum Aligned with Quarantined Students’ Peers for a Seamless Return to School CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After powering through a year or more of remote and hybrid learning due to COVID, a significant share of traditional school districts are returning to...
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Utah School Partnerships Provide Model for Expanding Educational Opportunities

Blended Model and Concurrent College Credit Courses Offer Advanced Options for Utah Students Article originally published on eschoolnews.com UTAH and ARIZONA – Education changes lives. Yet for a multitude of reasons, not all students have equal access to quality learning. It is a challenge that former Utah State Senator Howard...
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ASU Prep Digital Paves Way to College for Diné Student

Article Re-posted from the Navajo Times. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Kristen Hosteen searched online for a digital program for her daughter, Brianna. Her father was born and raised in Tuba City where the family of six live today. “I wasn’t sure how some of the schools would handle...
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