By Jamar Younger
Arizona’s A-F letter grade system has served as the outward-facing indicator of a school’s quality since it was introduced in 2010.
For charter schools, A-F letter grades influence high stakes decisions such as whether a school or network can renew its charter, increase its enrollment and open another campus.
Ultimately, if a charter school receives an ‘F,’ it may potentially lead to the school’s closure.
That’s why the next six weeks will provide a series of defining moments as the state looks to complete its revamp of the new, proposed A-F Framework crafted by the state’s A-F Ad Hoc Committee.