Arizona Finance, Governance, & Compliance

Non-Discrimination Policy

Great Hearts Academies does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. Here is a link to Great Hearts Arizona’s Section 504/Title II Handbook. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

504 Coordinator:             
Kristin Pfeifer, Exceptional Student Service Director
Great Hearts Arizona
4801 East Washington Street, Suite 250
Phoenix, AZ 85034
602.438.7045 ext. 345

Title II/ Title IX Coordinator:
Missy Penniman
Great Hearts Arizona
4801 East Washington Street, Suite 250
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
Phone: 602.438.7045

Right to Know Notice

In accordance with the U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESSA) Section 1111(h)(6) Parents Right to Know, please let this serve as your notification that every parent of a student in a Title I school has the right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of his child’s classroom teacher. This information includes, at a minimum, the following:

  • Whether the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
  • Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived;
  • The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree; and
  • Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
  • If at any time your child has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher not highly qualified, the school will notify you. If you have questions, contact your school headmaster.
  • Teacher resumes available upon request.

Additionally, each school served by Title I, ESSA Section 1116 (c) (1) Shall convene an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to which all parents of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend, to inform parents of their school’s participation under this part and to explain requirements of this part, and the right of parents to be involved, and; (2) offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in the morning or evening, and may provide, with funds provided under this part, transportation, child care, or home visits, as such services relate to parental involvement.

View the FY2023 Targeted Assistance Annual Meeting

Title I Coordinator:
Missy Penniman
Great Hearts Arizona
4801 East Washington Street, Suite 250
Phone: 602.438.7045 Ext. 426
Email: mpenniman@greatheartsaz.org

Public Records Requests

Pursuant to A.R.S. §39-171, entities subject to the public records law must make available on their websites “the name, telephone number, and email address of an employee or department that is authorized and able to provide the information requested or able to forward the request to an employee or department that is authorized and able to provide the information requested.”

Pursuant to this section, public records requests for the school should be directed to:
Contact: Bianca Ulibarri
Email: Bianca.Ulibarri@greathearts.org
Phone: 602.396.7571

Statement of location where all notices of the meetings of the Governing Board of Directors will be posted.

Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, all notices of the meetings of the school’s Governing Board of Directors will be posted electronically on this website. This website is publicly accessible 24 hours a day, Sunday – Saturday. Notices will also be physically posted outside Suite 250, at 4801 East Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85034, which can be accessed by the public during business hours, Monday – Friday except for legal holidays. Such notices will indicate the date, time, and location or call-in information of the meeting and will include an agenda. Due to the declared COVID-19 pandemic, the declared state of emergency in Arizona and pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, at this time, all meetings of the school’s Governing Board of Directors will be held by teleconference or other electronic means. If you require accommodations or have questions about how to access the meeting, please contact Bianca Ulibarri at (602) 396-7571.

December 1, 2022
View Meeting Notice and Agenda
View Meeting Summary
View Meeting Recording

February 2, 2023
View Meeting Notice and Agenda
View Meeting Summary
View Meeting Recording 

June 5, 2023
View Meeting Notice and Agenda
View Meeting Summary
View Meeting Recording

June 21, 2023
View Meeting Notice and Agenda
View Meeting Summary
View Meeting Recording

August 17, 2023
View Meeting Notice and Agenda
View Meeting Summary
View Meeting Recording

December 7, 2023
View Meeting Notice and Agenda

March 21, 2024 – Upcoming
June 5, 2024 – Upcoming
June 21, 2024 – Upcoming

To access past meeting materials, please email your request to Bianca.Ulibarri@greathearts.org.

Arizona Department of Education – Annual Financial Reports

Arizona Department of Education – Annual Budget

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