Education Team Vision & Long-Term Goal:
Every Arizona child receives an excellent education every step of the way that prepares them for success in life and work and our state was known for its critical thinkers, problem solvers, innovators, and adaptive life-long learners. Our goal is to achieve 60% post-secondary attainment by 2030. Each of our team’s work ladder up to this vision and long-term goal.
- Early Literacy
- Postsecondary Access
Early Literacy
The Early Literacy Impact Maker Team is committed to ensuring that more Arizona students are reading proficiently by the end of third grade, in alignment with the state’s Education Progress Meter goal of 72% proficiency by 2030.
The team is working towards this goal through the Leaders for Literacy initiative, where volunteers step in as substitute teachers. This gives classroom educators time to complete essential training in evidence-based reading instruction. This innovative partnership, launched with Mesa Public Schools, creates real-time support for schools while building community awareness about early literacy.
The team also continues to advocate for the prioritization of early literacy by Arizona’s school boards—encouraging districts to embed literacy goals into strategic plans and highlight student progress transparently on public platforms.
Previously, the team partnered with Southwest Human Development and others to launch and sustain Little Free Libraries across the state, providing community access to books and fostering a culture of reading.
Postsecondary Access
Improving postsecondary access for all students with the Education Progress Meter goal of 70% of Arizona’s high school students enrolled in postsecondary the semester after graduating from high school.
Last year Arizona’s high school seniors lost $70M in Pell Grants because 56% of them didn’t fill out a FAFSA. This team seeks to increase awareness of the importance of federal financial aid application (FAFSA) completion among various community stakeholders. They recruit business leaders to promote FAFSA as well as volunteers to help students complete FAFSA.
Chronic Absenteeism
Implementing a strategy framework to decrease chronic absenteeism by 50% in Roosevelt School District (RSD).
The team is working in partnership with All In Education and their Adelante Fellows as well as the Roosevelt School District to identify the factors causing chronic absenteeism and implement strategies to combat those factors.
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