May 26, 2018
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Indeed, many schools throughout the state successfully petitioned ADE for a re-assessment of their grade last year. Case in point: Mingus Union High School successfully petitioned last year to have its “C” grade improved to a “B.”
Former television game show host Monty Hall would love the Upper Verde Valley’s education system.
Perhaps as early as this week, the members of the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School Board will be asked to play nice with Mingus Union over development of a “reasoned, purposeful plan” for a merger of the two school districts.
The stand of unity by news professionals this past week against the mantra of “fake news” was long overdue.
The case of the ever-changing school board meeting minutes continues at Mingus Union High School.
In its lawsuit to halt the November election on school district consolidation, one of the primary points of contention for Mingus Union High School is that petition circulators put the cart before the horse.
It’s been said that an election season is the time of the year when the brains of many people turn to Jello.
Last week it was the fate of voter-approved bond and override money should consolidation of the Cottonwood-Oak Creek and Mingus Union school districts be approved by voters – should an election even take place.
Just when you thought that school district consolidation could not get any more interesting, Mingus Union elevated this fight to a whole new level by legally challenging the merits of the planned November election.
For more than a year now, Mingus Union High School officials have displayed a pattern of carelessness when it comes to complying with Arizona’s open meeting and public records laws.
Upper Verde Valley voters are now one step closer to deciding school district consolidation.
The similarities between the plight of Cottonwood’s Old Town Association in many ways mirrors the problems experienced in recent years by Camp Verde Promotions.
If the vote on consolidation is close, the voice of Clarkdale-Jerome voters may speak loudest of all.
The talk of getting rid of all of Jerome’s advisory boards and commissions is a sign of the times.
It’s looking more certain with each passing day that Upper Verde voters once again will weigh in on the school district consolidation question.