If you’re looking for a high-quality kindergarten program near Surprise, El Mirage, or greater Phoenix, Arizona Charter Academy (ACA) is here to help your child thrive. Our tuition-free, full-day kindergarten is designed to give your child a strong academic foundation…
Students in Arizona Charter Academy’s Musical Theatre Summer Camp to Perform ‘The Little Mermaid Jr.’ on Friday, June 14 Around 30 Students in Fifth Through Eighth Grade Will Take Part in the Intensive 10-Day Camp, Which is Back After a…
The administration and staff at Arizona Charter Academy are pleased to announce that the school recently received the A+ School of Excellence designation from the Arizona Education Foundation. As Principal Jordan Beckman noted, the A+ rating is a…
By Meeting Each Student “Where They Are” and Taking a Team Approach to Learning, Kindergarteners’ Reading Ability Has Markedly Improved Fostering a love of reading goes hand in hand with ensuring students are taught with the best methods to become…
Lunch with Leaders is a staple of ACA. This program started when we had a high school as a way to highlight for students different avenues and career paths that they had ahead of them as they prepared to head off…
As mentioned in previous blog posts, ACA is excited to be partnering with Responsibility Centered Discipline for the 2023-2024 school year. This is a program that focuses less on timebound consequences for student behaviors, and more on students owning and…
Following consistent routines and have schoolwide expectations has long been a standard at ACA. We are able to make this possible through consistent use of our School Culture Rubric. We have found this tool to be invaluable as it supports…
We love welcoming parents back on campus and enjoy seeing families together during our parent lunches. After 2 months of parent lunches that have proved overwhelming successes, we are continuing to perfect our model, as we always do here at…
We’re excited to invite our 1st Grade and Kinder families to our Literacy Nights, a special event dedicated to enhancing your child’s reading journey. For Kindergarten parents, join us on Tuesday, November 28 from 4:45 PM to 5:45 PM, and…
At first glance the Bulldog Parent Committee plans ‘the fun stuff’. Our dedicated group of parents plan and successfully execute two dances, a schoolwide carnival and is adding a schoolwide movie night this year. Beneath the surface, however, we…
Zearn Math and ACA Let’s talk about Math! Math often times, can be considered a frustrating activity for students and parents – but it doesn’t have to be! ACA has adopted the Zearn Math curriculum; which combines digital and in…
One of the programs that we highlighted in our A+ Application was our Intervention program. ACA has hired a skilled set of former principals and administrators who pull small groups of K-4 students in order to close the Achievement Gap and…
ACA Middle School has been participating in School Participatory Budgeting since the spring of 2023. School Participatory Budgeting (SPB) in Arizona is an innovative civic learning tool designed to improve student agency, collaboration, and critical-thinking skills and prepare young…
Arizona Charter Academy has implemented an exciting program this year called Responsibility Centered Discipline, better known as RCD. Responsibility Centered Discipline is a proven program that reduces discipline in the classroom. It is focused on helping students take responsibility for…
The Grant Money Will Be Used to Provide Kindergarten Readiness Kits at Arizona Charter Academy and Offer Academic Intervention Programs to Kindergarteners SURPRISE, Arizona—The administration and staff at Arizona Charter Academy are pleased to announce that the school has been…
We are excited to announce the upcoming school carnival that will be held on April 29th from 10am to 1pm at ACA. This carnival promises to be a day of fun, games, music, and food for the whole family! The…
Integrated Academy of Studies Program at Arizona Charter Academy Teaches Students How to be Leaders with the Help of Hands-On Activities Students Who are Enrolled in the Leadership Elective Class Organize and Plan School Assemblies, the School’s Monthly Lunch with…
The Excellence is Civics award recognition is based on a school demonstrating knowledge and effective implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning: classroom instruction in civics and government, history, economics, geography, law and democracy; service learning linked to classroom…
Melissa Holdaway was voted “Alumnus of the Year” by members of Leadership West and surprised with the honor at the Class XIX Graduation Ceremony. The award is granted to an alumnus of the organization who is visibly and successfully leading in the…
At her core, Melissa Holdaway is an entrepreneur. As chief operating officer of Arizona Charter Academy, a K-12 school serving about 800 students in Surprise, Holdaway is always searching for new ways to broaden the experiences of her students. Whether it’s…
For the fourth year in a row, Arizona Charter Academy has been selected as one of Arizona’s “Most Admired Companies.” The Surprise school was chosen along with 39 other businesses from nearly 300 nominations for the honor. Arizona Business Magazine…
Since the day Arizona Charter Academy first opened its doors, the administrators have done everything possible to help ensure that the charter school offers an outstanding and supportive work environment. Arizona Charter Academy was recently recognized for its commitment to…
Arizona Charter Academy, 16011 N. Dysart Road, was recognized Sept. 5 as one of Arizona’s “Most Admired Companies” during a ceremony held at the Ritz Carlton in Phoenix. This is the third straight year that the school has received this…
In her work as Elementary Principal of Arizona Charter Academy in Surprise, Heather Henderson enjoys making a difference with her students. “I love watching the next generation of students become critical thinkers who can articulate their viewpoints backed with evidence and make…
Dr. Charlotte Pullins from Arizona Charter Academy Was Selected to Present at the National Charter School Conference in Washington D.C. Dr. Pullins, Who is the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Arizona Charter Academy, Spoke about the Positive…