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Parents and students urge board to reverse proposed funding cuts for Phoenix International School of the Arts
Summary
Multiple parents, students and community leaders asked the board to reconsider staffing-related funding proposals that would reduce Phoenix International School of the Arts’ per-student allotment, arguing cuts would force staff losses and reduce program quality.
Dozens of Phoenix International School of the Arts (Posota) supporters addressed the Board of Education on March 11 to urge the district and board to reconsider proposed per-pupil funding reductions that school leaders say would reduce instructional staffing for the charter middle school.
Phoenix founder and CEO Angelica Jackson asked the board to revisit next year’s proposed staffing allotment after staff warned the school faces significant operational strain if per-student allotments fall. Jackson told the board the school has been recognized for academic success, maintains a waiting list and created local jobs, but that the loss of staff because of…
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