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Parents, students and staff urge Phoenix Elementary board not to end ASU Prep lease
Summary
More than 100 written comments condensed for the Phoenix Elementary School District board urged the board not to terminate the lease for ASU Preparatory Academy’s Filmore campus; the board approved its consent agenda and adjourned after brief votes.
The Phoenix Elementary School District board on Jan. 9 heard condensed versions of more than 100 written comments urging it not to terminate the lease that allows ASU Preparatory Academy to operate at the Filmore campus.
Board President Jessica Bueno called the meeting to order at 11:34 a.m. and presided over the public-comment summary read aloud by district staff. Commenters included students, teachers, staff and parents who said ending the lease would disrupt student communities, long-standing teacher–student relationships and family logistics.
The comments were grouped by topic and read aloud. In the “student experience” category one commenter, Aurora Dodge, read in part: “Dear members of the board, please don't go and end the lease contract on our building.” Several student writers described the Filmore campus as central to friendships and continuity; one…
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