Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy
{{Short description|Public charter school in Flagstaff, Arizona}}
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{{Infobox school
| name = Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy
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| established = {{start date and age|1996|p=1}}{{Cite book|last=Lord|first=Barry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fSF4PPkA8wwC&q=%22Flagstaff+Arts+and+Leadership+Academy%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA90|title=The Manual of Museum Learning|date=2007|publisher=Rowman Altamira|isbn=978-0-7591-0971-1|language=en}}
| schooltype = Public charter high school
| ceeb = 030112
| director = Kara Kelty
| address = 3401 N. Fort Valley Road
| city = Flagstaff, Arizona
| zipcode = 86001
| country = US
| enrollment = 273 students (2017–2018){{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=040001900498&ID=040001900498|title=School Directory Information – School Detail for Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy|website=nces.ed.gov|language=EN|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
| mascot = Llama
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| colors = Purple, blue, green, and orange
| homepage = {{url|https://flagarts.com/}}
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Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy (FALA) is a public charter high school and middle school in Flagstaff, Arizona.{{cite book |last=Allen |first=Jeanne |year=2000 |title=Charter Schools Today: Changing the Face of American Education |publisher=Center for Education Reform |page=81 |isbn=9780964602816}} The curricular emphases are college preparatory and performing and visual arts.{{cite book |last=Maranto |first=Robert |year=2018 |title=School Choice In The Real World: Lessons From Arizona Charter Schools |publisher=Routledge |pages=49–52 |isbn=9780429965999}} It is located by the Museum of Northern Arizona, with which it works closely.{{cite book |year=1996 |title=Aiming for Excellence: The Impact of the Standards Movement on Music Education |publisher=Music Educators National Conference |page=134 |isbn=9781565451032}}
History
FALA was established as a charter high school in 1996 by Karen Butterfield, Arizona's 1993 Teacher of the year.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FC8vExgEIoEC&q=Karen+Butterfield+Arizona+teacher+of+the+year&pg=PA78|title=Congressional Record Index: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress|date=1993|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=95|language=en}}{{cite book |last=Morrison |first=George S. |year=1997 |title=Teaching in America |publisher=Allyn and Bacon |page=219 |isbn=9780205152537}} In 2010, FALA built a new campus and added grades 7 and 8.{{Cite news|last=Davis|first=Hillary|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46720062/new-campus-new-middle-school/|title=New campus, new middle school|date=April 9, 2010|work=Arizona Daily Sun|access-date=March 15, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46720166/fala-continued-from-new-campus-new/|title=FALA (continued from "New campus, new middle school")|last=Davis|first=Hillary|date=April 9, 2010|website=www.newspapers.com|page=A6|access-date=March 15, 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46720264/fala-inches-closer-to-adding-middle/|title=FALA inches closer to adding middle grades|date=March 9, 2010|work=Arizona Daily Sun|access-date=March 15, 2020|pages=2}} The school added sixth grade in 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46686919/flagstaff-arts-leadership-academy/|title=Flagstaff Arts & Leadership Academy adds sixth grade|date=December 7, 2017|work=Arizona Daily Sun|access-date=March 15, 2020|page=A1}}
Curriculum
The Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy partners with the Museum of Northern Arizona. In 2007 The Manual of Museum Learning said, "Located on the museum's campus, this public charter high school was heralded by the U.S. Department of Education for its academic rigor, unique learning environment, and academic/arts partnership with its museum partner."
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External links
- {{Official website|https://flagarts.com/|name=Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy}}
{{Education in Coconino County, Arizona}}
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Category:Public high schools in Arizona
Category:Charter schools in Arizona