ASU Preparatory Academy 2015-16 Annual Report 1 | Page 9

Teacher Stats
Jack Vermeer selected as Arizona Cardinal ’ s Football Club Teacher of the year
ASU Prep football coach and physical education teacher , Byron Evans selected to be a coach at the All-American Bowl in Dallas , Texas
Christina Flack ’ s students earned among the highest scores in the U . S . for Cambridge IGCSE Literature and made 29 % growth in AZ merit scores from 2015-2016
73 percent of ASU Prep teachers hold or are pursuing a graduate degree
Physics and math teacher Javier Melendez selected as teacher of the year by Chicanos por la Causa
State and Federal Acknowledgements
• ASU Prep students were selected to serve as student volunteer interns for an Arizona U . S . Senator .
• The U . S . Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture visited the ASU Prep Phoenix campus to observe the food services program and recognized it as a national highlight for the quality of the program , the number of students and families it serves , as well as for the program ’ s business efficiency and innovative practices . “ ASU Prep is our poster child .”
• ASU Prep passed its compliance review administered by the Arizona Department of Education with a score of 100 percent during the Exceptional Student Services Division ’ s annual site visit .
“ The teachers here challenge you , and I consider this a very good thing . They ’ re always informed on what they ’ re teaching , rather than just reading out of a book . They care about what they ’ re doing , and it shows .”
– ASU Preparatory Academy Student , High School Senior
Review posted on education search website
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