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View Comments As a member of the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools since 2017, I have seen up close how Arizona s charter schools are held accountable. It is a robust process and a far cry from the false narrative that charter schools operate with little to no regulatory oversight. The performance and accomplishments of charter schools in Arizona are all too often overshadowed by a handful of bad actors who choose to violate the law and their commitment to the students and families of this state. The reality is that Arizona is a model for this progressive, successful model of education with rigorous oversight and controls. ....
Valley school administrators accused of stealing more than $500K Executive directors of Incito Schools in Gilbert indicted for fraud. and last updated 2021-02-18 12:14:56-05 GOODYEAR, AZ â A West Valley charter school and two of its top administrators are facing felony charges, accused of stealing more than a $500,000 in tax money, and forging documents to cover their tracks, according to a grand jury indictment handed down January 20. The indictment, filed by the Arizona Attorney General s office, accuses Incito Schools and executive directors April Black and Amanda Jelleson, of falsifying payroll records in order to obtain funds from the Maricopa County Superintendent s office, and the Maricopa County Educational Services Agency. According to the Arizona Attorney General s office, the crime occurred between November 2016, and November 2017, and involved the theft of $567,802. ....