The Golden 7

• Raise math, reading, writing, science, and overall academic performance.
• Establish measurable statewide benchmarks.
• Identify struggling students earlier and provide targeted interventions.
• Publish understandable progress measures for parents and communities.

• Maintain access to public schools, charter schools, private schools, homeschooling, and ESA options.
• Strengthen special education and services for students with learning differences.
• Focus on resources on removing barriers to student success.
• Make educational opportunities less dependent on ZIP code or circumstance.

• Make ADE decision-making more transparent.
• Clearly communicate where education dollars are going.
• Establish measurable goals for major initiatives.
• Report progress regularly to parents, educators, and taxpayers.

• Improve teacher recruitment and retention.
• Reduce unnecessary administrative burdens.
• Expand meaningful professional development.
• Give educators stronger opportunities to participate in policy discussions.

• Give parents clear, accessible information about educational options.
• Create stronger two-way communication among families, schools, communities, and ADE.
• Make family engagement part of school improvement.
• Respect the different educational pathways Arizona families choose.

• Strengthen behavioral and student-support systems.
• Expand trauma-informed and evidence-based approaches where appropriate.
• Protect a positive learning environment for students and educators.
• Ensure students with disabilities receive the services they are entitled to.

Use the seventh pillar to connect education directly to life after graduation:

• Career and technical education
• STEAM and innovation
• College preparation
• Apprenticeships and internships
• Entrepreneurship
• Athletics
• Workforce partnerships with Arizona employers