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Media Advisory -www.autismcharter.org- MEDIA & COMMUNITY RESOURCES Diana Diaz-Harrison’s son Sammy was her inspiration for launching the elementary school in 2014 and upcoming the middle school. Click here to obtain high resolution B-roll & photos To learn more about AZACS visit, www.autismcharter.org. Click to donate or enroll Contact: Diana Diaz-Harrison, Founder/Director FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2016 (602) 882-5544 [email protected] Arizona Autism Charter School Approved to Expand into State’s First K-8 School Focused on Students with Autism WHAT: Arizona Autism Charter School (AZACS), the state’s first approved charter school focused on students with autism, will expand from a K-5 school to now serve students into the middle school grades (6-8). The decision was made by the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools this month. “We are overjoyed to expand our exceptional curriculum and unique services to become the state’s only Kindergarten through 8 th grade charter school option, with a specialized focus on children with autism,” said Diana Diaz-Harrison, Founder and Director of AZACS. Arizona Autism Charter School’s current Kindergarten through 6 th grade campus is located in Phoenix’s central corridor at 4433 N. 7th St. The school is now seeking a second facility, within three miles of its current location, for its new middle school campus. DETAILS: Members of the media are invited to tour the campus. To schedule interviews, contact Kathleen Mascareñas at (480) 415-0361 or [email protected]. ABOUT: Arizona Autism Charter School (AZACS) opened in the fall of 2014 as the state’s first tuition-free, public charter school focused on students with autism. Our mission is to educate students with autism and related disorders using evidence-based strategies grounded in the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). The goal is to make this educational option accessible and tuition-free to students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the state of Arizona and beyond. Visit www.autismcharter.org to learn more.

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Media Advisory

-www.autismcharter.org-

MEDIA&COMMUNITYRESOURCES

DianaDiaz-Harrison’ssonSammywasherinspirationforlaunchingtheelementaryschoolin2014andupcomingthemiddleschool.

• ClickheretoobtainhighresolutionB-roll&photos

• TolearnmoreaboutAZACSvisit,www.autismcharter.org.

• Clicktodonateorenroll

Contact:DianaDiaz-Harrison,Founder/Director FORIMMEDIATERELEASEJanuary27,2016(602)[email protected]

Arizona Autism Charter School Approved to Expand into State’s First K-8 School Focused on Students with Autism

WHAT:

ArizonaAutismCharterSchool(AZACS),thestate’sfirstapprovedcharterschoolfocusedonstudentswithautism,willexpandfromaK-5schooltonowservestudentsintothemiddleschoolgrades(6-8).ThedecisionwasmadebytheArizonaStateBoardforCharterSchoolsthismonth.“Weareoverjoyedtoexpandourexceptionalcurriculumanduniqueservicestobecomethestate’sonlyKindergartenthrough8thgradecharterschooloption,withaspecializedfocusonchildrenwithautism,”saidDianaDiaz-Harrison,FounderandDirectorofAZACS.ArizonaAutismCharterSchool’scurrentKindergartenthrough6thgradecampusislocatedinPhoenix’scentralcorridorat4433N.7thSt.Theschoolisnowseekingasecondfacility,withinthreemilesofitscurrentlocation,foritsnewmiddleschoolcampus.

DETAILS: Membersofthemediaareinvitedtotourthecampus.Toscheduleinterviews,contactKathleenMascareñasat(480)[email protected].

ABOUT:

ArizonaAutismCharterSchool(AZACS)openedinthefallof2014asthestate’sfirsttuition-free,publiccharterschoolfocusedonstudentswithautism.Ourmissionistoeducatestudentswithautismandrelateddisordersusingevidence-basedstrategiesgroundedintheprinciplesofAppliedBehaviorAnalysis(ABA).Thegoalistomakethiseducationaloptionaccessibleandtuition-freetostudentswithautismspectrumdisorder(ASD)inthestateofArizonaandbeyond.Visitwww.autismcharter.orgtolearnmore.