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SEDONA RED ROCK HIGH SCHOOL Principal Dave Lykins, left, talks
Sept. 9 with Sedona-Oak Creek School District Interim Superintendent
Tom Hood/Larson Newspapers
Nancy Alexander about the online courses offered with the school's
Red Rock Academy program.
ONLINE: Principal Ly ins excitedabout
From Page 1A Academy, Lykins said me district
may look at sudden growth
school, 55 to 80 students would money from the state.
take this altemative.
The number of students, who
would not be attending school
otherwise, would result in an
additional $220,000 to $320,000
a year for the district.
Lykins said he expects Red
Rock Academy to start out at a
lower number, possibly 25 to 30
students, which would result in
about an additional $100,000 for
the district.
He said the additional funds
could be used to hire another
teacher to help Red Rock
Academy grow.
If more students than expected
decide to attend Red Rock
"We will not overload our
resources because we want to
deliver a quality product to our
customers," he said.
Alexander said, if by chance,
only 10 students decided to attend
Red Rock Academy, it would
result in a savings of $40,000
or the salary for one classroom
teacher.
The expense for teaching
students virtually is much less
than the pupils receiving instruc-
tion in a classroom. One teacher
can handle about 100 virtual
students, while most classroom
teachers teach between 25 to 30
students.
new
If the Governing Board
approves the concept Sept. 20,
the state will mandate additional
reporting requirements.
The online school, Alexander
said, should not be confused
with the alternative schools,
commonly used for delinquent
behavior.
"We wanted this as an alterna-
tive setting," she said.
The online school typically
will be for juniors or seniors,
she said, not the first choice for
freshmen or sophomores.
Lykins said this is the initial
plan. However, freshmen and
sophomores could be allowed
this option in the future.
Alexander said the high school
is not the only school in the state
opportunity
to offer virtual education. As
a consultant, she helped other
school districts get their paper-
work in order, so they too could
apply to have an online school.
"It's all brand new. It's exciting
to me," she said. "
Lykins sees no downside to
attending school virtually.
"It's an opportunity for our
district to grow [in enrollment and
financially]," he said. "It's a very
exciting time for [Sedona] Red
Rock High School and Red Rock
Academy. It's for a different type
of learner in a different type of
delivery. I am excited about it."
Michael Maresh can be reached
at 282-7795, ext. 125, or e-mail
mmaresh @ larsonnewspapers.com
TAX: Taxpayers
From Page 1A
The couple will still pay the
$1,900 they owe, but they choose
the recipients and the state only
gets $100 directly in taxes.
Suppose, however; after
completing their 2010 taxes in
April, they only owe the state
$1,000. Their tax liability drops
to $0 for 2010 and the other
$900 they donated rolls over
a credit for the 2011 tax year.
Credits can roll over for up to
five years.
Arizona taxpayers can donate
to all three tax credits in the
same year.
Charitable Tax Credit
• Single taxpayer: $200
• Married taxpayers filing
jointly: $400
An individual income tax
credit is for contributions to
groups helping the working
poor.
To claim the credit, taxpayers
must report the name of the
charitable organization and
dollar amount of the donation.
More than 400 charities across
Arizona are eligible for the
donation credit. For the full list,
visit the Arizona Department
of Revenhe website. Donations
made to those not eligible for the
tax credit can still be used for an
itemized deduction.
Taxpayers can not use the
same donation for both a credit
and a deduction, although they
can onate to more than 1
S available for contributions that
, More than 400 charities
• eaoni
"i Verde Valley Sanctuary
Verde Valley Senior Citizens Association
Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters
can donate to the same organiza-
tion for both. For example, an
unmarried taxpayer can make
one $200 donation to earn the
tax credit and another $200 for a
regular itemized deduction.
Public School Tax Credit
• Single taxpayer: $200
• Married taxpayers filing
jointly: $400
To qualify, taxpayers must
make cash contributions or
pay fees to a public school or
charter school for support of
extracurricular activities or for
character education programs.
Defined by each school
district, a character educa-
tion program includes
instruction in truthfulness,
responsibility, compassion,
diligence, sincerity, trustwor-
thiness, respect, attentiveness,
obedience, orderliness, forgive-
ness and/or virtue.
Public schools and charter
schools teaching kindergarten
through high school are
eligible. Nongovernmental
schools, preschools, commu-
nity colleges and universities
do not qualify.
Extracurricular activities
mean school-sponsored activi-
ties that require a fee to partici-
pate, such as fees for band
or sports uniforms, scientific
equipment or materials or trips
for competitive events.
Preschool students, except
handicapped students, and
adult education students are
not included.
Donations must be made
directly to the school or school
district, not student associa-
tions, foundations or clubs.
organization
Private School
Tuition Credit
• Single taxpayer: $500
• Married taxpayers filing
jointly: $1,000
To qualify, taxpayers must
make contributions to a tuition
organization that provides schol-
arships or grants to qualified
schools. Charter schools do not
qualify; they are classified under
the Public School Tax Credit.
A school tuition organization
is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that allo-
cates at least 90 percent of annual
revenue to scholarships or grants,
and makes them available to
students of more than one quali-
fied school. The organization does
not have to grant scholarships to
students to more than one school
in a calendar year but must have
a list of schools it is willing to
provide scholarships to.
A qualified school is a nongov-
ernmental preschool for the
handicapped, or a nongovern-
mental primary or secondary
school in Arizona. The school
cannot discriminate on the basis
of race, color, handicap, familial
status or national origin. All boys
or all girls schools are eligible.
For more information, visit the
Arizona Department of Revenue
website or contact a professional
tax preparer.
Christopher Fox Graham can be
reached at 282-7795, ext. 129, or e-mail
cgraham @ larsonnewspapers.com
TASK: Council men
From Page 1A
the needs:
"I don't take people saying we need it
without any documentation," he said.
Licher was informed the city had a buyer
for the RoadRunner buses, but Jim Wagner
from the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental
Public Transportation Authority said many
entities are interested in the vehicles, so
council has time to decide when to end the
service and get rid of the buses.
Adams said the task force needs to look
outside the box. This includes expanding the
Verde Lynx and having a private business
operate the service.
Councilman Dennis Rayner said the
c ers ponder why direction wasn't clear
message to the task force was pretty straight-
forward about the RoadRunner service being
discontinued.
He was disappointed the task force
seemed to be concentrating on keeping the
RoadRunner service.
"Why are we having this [discussion]?" he
asked. "The direction was so clear."
Licher said many of the businesspeople on
the task force have different opinions than
council on the transit service.
Councilman Mike Ward told Licher the
task force should not talk about bringing the
RoadRunner back for another year because
"that is not going to happen."
Rayner also questioned whether the right
people were selected to serve on the task force
and proposed getting rid of the RoadRunner
vehicles as soon as possible.
Councilwoman Barbara Litrell said she
always supported keeping the RoadRunner
service until June 30 or when a new transit
service was up and running. However, she
supports getting rid of the buses sooner if this
is the only way to move forward with a new
transit service.
Licher said he will come back to cot{ncil
in about a month with an update and some
direction to help council with its task.
"I feel we will come to a consensus on what
the group will want," Licher said.
Michael Maresh can be reached at 282-7795,
ext. 125 or mmaresh @ larsonnewspapers.com
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