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Signature Sponsors

Encore Sponsors

Emerald Sponsors

Diamond Sponsors

American InterContinental University

American InterContinental University (AIU) provides students with the opportunity to pursue an education from an accredited university with the flexibility of attending online or on-campus. At AIU, we understand the demands and challenges students face on a daily basis. That’s why we offer support along the way. Our degree programs are designed so students can learn in ways that fit a busy lifestyle, with 24/7 access to classes online or through our mobile app. We also connect each student with a Graduation Team – a group of four advisors – to turn to anytime during their educational journey. AIU offers 45 online undergraduate and graduate degree programs and specializations in areas such as business, information technology (IT), healthcare management, criminal justice and education. American InterContinental University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The University operates ground campuses in Atlanta, GA, and Houston, TX – with the online campus headquartered in Chandler, AZ. For more information about AIU, please visit ww.aiuniv.edu.

https://www.aiuniv.edu/

Sibme

Sibme improves the way educators learn at work. We help teams build cultures of continuous improvement.

Sibme’s Learning Engagement Platform powers professional development through virtual- and hybrid-coaching, peer-to-peer collaboration, cohort-based professional learning communities, and micro-credentials. Sibme works with more than 1,000 innovative schools, districts, and institutions–including Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ASCD, Scholastic, the University of Texas, and Houston Independent School District.

Sibme is designed by teachers. Educators trust us to encourage critical conversations about real teaching and learning, using real tools, with real people -- from anywhere at any time.

Sibme’s Learning Engagement Platform embeds practice and collaboration in every workday, engaging teachers while building a stronger community of learners. Sibme encourages teams to more frequently and authentically discuss teaching and learning, the challenges and, ultimately, the opportunities to maximize capacity through real-world experience.

http://www.sibme.com/

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.

Stifel Public Finance – Local Knowledge, National Presence
Through 150 professionals in 29 offices in 22 states, Stifel’s Public Finance professionals specialize in helping state and local government agencies raise capital to build and maintain essential infrastructure in the communities they serve. From some of the nation’s largest public states, cities, and counties to rural school districts and small towns and nearly everything in between, our municipal banking and underwriting groups work with public agencies to develop and implement financing strategies that allow them to operate and optimize the important work they do.

Nationally, Stifel ranks as the top bond underwriter for K-12 public school districts. Our banking professionals serve school districts of diverse size and location, ranging from rural districts composed of a single school facility to some of the nation’s largest school districts in major metropolitan areas. Stifel provides market-driven guidance through every step of a transaction, with the awareness of a school district’s legal framework, policy objectives, and financing constraints. Our experience includes advisory and underwriting as sole, senior, or co-senior underwriter on district transactions for K-12 (public and private). Proceeds are typically raised for construction and/or modernization of capital facilities.

For Arizona K‐12 districts, we are intimately familiar with the financial challenges facing school districts. Stifel provides a distinct advantage over all other firms through superior services marked by fully dedicated Arizona K‐12 banking professionals, school finance consulting expertise and support for clients before and after bond sales, including budget override election services, municipal market and legislative updates, school capital finance updates, bond industry developments, annual reminders, assistance with Arizona School Facilities Board issues, election results and topical client seminars. Stifel is the leading underwriter for Arizona school districts, including a number 1 ranking for both number of and par amount of Arizona K‐12 school district bond issues in 2013 – 2018. Stifel provides coverage of the full range of institutional and individual retail investors who purchase Arizona municipal bonds. With three West Coast underwriting offices in Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, a national network of over 360 retail branch offices and 2,100 brokers, and total capital over $1.2 billion, Stifel is particularly qualified to serve Arizona school districts. We note that most other firms underwrite bonds from offices in New York, Chicago, or other locations.

In Arizona, Stifel and its professionals have a long history of supporting public schools and the various school organizations that serve school districts including AASBO, ASA, ASBA, to name a few. Stifel is excited to become a sponsor and partner with AzALAS.

https://www.stifel.com/

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Age of Learning, Inc.

Age of Learning® is the leading education technology innovator, creating engaging and effective learning resources to help children build a strong foundation for academic success and a lifelong love of learning. Our research-based digital education programs have been developed by an experienced team of education experts and have proven efficacy in increasing children’s learning gains. Age of Learning’s flagship product, ABCmouse.com® Early Learning Academy, is an award-winning comprehensive curriculum for children. The company’s school solutions programs include My Math Academy®, an adaptive, personalized program proven to significantly accelerate math learning outcomes, and My Reading Academy™, an adaptive program designed to help young learners build a foundation for reading comprehension and literacy and become fluent readers. With over 10 billion learning activities completed by more than 50 million children worldwide, Age of Learning is a global leader in efforts to advance equity, access, and opportunity for all children. To learn more about Age of Learning, visit www.AgeofLearning.com.

http://www.ageoflearning.com/

Graduation Alliance

Graduation Alliance develops highly effective solutions in order to help students who can’t or won’t attend school get back on track to graduation. Partnering with school districts, Graduation Alliance provides a technology-enabled dropout recovery program with robust human support to high school-aged youth who left school without a diploma. Students engage online at the time and place that works best for them while remaining enrolled in the school district. The program includes multi-modal outreach and enrollment support, graduation plan development, curriculum taught by state-certified teachers, and 360-degree support services, including proactive academic interventions, local advocacy to address life barriers, and 24/7 virtual tutoring services.

https://www.graduationalliance.com/

SPS+ Architects

SPS+ Architects has provided innovative educational design for Arizona schools since 1960. Some iconic projects include ASU’s Manzanita Hall and NAU’s Walk-up Skydome. Our most recent breakthrough was with West-MEC’s Northwest Campus where we were able to make the concept of Academic Collisions ™ come to life! This new innovative learning process brings students, staff, and industry professionals from a diverse set of industries together to develop cross-pollination of disciplines fostering collaborative innovation in the process.

While our innovative design solutions have extended nationally and beyond, our primary focus as a firm has always been on our work here in Arizona. In particular, we have made a point to reach out to Arizona’s under-served, minority, and rural populations. In many cases, we have developed long-term relationships with these clients spanning decades and multiple projects. This longevity is a direct result of our focus on customer service and delivering a quality product that meets and exceeds client expectations.

http://www.spsplusarchitects.com/

thinklaw

In the work thinkLaw is leading across 21 states to create a world where critical thinking is no longer a luxury good, I realized I need to be clearer about why we are so convinced that we can close The Critical Thinking Gap. This gap is far from insurmountable because this is a gap in expectations, not in potential. The truth is that students from low income backgrounds, students who are linguistically diverse, and students from minority populations are often endowed with enormous critical thinking potential. Some call this “street smart,” but I reject that categorization. “Street smart” is just smart. The failure to translate the practical set of problem-solving strategies we associate with being “street smart” to whatever academically amounts to “book smart” is an adult issue, not a child one.

https://www.thinklaw.us/

Silver Sponsors

Sunland Asphalt

Sunland Asphalt employees are the foundation of our success, providing knowledge, talent and passion that continue to propel our growth. Each of our projects represents our leading technology, superior products and exceptional employees.

Thirty percent (30%) of Sunland Asphalt is owned by our employees via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). This provides employees with a vested interest in Sunland’s success. An employee ownership culture, such as ours, means employees are accountable, responsible and take pride in their work.

Sunland employees enjoy what they do and who they work with. Whether you are looking for an entry level position or to advance your career, Sunland Asphalt has the projects and infrastructure to help you grow both professionally and personally.

http://www.sunlandasphalt.com/

Wholesale Floors

Wholesale Floors, LLC (WF) delivers full-service flooring solutions for institutional and corporate clients. We design and install carpet, resilient, wood, and ceramic flooring for hospitals, schools, office buildings, resorts, stadiums and airports and have extensive experience working with city, state, and federal government agencies. Rated tenth in the nation by Floor Covering Weekly, we built a reputation for excellence, responsiveness and innovation and have become the number one commercial flooring company in Arizona. We are a preferred distributor for leading flooring brands with 31 years of solid customer and contractor relationships to ensure the most cost-effective and appropriate solutions for your needs.

From small offices to large complexes, we provide quality products and professional services—meeting your budget and schedule throughout the “Whole Sale”.

http://www.wholesalefloors.com/

AZALAS Annual Conference 2024

From Vision to Action: Empowering Latino Leadership in Education

Member Conference Ticket

Non Member Conference Ticket

Presenter Conference Ticket

Exhibitor Conference Ticket

Board Member/Staff/Guest Conference Ticket

Joe Sanfelippo

Retired Superintendent, Fall Creek School District

Baruti Kafele

Principal, AP & New Principals Academy,

Juana Bordas

Global Leadership Icon, National Hispana Leadership Institute

Sponsor

IXL Learning

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