By Jamar Younger
A public charter high school with a college preparatory focus is entering into a unique and potentially groundbreaking partnership with a union high school district to provide more options for students in Tempe.
ASU Prep, a K-12 public charter school network with nine campuses spread across Phoenix and Casa Grande, has joined with the Tempe Union High School District’s Compadre Academy to open a joint school that will integrate ASU Prep’s rigorous college preparatory focus with Compadre’s flexible, self-paced, non-traditional program.
The schools will merge to form ASU Prep Compadre High School in Tempe.
This initiative is designed to provide disadvantaged students equal access to higher level college preparatory classes, regardless of their personal circumstances.