By Arizona Charter Schools Association Staff
Former Arizona State Board of Education Chair Greg Miller died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Greg and his wife, Pam Miller, founded Challenge Charter School in 1996.
Their Glendale elementary school has been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School, National Charter School of the Year by the Center for Education Reform and is consistently ranked among the state’s top public schools.
Because of both Greg and Pam Miller’s servitude and contribution to Arizona’s charter movement, the Arizona Charter Schools Association honored the Millers with its 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award.
The couple stood at the forefront of the state’s charter movement, as they were involved in the preliminary political discussions that led to the passage of Arizona’s charter law in 1994.
They also worked with State Rep. John Allen to create successful laws that gave public charter school leaders a voice and a seat on the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools and State Board of Education.
We wish to extend our deepest sympathy to the Miller family and its extended Challenge Charter School community.
Services will be held at Hansen Desert Hills Mortuary in Scottsdale at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4.
