new school for the arts & academics
A Visual and Performing Arts Middle & High School
BACK TO SCHOOL @ NSAA
Please explore the resources below to make sure that you are ready for the new school year!
SOME HELPFUL BACK TO SCHOOL RESOURCES:
Contact Dean Katy Cardenas at kcardenas@aznsa.com with any questions.
STATE OF ARIZONA Diploma Seals at nsaa
At NSAA, we are excited to offer our students the opportunity to pursue one or several of the following State of Arizona Diploma Seals upon graduation and completion of the State specified qualifications. Click below to learn more!
College Planning RESOURCES
About NSAA
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Meet Our Faculty
ADMINISTRATION
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VISUAL ARTS
PERFORMING ARTS
Support us with your AZ Tax Credit!
Did you know that you can donate up to $400 to New School for the Arts & Academics and receive every cent back when you file your Arizona State Taxes? It is incredibly easy to help us out in a BIG way!
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AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY
(A.R.S. § 15-189.05), as added by Laws 2018, Ch. 285, §3
2024-2025
Average Salary of all full time teachers employed in budget year 2025- $52,500
Average Salary of all full time teachers employed in budget year 2024- $50,500
Increase in average teacher salary from the prior year 2024- $2,020
Percentage increase- 3.2%
CHARTER MISSION
New School for the Arts (NSA) is Arizona's premier Charter school by providing students who have an interest and talent in the arts with a superior integrated academic and arts program.
Goals:
To provide students with training, knowledge and experience to pursue a career and continuing higher education in the performing or visual arts. (Assessment form: tracking students post-graduates; develop general articulation agreements with arts colleges and 4 year universities; maintaining co-operation and evaluation with internship placements in arts organizations, etc.)
To enable students to make cognitive connections in academic subjects and the arts by providing an interdisciplinary curriculum with an arts focus aligned with the Arizona Academic Standards in mathematics, sciences, social studies, and language arts. (Assessment form: performance-based writing assessments on interdisciplinary topics; journal keeping; performance on essential skills norm-referenced testing; etc.)
To provide instruction by practicing, professional artists in the performing and visual arts, who will serve as educator, facilitator and mentor in the student's development as an artist