Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy (FALA) is a public

charter A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the rec ...

high school and middle school in

Flagstaff, Arizona Flagstaff ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Coconino County, Arizona, Coconino County in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In 2019, the city's estimated population was 75,038. Flagstaff's combined metropolitan area has ...

. The curricular emphases are college preparatory and performing and visual arts. It is located by the

Museum of Northern Arizona The Museum of Northern Arizona is a museum in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States, that was established as a repository for Indigenous material and natural history specimens from the Colorado Plateau. The museum was founded in 1928 by zoologist ...

, with which it works closely.

History

FALA was established as a charter high school in 1996 by Karen Butterfield, Arizona's 1993 Teacher of the year. In 2010, FALA built a new campus and added grades 7 and 8. The school added sixth grade in 2017.

Curriculum

The Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy partners with the

. In 2007 ''The Manual of Museum Learning'' said, "Located on the museum's campus, this public charter high school was heralded by the U.S. Department of Education for its academic rigor, unique learning environment, and academic/arts partnership with its museum partner."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy Public high schools in Arizona Charter schools in Arizona Schools in Coconino County, Arizona 1996 establishments in Arizona