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Policies & Governance

Horizon Community Learning Center (doing business as Horizon Honors Schools) is the charter holder for two schools: Horizon Honors Elementary School (Grades K-6) and Horizon Honors Secondary School (Grades 7-12). The charter is organized with the following authoritative structure:

  • Corporate Board
  • Governing (School) Board
  • Executive Director
  • School Principals

  • All Horizon Honors policies may be found on the Arizona School Board Association Website.

  • Horizon Honors Schools are chartered by the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools (ASBCS).

    Horizon Honors' ASBCS academic, financial and operational dashboards can be found on the following webpages:

  • Horizon Community Learning Center, Inc. (DBA Horizon Honors Schools) has chosen to operate as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and has formed a corporation in the state of Arizona.  

    The governing body for the corporation is the Corporate Board of Directors and the governing board for the schools is the School Board.

  • The Board of Directors is comprised of three members:

    • Fred Neal*, President
    • Steve Holm*, Secretary/Treasurer
    • Betsy Fera, Member

     

    The Corporate Board of Directors holds the schools' charters, employs the executive director, and is the final authority for all legal and business operations.

Horizon Honors School Board

The Horizon Honors School Board is comprised of six members:

  • Brittany Stotler, President
  • Fred Neal*, Vice President
  • Patti Cruz, Member
  • Pilar Holtrop, Member
  • Matthew Vance, Member
  • Steve Talmage, Member

The Corporate Board of Directors appoints the School Board members for a two-year term.

The School Board is responsible for overseeing the schools' programs and operations, including all student, personnel, and financial responsibilities. Individuals interested in contacting the Board Members are encouraged to speak during public comment during Board Meetings. Individuals may also send an email to board at horizonhonors.org. All board members as well as the Horizon Honors Executive Director will receive all emails sent to this address. The Board is a collective body, and individual Board member replies may be unavailable, limited, or not representative of the position of the entire Board. Horizon Honors staff members may follow up as appropriate. The email will be filed in accordance with public records requirements.

 

* Original founder of Horizon Community Learning Center, Inc.

Disclosure Statement

School Board Meetings are held once a month at 5 p.m. in the Main Office (unless otherwise noted) on the dates listed below. Per A.R.S. §38-431.02, all notices of the meetings for Horizon Honors Schools Board will be posted on this website. Notices will also be posted outside the Horizon Honors Main Office door at 16233 South 48th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85048, which is open to the public. Such notices will indicate the date, time, and place of the meeting and will include an agenda. Agendas for scheduled meetings will be posted at least 24 hours before the meeting time.

  • Board agendas can be accessed below.
  • Meeting public comment instructions and the required form are here: SCHOOL BOARD MEETING PUBLIC COMMENT FORM.
  • Minutes from the meetings are available by request in the Main Office.
  • Persons with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by emailing news at horizonhonors.org.  Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange accommodation.

School Board Meetings

MEETING DATE AGENDA
July 14, 2026 Organizational Board Meeting Agenda
July 14, 2026 following Organizational Meeting Budget Public Hearing Agenda
July 14, 2026 following Budget Hearing Board Meeting Agenda
August 25, 2026 Board Meeting Agenda
September 22, 2026 Board Meeting Agenda
October 27, 2026 Board Meeting Agenda
November 17, 2026 Board Meeting Agenda
December 15, 2026 Board Meeting Agenda
January 26, 2027 Board Meeting Agenda
February 23, 2027 Board Meeting Agenda
March 23, 2027 Board Meeting Agenda
April 27, 2027 Board Meeting Agenda
May 25, 2027 Board Meeting Agenda
June 15, 2027 Board Meeting Agenda

Financial Documentation

Public Records Requests

All public records requests should be sent to the following:
Melissa Hartley
melissa.hartley at horizonhonors.org
480-659-3000

Please send a detailed email with your request and use the subject line: "Public Records Request." Notice of receipt of the request will be sent within 5 business days.