Will address one of the most pressing but contentious regional educational issues in Arizona: Cooperatively Evaluating and Improving Post-Secondary Educational Opportunities in the Verde Valley

The 2016 Forum was to be held April 3-6. However, it was rescheduled for early fall 2016 using a Friday evening and all-day Saturday format.  This decision was made to ensure more adequate and representative participation of stakeholders from throughout the Verde Valley region. 

The Forum will address what it describes as “one of the most pressing but contentious regional educational issues in Arizona: Cooperatively Evaluating and Improving Post-Secondary Educational Opportunities in the Verde Valley. Forum participants will discuss all facets of the issue, and formulate recommendations and an action plan for any needed improvements.”

Post-Secondary Educational Opportunities in the Verde Valley object of 3 day forum

The Verde Valley Forum for Public Affairs has taken on the task of addressing one of the most pressing but contentious regional educational issues in Arizona: Cooperatively Evaluating and Improving Post-Secondary Educational Opportunities in the Verde Valley. Forum participants will discuss all facets of the issue, and formulate recommendations and an action plan for any needed improvements.

According to President Dick Dahl and Executive Board member Dr. Donna Michaels, the first objective of the 2016 Forum is to create an independent, objective analysis of current post-secondary educational conditions, as well as a projection of the post-secondary educational needs of Verde Valley-Sedona residents over the next 10 years.

Verde Valley Forum, April 3-6, 2016 at Cliff Castle Casino Conference Center: Post-Secondary Educational
        Opportunities in the Verde Valley

A background research report, prepared by the Morrison Institute of Arizona State University, will provide Forum participants with this analysis and these projections, which they will then use to help evaluate the need and recommend how best to improve post-secondary educational opportunities in the region.

For more information, please click here and you will be taken to the Forum’s web site.

To view a recent discussion by Dr. Michaels and Mr. Dahl on the County-Wide TV program, please click here.