Arizona Character Education Initiative
Arizona Character Education Initiative History
The Arizona Character Education Blue Ribbon Task Force was established in June 2003 by the Arizona Department of Education. The Arizona Character Education Initiative began in October of 1999 under the Executive Order of Governor Jane Dee Hull. The task force consists of twenty-one community leaders who represent many community “constituencies.”
The task force serves as the guiding agency to develop and implement plans to broaden CHARACTER COUNTS!sm throughout Arizona. The Arizona Character Education Foundation was formed as a 501(C)3 corporation to facilitate fund raising activities and long-term sustainability.
The task force and the foundation work together to fund and provide voluntary CHARACTER COUNTS!sm training to any educator, nonprofit organization, parent and other youth stakeholder at no charge to the participant or the organization. The organization and the participant in return agree to incorporate the “six pillars” of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship into their curriculum.
