While engaging in deeper and personalized learning, students enrolled in MDLP courses are often allowed to determine how they want to engage with the course content and how they want to demonstrate their learning. MDLP instructional designers and teachers refer to this as "student voice and choice". Students are given a voice in whether they want to read, watch, and/or listen when learning about a concept. Students are also given a choice by writing an essay, taking a test, completing a project, and/or conducting an experience when demonstrating their learning. Experience your own simplified version of voice and choice by selecting from the following options to learn more about asynchronous online learning:

An Article - What is Asynchronous Learning? 

A Glossary - Asynchronous Learning

A List - 10 Benefits of Asynchronous Learning

An Article with Audio - 12 Benefits of Asynchronous Learning

An Article - Why Choose Asynchronous?

Arizona State Poetry Society (ASPS) has been in existence since 1965. Formed by some of the same people who established the University of Arizona Poetry Center, we have deep roots in the poetry communities of Arizona. The Arizona State Poetry Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, educational, and literary organization dedicated to the art of poetry and to the appreciation, writing, reading, and speaking of poetry. We promote poetry at the state and local levels and serve to unite poets in fellowship and understanding, while embracing diversity.

Each year, the Arizona State Poetry Society sponsors a youth poetry contest for students in grades 1-12. Cash prices are awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each grade level bracket. Winning poems will be published in the ASPS Sandcutters Anthology. This year's contest opened March 1 and closes April 30, 2023. 

The rules and guidelines can be found online at the ASPS Youth Content 2023.

Students may enroll in MDLP summer courses to address learning deficiencies or for credit advancement. All courses are asynchronous, self-paced with suggested due dates, and require independent learning. All courses are taught by appropriately certified teachers, who answer questions, provide feedback, and support student success throughout the course.

MDLP summer course enrollment begins on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, and ends on Friday, June 30, 2023. Course end dates will be set eighteen weeks from the course start date unless requested otherwise. Students are highly encouraged to complete all summer courses before the first day of school in August.

MDLP summer course tuition is $175 per semester-length course. This tuition rate applies to all MDLP summer courses for MPS and non-MPS students. Tuition may be paid online through MPS web page, by phone by calling MDLP, or in person in the MDLP office.

Students who wish to enroll in multiple summer courses may enroll in them concurrently or consecutively. However, extensive analysis of MDLP summer school data shows that students are most successful when they enroll in only one online summer course and complete it before the start of the regular school year. Students who enroll in multiple courses are most successful when they enroll in one core course and one elective or two elective courses. Concurrent enrollment may not be allowed for some enrollments due to prerequisite requirements.

More information regarding summer courses can be found at MDLP Summer Courses.

Parents sometimes request a crash course on how to navigate the MDLP interface. While they have access to the student orientation module, which students must complete before accessing their first MDLP course, a quick guide on checking attendance, grades, and progress is often helpful. More information regarding how parents can monitor their students online can be found at Parent How To's.

MPS offers a wealth of information to help students prepare for life after high school - whether that be college, career, or community work. The MPS Prepare to Succeed page includes information on the MPS graduation plus model, scholarships, college fair, and summer opportunities. 

The Mesa College Promise is a commitment from the City of Mesa to its residents that all eligible graduating Mesa high school students can attend Mesa Community College for two years with Arizona resident tuition and fees fully funded. The Mesa College Promise provides financial support to students with demonstrated financial needs but who have not received enough Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) funds or other scholarships to completely cover the cost of college.

The Arizona Promise Program opens the door of opportunity to students from low-income families. With a guaranteed scholarship for eligible students to cover Arizona public university tuition and fees, higher education will be more accessible and affordable for more Arizona students and their families.

Students who need information regarding in-state community colleges and universities should visit the MPS Prepare to Succeed page for direct links for mapping your path from high school to MCC, ASU, NAU, or U of A. 

Students who need assistance with FAFSA should visit the MPS FAFSA page.