The Mohave County Board of Supervisors announced on March 24 that its members may attend the 79th annual Lincoln Day Dinner, scheduled for March 28 at the Mohave County Fairgrounds Event Center in Kingman. The event will begin with a cocktail hour at 5:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:00 p.m. According to the notice, no legal action will be discussed or taken during this gathering.
The announcement is intended to inform both board members and the public about potential attendance by county officials, as required for transparency when a quorum might be present outside regular meetings.
Recent educational data highlights ongoing challenges in Mohave County schools. In the most recent academic year, only 31.9% of students in grades three through eight passed the mathematics section of the AASA exam, while just 22% of high schoolers passed the mathematics section of the ACT according to Arizona Department of Education reports. For English assessments, performance also lagged behind state averages; during the previous school year, only about one-third of students in grades three through eight and slightly more than one-third of high schoolers achieved passing scores as reported by Arizona Department of Education.
Specifically, data from earlier years show that in Mohave County, over two-thirds (69.4%) of students in grades three through eight did not pass math on the AASA exam for the 2022-23 school year according to Arizona Department of Education. Similarly, nearly four out of five high schoolers (77%) failed math on that year’s ACT test according to Arizona Department of Education. English results were also concerning: roughly two-thirds (64%) failed English on AASA and about two-thirds (65%) failed English on ACT exams during that period according to Arizona Department of Education.
While these figures indicate persistent educational challenges within Mohave County schools, community events such as the Lincoln Day Dinner provide opportunities for local leaders and residents to engage outside formal settings.
