Parents & Students
General Information
- Family Engagement Action Plan - pdf
- Libraries, Archives, & Museums
- The Professional Teaching Practices Commission - where parents and other members of the public can report a teacher for unethical behavior.
Child Nutrition
- Child and Adult Care Food
- School Health - Health Education Programs, Alaska School Counseling Association
- Summer Food Service
Early Childhood
Every Student a Graduate
Graduation Requirements
- High School Practice Test
- High School Graduation Requirements (Credits Needed)
- More Information on Graduation Exam/Student Assessment
- Standards Based Assessments
Public School Choice
- Charter Schools
- Correspondence Schools
- Alternative Schooling Options
- Adult Education and GED Testing
- School Improvement
Standards
- Alaska's Early Learning Guidelines - pdf
- Parent and Family Involvement Standards ( Endorsed by State Board of Education 2001) - pdf
- Extended Grade Level Expectations (ExGLEs) for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities - pdf
- Standards Based Assessments
Education Programs
- 21st Century Alaska Community Learning Center
- Advanced Placement (AP) Fee Reduction Program
- Bilingual Multicultural Education (Title III-A)
- Career & Technical Education
- Early Learning
- Educational Technology (Title II-D)
- Homeless Education (Title X-C)
- Improving Basic Programs (Title I-A)
- Migrant Education Program (Title I-C)
- Neglected & Delinquent (Title I-D)
- Safe, Supportive & Successful Schools
- Special Education
- Suicide Awareness, Prevention, & Postvention
Recognition/Scholarship Programs
- Advanced Placement (AP) Fee Reduction
- All Recognition/Scholarship Programs
- National Youth Science Camp
- Robert C. Byrd Scholarship
- On April 15, 2011, Congress eliminated funding for the Byrd
Scholarship Program. Funding for new and current recipients of the Byrd Scholarship
is no longer available for school years
2011-2012 and beyond. - Recognition Applications
- Scholarship Applications
Family, School, Business and Community Network (FSBCN)
Have you ever thought of running for a seat on your local school board?
- A list of the available seats in the REAA's by school district
- Alaska Association of School Board's Guide for School Board Candidates in Alaska
- Information About Regional Educational Attendance Areas and Coastal Resource Service Areas
- Division of Elections
- Towns in REAAs and CRSAs
Critique school facilities within your districts
How Do I...
Parents
- Find Alaska Performance Scholarship?
- Determine my school district?
- Find alternative education options?
- Find grade-level guidelines?
Students
News & Announcements
Alaska Joins Multi-State Assessment Consortium
April 19. "The Smarter Balanced assessment will allow us to compare our students more closely with those around the country and confirm the rigor of Alaska's standards compared to the Common Core," said Alaska Education Commissioner Mike Hanley.
James Fields Joins State Board of Education & Early Development
April 18. James Fields of Glennallen will serve a five-year term in a seat reserved for the regional educational attendance areas, the school districts in the unorganized borough.
State Board Seeks Comment on Proposed Early-Literacy Screenings.
April 18. The screenings would help teachers identify students experiencing delays in attaining early-literacy skills in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2, and for certain 3rd-graders.
State Board Adopts New Regulations for Educator Evaluations
December 10. Under the regulations, districts will evaluate whether a teacher is exemplary, proficient, basic or unsatisfactory on each of seven content standards and on student growth.
4 AAC 04.200(f). Educator Evaluations
Alaska’s ESEA Flexibility Waiver Information
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Alaska Student Loan Information
The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (ACPE) promotes access to and success in education and career training beyond high school. As part of that mission, it offers low-cost student education loans to supplement federal loans, family education loans, and alternative consolidation loans through the AlaskAdvantage Loan Program®.
In addition to providing education planning resources, and information about grants and scholarships, ACPE’s web site offers online user account services, including electronic loan applications and detailed loan information. You can securely apply for loans, manage your account, and make payments.
Go to AKadvantage.alaska.gov to learn more or to apply for your AlaskAdvantage education loan online.
