Plan Summary
Programs and Staff
- Improve recruitment and retention of teachers by providing a positive work environment.
- Encourage and assist local people to become certificated educators.
- Promote school spirit and pride.
- Develop family-living skills.
- Provide a high-quality early childhood education program.
- Create a balance between academics, fine arts, sports, and other activities.
- Using student performance data, programs shall be developed to improve individual student achievement and accountability.
- The district shall deliver the following curriculum areas as its core program.
- Provide support to communities that demonstrate a commitment to developing an Inupiaq-Immersion program.
Students, Parents, and Community
- Students will model positive values and behaviors.
- Parents shall support their children’s education.
- Families and communities shall model positive values and behaviors.
- Offer organizations input into curriculum content.
- Community will expand and increase their knowledge of local education issues.
Providing Leadership
- Leaders of local and regional organizations shall value and promote education.
- The district shall ensure the schools are safe for students, staff, and communities.
- Encourage Leaders to promote Inupiaq language and culture.
- The Advisory School Board and its individual members demonstrate their strong commitment to a high standard of conduct and excellence in education.
- The District School Board and its individual members demonstrate their strong commitment to a high standard of conduct and excellence in education.
- The District School Board will model positive values and behaviors.
- The district school board will explore the development of instructional and public informational programs to address FAS/FAE.
Resources
- Establish and maintain a quality library at each school.
- Meet need for teacher housing at all sites.
- Provide resources to create a balance between athletics and academic activities.
- Provide a high quality career education program for all students.
- Identify resource needs for Inupiaq-immersion programs for communities that have demonstrated commitments.
- Provide a quality fine-arts program for all elementary students.
- The District School Board shall hold itself accountable for the implementation of the strategic plan.
- Strengthen the workforce.
- Increase public recognition by the emphasis on Inupiaq language.
- Increase educational alternatives for all students.