Join us in congratulating Nome Public Schools for winning the 2026 Outstanding School Board Award!
They developed a Strategic Equity Framework to ensure initiatives and leadership are focused on addressing historic inequities for Alaska Native children in the K-12 school system. In addition, this board developed a Portrait of a Graduate with broad community input. Board members have also been instrumental in strengthening the process of tribal consultation, not only locally but through work on the AASB policy committee, to ensure tribes have a strong voice in decision-making processes at both the district and site level. The Board has also been active in working towards the creation of the STEC (State Tribal Education Compact) schools.
The board has made student achievement a firm expectation in every school improvement plan. Last year, students reading at or above benchmark at the elementary level grew from 37 percent in the fall to 54 percent by spring, while the number of kindergarten students meeting reading benchmarks more than tripled.
This board’s members are present in schools, teaching cultural and language courses, judging science fairs, and officiating at NYO.