Uniting Around Shared Commitments
By Dr. Michael Johnson, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Education & Early Development The past couple of weeks have been a blast. Graduation season comes with invites […]
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Taking STEPS in Southeast Alaska
By Lori Grassgreen, Director of Alaska ICE How do we improve outcomes for students and families? This is an essential question asked by school board […]
Continue reading »An Update on Personalized Learning in Alaska
By Scott Johns, Associate Partner, Education Elements, Inc. In July 2017, I was fortunate to write a guest column for the AASB Commentary titled, “Personalized […]
Continue reading »Don’t get into back-and-forth exchanges during public comment
By Ann Macfarlane, Professional Registered Parliamentarian When school boards hold their meetings, it is usual to reserve a time in the meeting for members of […]
Continue reading »LKSD Seniors to be Awarded Seal of Biliteracy at Graduation
The Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD) is pleased to announce that 16 Seniors will be awarded the Seal of Biliteracy during their graduation ceremonies in […]
Continue reading »Board Policy, Unilateral Change, and Mandatory Subjects of Bargaining
By Lea Filippi of Sedor, Wendlandt, Evans & Filippi, LLC Part four of a five-part series on union issues in schools. State law requires public […]
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