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Bering Strait School District, Alaska

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Bering Strait School District is a school district in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Bering Strait School District covers 80,000 square miles and serves fifteen isolated villages on the Seward Peninsula, on the eastern end of Norton Sound and on two islands in the Bering Sea, most of which are accessible only by small aircraft.[1] Current enrollment is approximately 1800 students and has a graduation rate of 48%.[2]

Website evaluation

The good

  • The School Board members and their contact information are listed[3].
  • Contact information for all of the Administrative officials is provided[4].
  • Academic performance reports and charts are posted[5].

The bad

  • No tax information is provided.
  • No budgets are posted.
  • No School Board meeting information is available.
  • No contracts are posted.
  • There is no information about requesting public records.
  • No audits are posted.
  • No information about background checks is mentioned.
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School Board

The district's website states that the School Board is responsible for setting district goals, developing policies, approving school programs, hiring staff and conducting evaluations of the Superintendent.[6]

The 2008-09 school board consisted of the following individuals[7]

Name Position
Weaver Ivanoff Chair
Clifford Weyiouanna 1st Vice Chair
Albert Washington 2nd Vice Chair
Annabelle Cunningham Treasurer
Jenny Lee Secretary
Luther Komonaseak Member
Sylvia Toolie Member
Jane Kava Member
Melvin “Dumma” Otton Member
Joe Murray Member
Aaron Iworrigan Member

Academic Performance

In the 2008-09 academic year, the district did not meet Annual Yearly Progress criteria established by the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development.[2] The district was placed on AYP Level 4[2], which requires corrective action be taken.[8]

In the 2008-09 academic year, of all students tested in grades 3-10, 50% were proficient in language arts and 43% were proficient in mathematics.[2]

The percentage of students proficient for Annual Yearly Progress increased each year from 2002-2007, showing continuous improvement.[9]

The district's report card for the 2008-09 academic year shows that the district's students performed below the state average in reading, writing, mathematics and science.[10]

Lobbying

The district is a member of the Association of Alaska School Boards.[11] The AASB states on its website that it promotes pro-education legislation and to protect the principle of local control of public education, with its efforts led by its Executive Director.[12] The AASB also issues a Legislative Handbook to members of its Legislative Network and publishes a Legislative Bulletin.[13][14] The AASB is also an affiliate of the National School Boards Association and its Federal Relations Network, which addresses the legislative process at a national level.[15][16]

External Links

References

  1. ↑ District Profile
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2009 District AYP Worksheet
  3. ↑ School Board
  4. ↑ Administrators
  5. ↑ Academics, Testing schedule
  6. ↑ District Profile
  7. ↑ School Board
  8. ↑ Consequences of Not Meeting AYP
  9. ↑ AYP Chart
  10. ↑ District Report card
  11. ↑ AASB Membership Directory
  12. ↑ AASB Legislative Efforts
  13. ↑ AASB Legislative Efforts
  14. ↑ AASB Legislative Bulletin Archive
  15. ↑ AASB Legislative Services
  16. ↑ NASB Federal Relations Network
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