Galena City School District, Alaska

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Galena City School District is a school district in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Galena City School District served approximately 300 students in the 2008-09 academic year and has a 67% graduation rate.[1]

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

  • Academic information is provided in the school report cards, but only through the 2005-06 school year[2].
  • The School Board members are named, but their contact information is not provided[3].
  • The Superintendent's phone number is provided, but only the names of the other Administrative officials are listed[3][4].
  • Background checks are briefly mentioned in the Board Policy Manual but no details are provided[5].

[edit] The bad

  • No tax information is available.
  • No budgets are posted.
  • No Board meetings are mentioned.
  • No contracts are posted.
  • There is no information about requesting public records.
  • No audits are posted.
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[edit] 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.[1] The district was placed on AYP Level 4[1], which requires corrective action be taken in addition to continued implementation of the school improvement plan.[6]

In the district, of the students in grades 3-10 tested during the 2008-09 academic year, 79% of students were proficient in language arts and 62% were proficient in mathematics.[1]

[edit] School choice

The district is home to Galena Interior Learning Academy, known as GILA, which is a statewide boarding school for grade 9 -12 students that are seeking another choice and is Alaska’s longest operating residential secondary vocational school.[7]

The district also offers homeschool support through the Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA) program.[8]

[edit] Lobbying

The district is a member of the Association of Alaska School Boards.[9] 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.[10] The AASB also issues a Legislative Handbook to members of its Legislative Network and publishes a Legislative Bulletin.[11][12] 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.[13][14]

[edit] External Links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2009 District AYP Worksheet
  2. ↑ Academic reports
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Staff
  4. ↑ Contact information
  5. ↑ Board Policy
  6. ↑ Consequences of Not Meeting AYP
  7. ↑ GILA Website
  8. ↑ IDEA Website
  9. ↑ AASB Membership Directory
  10. ↑ AASB Legislative Efforts
  11. ↑ AASB Legislative Efforts
  12. ↑ AASB Legislative Bulletin Archive
  13. ↑ AASB Legislative Services
  14. ↑ NASB Federal Relations Network
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