House Education Committee Presentations and Background Information

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Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education/Student Loan Corporation

• Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education/Alaska Student Loan Corporation - February 2009 Committee Briefing [PDF:500KB]

Alaska Need and Merit Based Scholarship

• Structural Components for Hybrid Need/Merit Scholarship Programs [PDF:158KB]
• Letter from Diane Barrans, Executive Director - Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education - February 23, 2009 [PDF:124KB]
• Need-Based Grant Aid at Univerity of Alaska: An Independent Analysis, Derek V. Price, Ph.D. - May 2005 [PDF:1.58MB]
• Need-based (Low-income) Job Training Funding Sources [PDF:28KB]
• Taylor Plan Overview - Part 1 - January 2009 [PDF:1.18MB]
• Taylor Plan Overview - Part 2 - January 2009 [PDF:176KB]

Charter Schools

• Alaska Public Charter Schools Directory - 2008-2009 [PDF:124KB]
• State of Alaska Charter Schools Web Resources Page 
• Alaska Charter School Statutes: AS 14.03.250 - 14.03.290 [PDF:15KB]
• Relevant Alaska Statutes for Alaska Charter School Funding [PDF:9KB]
• Adjusted Student Count for Charter Schools vs. Neighborhood Schools [PDF:14KB]

Correspondence Programs, Home School Organizations, and Boarding Schools

• 2009 Correspondence Programs [PDF:9KB]
• Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA) Presentation - James Smith, Galena City School District Superintendent [PDF:1.53MB]
• Galena City School District Presentation to the House Education Committee - February 4, 2009 [PDF:2.11MB]
• Raven Correspondence School Brochure [PDF:227KB]
• Department of Education & Early Development Alaska Statewide Correspondence Schools Web-site 
• Department of Education & Early Development Statewide Correspondence Schools Directory  [CFM]
• Alaska's History of Home Schools, Charters, and Statewide Correspondence Schools [PDF:17KB]
• Home Schooling on the Threshold - Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. [PDF:3.02MB]
• Alaska Home Educators Alliance Overview [PDF:390KB]
• Voyage To Excellence - Chugach Extension School [PDF:37KB]
• Chugach Extension School Shared Purpose [PDF:468KB]
• Chugach Extension School Mission [PDF:29KB]
• Chugach School District Logo [JPG:411KB]

Drop-out Prevention

• Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Drop-out Material [PDF:3.24MB]
• Drop-out Material from Karen Martinsen, Director SouthEast Alaska Career Center [PDF:731KB]
• Dropout Prevention: Recent Research and State Policy Responses - Jennifer Dounay, Education Commission of the States - November 12, 2008 [PDF:304KB]
• US 2003-2004 Dropout Statistics [PDF:16KB]
• 2005 - 2008 Alaska Dropout Rates by Subgroup [PDF:10KB]

Early Childhood Education

• Alaska DEED Pre-K Pilot Program Questions & Answers - April 2009 [PDF:155KB]
• Alaska DEED Pilot Request for Applications - April 2009 [PDF:780KB]
• Alaska Head Start Association Postion Paper - Development and Implementation of Voluntary Pre-K in Alaska [PDF:142KB]
• Alaska Head Start Association - Critical Issues 2009 [PDF:32KB]
• Alaska Head Start Association - Fact Sheet 2008-2009 Program Year [PDF:20KB]
• Parents as Teachers Presentation [PDF:215KB]
• Best Beginnings - Alaska's Early Childhood Investment House Education Committee Presentation - Abbe Hensley, Executive Director - February 4, 2009 [PDF:152KB]
• Best Beginnings - Priorities for 2008 - 2009 [PDF:37KB]
• Best Beginnings - Why Books [PDF:1.03MB]
• Best Beginnings Early Learning Council Members [PDF:23KB]
• Alaska Head Start Association - What is Head Start [PDF:28KB]
• Alaska Head Start Association - Why Head Start Matters [PDF:33KB]
• Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Pilot Pre-K Requirements [PDF:18KB]
• Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Early Childhood Talking Points [PDF:19KB]

Education Funding Information

• Alaska Special Education Funding for 2009-2010 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [PDF:39KB]
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [PDF:23KB]
• Timing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [PDF:41KB]
• ARRA - Education Title I & NCLB Stimulus Overview for Alaska - March 16, 2009 [PDF:15KB]
• Items Not Included in the March 19 Economic Stimulus Bill [PDF:68KB]
• AK Department of Education and Early Development Education Funding Presentation [PDF:578KB]
• Components of Basic Need [PDF:977KB]
• Alaska Department of Education and Early Development FY 2010 Operating and Capitol Budget [PDF:200KB]
• No Child Left Behind Information [PDF:23KB]
• Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Public School Funding Program Overview [PDF:464KB]
• Overview of Required Local Contribution [PDF:1.08MB]
• Moore Decision [PDF:1.18MB]

Education Related Articles and Publications

• ISER Study: The Cost of Crime - Could the State Reduce Future Crime and Save Money by Expanding Education and Treatment Programs? [PDF:516KB]
• Alaska Statewide Mentor Project - Barbara L. Adamsn, Ph.D. - Fall 2008 [PDF:675KB]
• UA Policy Brief: The Case for Strengthening Education in Alaska [PDF:543KB]
• Students Going to College Pipeline - 2006 [PDF:117KB]
• DOL - Alaska Economic Trends - Public School Education - A Big Industry - February, 1998 [PDF:495KB]
• ISER Report - Reduce Crime by Expanding Education and Treatment - January, 2009 [PDF:516KB]
• Alaska Statewide Mentor Project - Research Summary - Fall, 2008 [PDF:675KB]
• UA Policy Brief - The Case for Strengthening Education in Alaska - November, 2006 [PDF:543KB]
• Students Going to College Pipeline - 2006 [PDF:117KB]

Organizations, Academies, Initiatives

• Avante Garde Learning Foundation - Alaska Native Teacher Initiative [PDF:948KB]
• Testimony to the House Education Committee - Don Shackelford, Vice President Avant-Garde Learning Foundation - March 9 2009 [PDF:19KB]
• Alaska Military Youth Academy Information [PDF:432KB]
• National Guard Alaska Military Youth Academy Youth ChalleNGe Program Presentation [PDF:395KB]
• The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority - Bring the Kids Home Presentation [PDF:1.21MB]

Professional Teaching Practices

• Professional Teaching Practices Commission Talking Points [PDF:762KB]

Special Education and Intensive Needs Information

• State of Alaska Special Education Website 
• Special Education Materials II [PDF:79KB]
• Special Education Materials - Child Count by District, Funding Needs, Child Movement [PDF:189KB]
• Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Intensive Needs Handbook [PDF:1.20MB]

Teacher Recruitment and Retention

• SB 241 - Offered by Senate Gary Stevens in 2007 [PDF:459KB]
• Alaska's University for Alaska's Schools Report [PDF:525KB]
• Survey of School Administrators - 2008 [PDF:754KB]
• Alaska Teacher Supply and Demand - 2005 Update [PDF:1.18MB]
• ISER Report - Turnover Among Alaska's Teachers - How Many Leave Their Jobs - April 2006 [PDF:365KB]
• ISER Report - Turnover Among Alaska Teachers: Is It Changing? - July 2008 [PDF:486KB]

University of Alaska

• FY 2010 Operating Budget Request Summary for the University of Alaska  [PDF]
• University of Alaska President's Talking Points [PDF:94KB]
• University of Alaska Academic Program Offerings [PDF:56KB]
• University of Alaska Major Renewal and Renovation of Building Infrastructure [PDF:21KB]
• UAS K-12 Outreach [PDF:33KB]
• UAF School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences [PDF:1.29MB]
• UAF K-12 Partnership [PDF:302KB]
• UAA-Sports-Arena [PDF:761KB]
• UAf FactSheet on the Life Sciences Innovation and Learning Facility [PDF:428KB]

University of Alaska Regional Campuses

• University of Alaska System Regional Campus Overview [PDF:2.53MB]
• University of AK Anchorage Regional Campuses [PDF:]
• University of AK Fairbanks Regional Campuses [PDF:913KB]
• University of AK SouthEast Regional Campuses [PDF:249KB]

Vocational Education

• Directory of Alaska Career and Tech Schools [PDF:100KB]
• Alaska Vocational and Technical Center Overview [PDF:1.49MB]
• Department Of Labor and Workforce Development Overview [PDF:823KB]
• University of Alaska Workforce Programs [PDF:723KB]
• UA Training Tomorrow's Workforce Today 2008 [PDF:739KB]
• University of Alaska Career Cluster Brochures  [CFM]
• UA Health Programs 
• FY 2009 Adult Basic Education Grant Distribution [PDF:28KB]

WorkKeys and Other Assessments

• ACT College and Career Readiness System [PDF:322KB]
• ACT Partnerships State by State [PDF:25KB]
• ACT, WorkKeys and/or Career Readiness Certificate Statewide Legislation Pending [PDF:20KB]
• ACT WorkKeys Career Readiness Certificate Map [PDF:402KB]
• NAM Endorsed Skills Certificate Program [PDF:126KB]
• WorkKeys Program Information [PDF:1.58MB]
• WorkKeys Program Brochure [PDF:339KB]
• WorkKeys Locating Information Prep Package [PDF:3.39MB]
• WorkKeys Applied Mathematics Prep Package [PDF:1.26MB]
• WorkKeys Reading for Informaton Prep Package [PDF:1.87MB]
• ACT and WorkKeys Assessment Information [PDF:8KB]