6 Focus Areas
To serve the students and families of AGSD best, we are focused the these key areas:
Student Engagement
We believe in engaging all students with meaningful opportunities to discover their interests and pursue their passions.
Staff Recruitment/Retention
We believe recruiting, cultivating, and retaining exemplary staff fosters a deep commitment to the growth of our students.
Cultural Knowledge
We believe that authentic cultural knowledge and appreciation is a foundation for meaningful engagement for all students and families.
Teaching and Learning
We believe in providing rigorous academic pathways that prepare all students for life challenges, post-secondary options, and career opportunities.
School Culture
We believe that positive relationships and high expectations for all students, staff, and community members, creates a healthy environment where students are safe, eager to learn, willing to take risks, and are responsible citizens.
Community Partnerships
We believe that cultivating a variety of partnerships provides robust opportunities for students and enriches our communities.
Three Year Goals within the Focus Areas
Focus Area #1: Student Engagement
Focus Area #2: Staff Recruitment and Retention
Focus Area #3: Cultural Knowledge
Focus Area #4: Teaching and Learning
Focus Area #5: School Culture
Focus Area #6: Community Partnerships
Student Engagement
We believe in engaging all students with meaningful opportunities to discover their interests and pursue their passions.
Staff Recruitment/Retention
We believe recruiting, cultivating, and retaining exemplary staff fosters a deep commitment to the growth of our students.
Cultural Knowledge
We believe that authentic cultural knowledge and appreciation is a foundation for meaningful engagement for all students and families.
Teaching and Learning
We believe in providing rigorous academic pathways that prepare all students for life challenges, post-secondary options, and career opportunities.
School Culture
We believe that positive relationships and high expectations for all students, staff, and community members, creates a healthy environment where students are safe, eager to learn, willing to take risks, and are responsible citizens.
Community Partnerships
We believe that cultivating a variety of partnerships provides robust opportunities for students and enriches our communities.
Three Year Goals within the Focus Areas
Focus Area #1: Student Engagement
- Implement global cross-curricular activities identified by stakeholder interest.
- Develop and implement an adaptable pathway program that addresses student individual interests.
- Implement inquiry-based learning across all grade levels.
Focus Area #2: Staff Recruitment and Retention
- Increase retention to 90%
- Articulate and implement a multi-faceted staff recruitment strategy.
- Create and maintain great places to work via professional development, clear communication and continued organizational growth.
Focus Area #3: Cultural Knowledge
- Develop and implement a k-12 Alaska history scope and sequence.
- Develop and implement a k-12 Alaska Native cultures (art, stories, NYO, dance, leadership) scope and sequence.
- Develop and implement a k-12 Alaska life-skills scope and sequence.
Focus Area #4: Teaching and Learning
- Increase to 80% the number of students on track to graduate with their peers (cohort).
- Assure all students meet projected growth in ELA and Math according to annual (MAP) assessments.
- Design with each AGSD student a personalized post-secondary plan
Focus Area #5: School Culture
- Adopt and implement student behavioral expectations across the district.
- Adopt and implement socio-emotional and tiered behavioral curricula district-wide.
- Host ongoing all-district activities at every site.
Focus Area #6: Community Partnerships
- Establish and implement community partnerships to engage students in career opportunities. (work study credit?)
- Partner with local cultural liaisons to strengthen cultural values and traditions in an educational setting.
- Actively engage in service and volunteer opportunity in the community.