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Cultural Proficiency - Why it's needed

Population trends confirm the need for district’s culturally responsive education plan

The latest demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Anchorage School District demonstrate the changes in the ethnicity of Anchorage’s population and underscore the district’s commitment to culturally responsive education. Read more here » (PDF)

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Year-to-Year Comparison of Achievement Gap - Ethnicity Student Groups

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Language Arts

	2005-06			2006-07			Result
	Percent Proficient	Percent Proficient for White Students	Achievement Gap (Percentage Points)	Percent Proficient	Percent Proficient for White Students	Achievement Gap (Percentage Points)	Percentage Points Change in Achievement	Significant Decrease?
Black	67.20%	87.90%	-20.70%	71.10%	88.70%	-17.60%	-3.10%	Yes
Alaska Native/ American Indian	65.70%	87.90%	-22.20%	68.30%	88.70%	-20.40%	-1.80%	No
Asian/ Pacific Islander	72.90%	87.90%	-15.00%	76.60%	88.70%	-12.10%	-2.90%	Yes
2 or more races	75.40%	87.90%	-12.50%	77.20%	88.70%	-11.50%	-1.00%	No
Hispanic	70.90%	87.90%	-17.00%	74.10%	88.70%	-14.60%	-2.40%	No

Math

	2005-06			2006-07			Result
	Percent Proficient	Percent Proficient for White Students	Achievement Gap (Percentage Points)	Percent Proficient	Percent Proficient for White Students	Achievement Gap (Percentage Points)	Percentage Points Change in Achievement	Significant Decrease?
Black	51.40%	78.90%	-27.50%	58.40%	83.70%	-25.30%	-2.20%	No
Alaska Native/ American Indian	58.20%	78.90%	-20.70%	62.70%	83.70%	-21.00%	0.30%	NA
Asian/ Pacific Islander	66.60%	78.90%	-12.30%	73.90%	83.70%	-9.80%	-2.50%	Yes
2 or more races	65.40%	78.90%	-13.50%	70.80%	83.70%	-12.90%	-0.60%	No
Hispanic	59.10%	78.90%	-19.80%	65.90%	83.70%	-17.80%	-2.00%	No

Dropout rates - ASD Calculation

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	AK Native/ Am. Indian	Asian/ Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	2 or more races	Total
2006-07 Grades 7-12	8.02%	4.62%	6.55%	5.81%	3.34%	7.32%	4.74%
2005-06 Grades 7-12	9.54%	4.80%	6.03%	7.16%	4.80%	7.03%	5.78%
2004-05 Grades 7-12	11.4%	6.0%	8.4%	8.1%	4.8%	8.8%	6.5%
2003-04 Grades 7-12	9.6%	4.8%	5.1%	4.7%	3.3%	7.6%	4.6%
2002-03 Grades 7-12	10.2%	5.8%	6.3%	6.0%	3.7%	6.1%	5.2%

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