No Child Left Behind / Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Public school choice

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Our district has an open enrollment policy, allowing students to attend schools outside their neighborhood if space is available and if parents provide transportation. (Open enrollment not available at schools during the first year of a boundary change.) For Title I schools in Level 3 or higher school improvement status, the district will provide transportation to other schools. Parents must apply for transfers by August 12, 2011.

Applications are available at your school, at the district offices and online at the link below. Some special programs offered at Title I schools may not be available at other schools. The table below outlines choices available.

• Download the school choice application here » (PDF)
• For more information about the School Choice program, check our Frequently Asked Questions » (PDF)
• Annual school choice results
  • 2010-11 school choice results  » (PDF)
  • 2009-10 school choice results  » (PDF)
  • 2008-09 school choice results  » (PDF)

Click on a school name for comparisons with receiving schools.
Neighborhood School	Receiving school(s)
*Airport Heights Elementary	Baxter Elementary	OR	Nunaka Valley Elementary
Chester Valley Elementary	Baxter Elementary	OR	College Gate Elementary
Chinook Elementary	Bayshore Elementary	OR	Kincaid Elementary
**Clark Middle School	Alaska Native Cultural Charter	OR	Highland Tech Charter
Fairview Elementary	Inlet View Elementary	OR	Northwood ABC
Lake Otis Elementary	Kasuun Elementary	OR	Tudor Elementary
Mountain View Elementary	Creekside Park Elementary	OR	Nunaka Valley Elementary
Muldoon Elementary	Creekside Park Elementary	OR	Nunaka Valley Elementary
North Star Elementary	Inlet View Elementary	OR	Northwood ABC
Ptarmigan Elementary	Creekside Park Elementary	OR	Scenic Park Elementary
Russian Jack Elementary	Creekside Park Elementary	OR	Tudor Elementary
Taku Elementary	O'Malley Elementary	OR	Rabbit Creek Elementary
Tyson Elementary	Nunaka Valley Elementary	OR	Scenic Park Elementary
Williwaw Elementary	Inlet View Elementary	OR	Kasuun Elementary
Willow Crest Elementary	Inlet View Elementary	OR	Northwood ABC
Wonder Park Elementary	College Gate Elementary	OR	Scenic Park Elementary
*Because Nunaka Valley only goes up to grade 5, Baxter is the only option available for grade 6 applicants from Airport Heights. **Because Alaska Native Cultural Charter School only goes up to grade 7, Highland Tech is the only option available for grade 8 applicants from Clark MS.

How will this impact receiving schools?

The Anchorage School District has a 30-year history of promoting open enrollment and school choice within its schools and programs. The transfer policy provided for in NCLB is an extension of that philosophy. Transfers that occurred have gone smoothly and provided great opportunities for cooperation between parents, staff and students. Receiving schools will be staffed to accommodate students transferring. Please talk with your child’s principal if you have questions or concerns.