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Carol Comeau, Superintendent
Phone: 907-742-4312
(Calls to the superintendent's office may be recorded.)
Fax: 907-742-4318
E-mail: comeau_carol@asdk12.org Address: 5530 E Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99504-3135
 Ms. Carol Comeau was an elementary classroom teacher in Springfield, Oregon from 1963-1964. She is a graduate of the University of Oregon, Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Physical Education; the University of Alaska Anchorage, Master's Degree in Public School Administration; and also has taken post-Masters coursework in curriculum, educational leadership, and instruction. She has her Superintendent endorsement from UAA and was presented an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage in May 2007.
The Anchorage School Board appointed her as ASD's superintendent in December 2000. Before that, Ms. Comeau served as the Executive Director of Elementary Education for the Anchorage School District (1990-1993), the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction (1993-2000), and the acting Superintendent from September-December 2000. Ms. Comeau also served as the President of the Anchorage Education Association from 1984 to 1985. Other positions of service in the Anchorage School District include elementary principal (1987-1989); administrative intern (1986-1987); elementary classroom teacher (1975-1986); and noon duty attendant and teacher aide (1974-1975).
Ms. Comeau believes it is essential to be an active participant in community organizations. She is a member of the Anti-Gang and Youth Violence Policy Team, the Policy Council for the Best Beginnings initiative, co-chair of the Red Ribbon Coalition and is the former Chair of the United Way Board of Directors. Ms. Comeau currently serves on the Board of Directors for Anchorage Economic Development Council, the Juvenile Justice Working Group, the Northeast Anchorage and Russian Jack/Mountain View Weed & Seed Projects, the Boys and Girls Clubs, the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, and the ISER Policy Council at UAA. She has been a member of the Anchorage East Rotary Club since 2000. She has served as president of the Alaska Association of School Administrators, the Council of the Great City Schools Executive Committee, and the Alaska Council of School Administrators (ACSA). Ms. Comeau has received recognition from many community groups for her service to the Anchorage community.
Ms. Comeau has been married to Dennis Comeau for 46 years. They have two sons, two daughters-in-law, a daughter and son-in-law and five grandchildren all living in Washington State and Georgia. |
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A word from Superintendent Carol Comeau
November 2009
The first day of school is unforgettable, as is the last day when students begin the next phases of their lives with diplomas in hand. To me, every day is the day to celebrate achievements made by our students. That’s because every day of the school year, our students, staff and parents are working hard to build skills that carry students forward to end-of-the-year success.
The district compiles the entire year of demographics, statistics and test scores and combines it all into one document called Profile of Performance. This document contains a districtwide overview as well as detailed results for each of the district’s 99 schools. If you are looking for specific information regarding district assessments, please log on to the district’s Web site for the complete report. This document contains a thorough report on the status of the school district and also tracks how well we’re doing on goals set by the Anchorage School Board.
Profile of Performance contains 2,320 pages of comprehensive information. I know that can be a little cumbersome for many of you so we created a summary report of some of the highlights of the document. It’s called Expect the Best and it will be published as an insert in the Anchorage Daily News on November 15. It is also available online at www.asdk12.org/depts/expect_the_best. I encourage you to take the time to read this document as it shows some of the successes and challenges the district must face in the coming years.
I’m proud to report that our graduation rate continues to increase and is now above 70 percent, while our dropout rate continues to decline and now is 3.5 percent. I applaud the efforts undertaken to achieve these improvements but acknowledge that we do need to do better. Our efforts to lead students to diplomas aren’t solely dedicated to high schools; our middle, elementary and even preschool educators are focused and determined to do whatever it takes to provide a quality education to all of our students, and I believe it’s working. Our students are receiving an excellent education in the Anchorage School District.
Thank you for your continued support and for partnering with us for the success of our students.
Most sincerely,
Carol Comeau
Superintendent
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