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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
October 2009
I love living in Alaska, particularly here in Anchorage. I think members of our community do a good job of taking care of each other. People often come to the assistance of others, not because it’s their job, but because they want to improve the welfare of others. In the past few weeks, I’ve heard wonderful stories of good Samaritans and I’d like to share them with you.
Panna Jarussi, the school nurse at Service High School, was one of the first people to respond to a serious car accident involving a student a short distance from Service one Monday afternoon in late September. She kept the student’s airway open and shielded him from the news cameras while directing others to assist until police and paramedics arrived.
Later that same week, Lisa Sutherlin, the school nurse at Huffman ElementarySchool, administered CPR and the life-saving shock of a portable defibrillator to a man who had stopped breathing and collapsed in an apparent heart attack following Huffman’s Family Fun Run. Roy Welch, an event attendee, assisted Ms. Sutherlin in her life-saving efforts. A few days later, Carole Johansen, a Family Consumer Science teacher at Mears Middle School, successfully performed emergency assistance on a student who was choking on a piece of his lunch that lodged in his throat.
I’m proud to say that Ms. Jarussi, Ms. Sutherlin and Ms. Johansen are Anchorage School District employees. We’re honored to have such quality individuals working with the students of our community. The district will formally recognize them for their life-saving actions at the Anchorage School Board’s October 19 meeting. I’m sure these folks would say that they were just doing their jobs and wouldn’t ask for special credit for their heroic actions. I hope everyone in our community appreciates them and everyone else who strives to make our home a better place for all.
Please feel free to contact me anytime with comments or concerns. My phone number is 742-4312 and my e-mail is comeau_carol@asdk12.org. It might take a few days, but I do respond to all e-mail comments I receive.
Most sincerely,
Carol Comeau
Superintendent
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