ASD summer school provides
passport to brighter future
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Two-hundred families apply for English language
learning services
Students new to America and those
with limited or no English-language skills have a lot on their minds, not the
least of which is how to keep up with their studies. There's a new culture to
learn and friends to make too.
Learn how Summer school can be their passport to a better future.
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Class of 2010 graduated with more than $27 million in scholarships
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The Anchorage School District's graduating class of 2010,
made up of
3,255 seniors, has been offered at least $27,455,498 in scholarships and
awards from local and national universities, companies and
organizations. Students likely received additional scholarship monies
that were not reported to their respective schools.
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District
steps up access to one of its powerful resource centers
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Students, educators and parents
benefit from the STEP Center's lending library and staff
 As part of the district's
Special Education Department, the ASD STEP Center is a powerful tool for STudents, Educators and Parents.
Its staff provides a service-oriented approach to problem solving and helps
families identify community and district resources for a wide range of
disabilities. The STEP Center library also has resources on parenting strategies for all families.
Learn more about this valuable resource
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Help build a better district
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Capital Request Advisory Committee seeks to fill vacancies
The Capital Request Advisory Committee (CRAC) is an advisory
committee
to the Anchorage School District Administration comprised,
in part, of
volunteer citizens who are:
interested in improving the district's programs and
physical
plant; willing to visit school sites in their
representation area and
sites throughout the district, as necessary; willing and able to review capital
planning materials and attend meetings regularly;
willing to participate in reasonable
negotiation with other
members of the committee regarding priority setting
for projects
across the district; committed to communicating with the
community about facility
needs and priorities of district; not employees of the Anchorage School
District.
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Dimond earns Project Lead the Way certification
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Program emphasizes practical application of Science, Technology, Education and Math curriculum
Dimond High School has received national
certification for the Project Lead The Way program
that it has been offering since 2006. Project Lead The Way offers a rigorous curriculum that allows students to
apply what they are learning in math and science class to real-life
engineering and technology projects. The certification program recognizes
schools that have successfully demonstrated a commitment to the quality
national standards of the Pathway To Engineering program and to
provide an opportunity for students to apply for college credit at PLTW
affiliate Universities for selected PLTW courses. Learn more about Dimond's PLTW certificationVisit the national PLTW website |
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Recent Twitter Stories
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Recent tweets posted by @ASD_Info
Yesterday was the last day of our year & with
it came lots of retirements. Take a moment to read Carol's message to
staff http://ht.ly/25XgT11:18 AM July 1
ASD's own Michael Ireland helped stop a vandalism
fire at Northern Lights ABC and track down the suspects this week.
Damage was minimal.
10:42 AM Jun 30th
Help HUGSS provide coats/school supplies to kids.
Donate online http://ht.ly/1YrXQ or drop off coats
or #2 pencils to Fireweed Cleaners
2:20 PM Jun 14th
Free summer meals program open to all kids18 and
under now underway http://ow.ly/i/1Tuu More info at http://ht.ly/1TJkN11:14 AM Jun 3rd
Eight more ASD students earn National Merit
Scholarships http://ht.ly/1QiUU 11:22 AM May 26th
Do u show outstanding achievement, service and
dedication in your job? Spring 2010 recipients of our Denali Award do http://ht.ly/1PfYh 10:29 AM May 25th
ASD
nurses Lisa Sutherlin and Panna Jarussi and students Araya Flowers and
Zack Sebwenna honored at Red Cross Real Heroes Breakfast this am.
posted 11:53 AM Apr 6th
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