- Anchorage School District
- Welcome to the Anchorage School District
- Determine Your Child's Needs
Parents: questions to ask about your child
Your child’s needs
- Does your child need a more structured environment?
- Does your child need a less structured environment?
- Does your child need more challenging work?
- Does your child need more individual attention?
- Does your child generally need extra help or more time to complete an assignment?
- Does your child have any special learning needs?
- Does your child need an environment that fosters creativity?
- Does your child need an English language acquisition program?
Your child’s learning style
- Does your child learn best by seeing how things work?
- Does your child learn best by reading about how something works?
- Does your child learn best by listening?
- Does your child like to participate in discussions?
- Does your child like to learn through physical activity?
- Is your child logical or mathematical?
- Is your child musical or artistic?
- Does your child like to learn in groups?
- Does your child like to work alone?
Location of school
- Do you want your child to go to a school within walking distance of your home?
- Can your child’s talents be nurtured outside your neighborhood?
- How far are you willing to drive your child to school?
- Does your child want to be in a school with his or her friends?
- Do you want your child to go to a school near your after‐school care? Near where you work? Near a close relative?
- Does your child have any special transportation needs that must be considered?