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Neighborhood Schools
The neighborhood schools in Anchorage offer a top quality and well-rounded standard school education program. More than 90 percent of Anchorage School District students enjoy the comprehensive curriculum in the neighborhood schools. The district’s curriculum emphasizes the basic communication skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Students are schooled in mathematics, how to use a library and how to use and understand technology as a tool for learning and working. The standard program also includes social studies, health, science, physical education, art and music. Remedial and advanced classes are available in a variety of subjects.
For more information about an individual school, call the school principal.
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Alternative and Specialized Programs
In addition to the standard school program, the district offers many alternative schools and programs. Other programs such as ELL, Gifted and Special Education, for which students are referred by teachers and other staff based on student assessment, are also available. [ Visit
our Choices in Education section for more information » ]
Open Enrollment Policy
The Anchorage School District will continue with the limited open enrollment policy for students who wish to attend a school or program outside their regular attendance area for the 2009–10 school year. Gender and grade balances will be considered. No zone exemptions will be given for schools that have changed boundaries during the first year new boundaries are in effect.
Application Procedures
- Complete an Attendance Zone Exception Application available from any school principal or download here [ Elementary | Secondary ].
- If applicants outnumber openings, a lottery determines a waiting list from which students enter the program when space becomes available. Two lotteries are held annually, if needed. The next lottery will take place in March. For more information, please call 742-4321.
Part-time Students
Students enrolled in correspondence, private or home school who wish to enroll part time (three classes or less) should contact district schools for an application form and register at the same time as district students.
Student Nutrition
The Student Nutrition Department provides students at every school with high-quality, nutritious and appealing food. The Anchorage School District provides free and reduced-price meals for elementary, middle, and high school students. [ Visit
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Student Fees
Non-resident Tuition
By state law, all non-resident students attending schools of this district shall pay, in advance, the regular school tuition rate (AS 9.030). This law pertains to students whose parents are not residents of the Municipality of Anchorage and who are not in the custody of a district resident (ASD Policy Section 431.21). For more information about non-resident tuition, please contact the school principal.
Student Parking
Students driving to school and parking on school grounds must register with the school office to obtain a parking permit. Vehicles parked on school grounds without parking permits are subject to fines and may be towed at the expense of the owner of the vehicle. The cost of the permit is $50 per semester. Permits will be available at registration. [ Vehicle
Parking and Registration Form ]
Release of Personal Information and Process for Opting Out
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act allows the district to publicly release “directory information” about students that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. Directory information includes: student name, address, date and place of birth, dates of attendance, grade level, degrees and awards received, date of graduation, name of secondary school most recently attended, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, and height and weight of members of interscholastic athletic teams.
School officials may release directory information about a student without first obtaining parental consent, unless parents object by completing a directory information “Opt Out” form, which is available on the ASD Web site and at each school.
In two instances, the district is required by law to release certain contact information regarding 11th-grade and 12th-grade students, unless parents object. First, the district is required to provide to the University of Alaska the names and addresses of those students eligible for UA scholarship programs. Second, upon receiving a request from military recruiters and/or institutions of higher learning, the district must provide students’ names, addresses, and telephone numbers.
Parents who object to the release of their students’ telephone numbers and directory information to military recruiters and colleges should complete a directory information “Opt Out” form.
Parents who have no objections to the release of directory information do not need to take any action.
Anchorage Youth Court
Anchorage Youth Court (AYC) provides “Justice for Youth by Youth.” Trained middle and high school students from Anchorage and Chugiak/Eagle River strive to stop illegal behavior and encourage understanding and respect for the law using positive peer pressure in a formal, youth-led court setting. Classes begin in September and run one evening a week for seven weeks. Registration for all area middle and high school students and their parents will be held at 6:30 p.m. on August 27 at Wilda Marston Theater. For more information, call 274-5986. |
