Anchorage School District

The Anchorage School District (ASD) manages all public schools within the Municipality of Anchorage. It is the 81st largest school district in the United States, serving approximately 50,000 students at 93 schools. The Anchorage School District has its large size because most states are divided into counties, while the main population of Alaska is grouped into the Municipality of Anchorage. As one of the U.S.'s largest districts, it is often subject to greater amounts of standardized testing.

Carol Comeau is the current superintendent of the ASD.

Types of schools

The Anchorage School District includes:

• 59 elementary schools (see List of elementary schools in the Anchorage School District
• 9 middle schools:
  • Central Middle School
  • Clark Middle School
  • Goldenview Middle School
  • Gruening Middle School
  • Hanshew Middle School
  • Mears Middle School
  • Mirror Lake Middle School
  • Romig Middle School
  • Wendler Middle School
• 1 combined middle/high school:
  • Steller Secondary School
• 8 high schools:
  • Bartlett High School
  • Chugiak High School
  • Dimond High School
  • Eagle River High School
  • East Anchorage High School
  • Service High School
  • South Anchorage High School
  • West Anchorage High School
• 1 K-12 school:
  • Polaris K-12
• 1 vocational school:
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Career Center
• 10 specialized programs/schools, including:
  • ACE/ACT
  • Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • AVAIL
  • Booth Secondary
  • Benny Benson Secondary School (also known as SAVE)
  • Crossroads 7-12
  • Continuation Program
  • McLaughlin Youth Center
  • Northern Lights ABC
  • Whaley School
• 7 charter schools:
  • Aquarian Charter School
  • Eagle Academy Charter School (to open fall 2005)
  • Family Partnership Charter School
  • Frontier Charter School
  • Frontier Charter Secondary
  • Highland Tech High School
  • Winterberry Charter School (to open fall 2005)

Demographics

An estimated 42% of Anchorage School District students are members of ethnic minority groups.

• 58.6% White
• 12.8% Alaska Native/American Indian
• 10.7% Asian/Pacific Islander
• 8.4% African-American
• 6.1% Hispanic
• 3.4% Other

There are over 120 languages spoken in the Anchorage School District.

New administrators for 2005-2006 school year

On May 26, 2005, the school board for the Anchorage School District approved the following principal appointments for the 2005-2006 school year.

• Robin Pfannstiel, Abbot Loop Elementary
• Gary Webb, Aurora Elementary
• Sandy Pendergrast, Bear Valley Elementary
• Gina Pastos, Crossroads and Continuation programs
• Mike Hanley, Kasuun Elementary
• Bonnie Whitney, Lake Hood Elementary
• Helen Mullings, Mount Spurr Elementary
• Jacqui Gorlick, Nunaka Valley Elementary
• Mary Johnstone, Rabbit Creek Elementary
• Ed Graff, Rogers Park Elementary
• Karin Parker, Steller Secondary
• Bobby Hinderliter, Ursa Major Elementary

In addition, Leslie Vandergaw was approved as Executive Director of Middle School Education.

External links

• Anchorage School District Web Site
• Languages Spoken in the Anchorage School District