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Early Education Program Registration

Pre-Elementary Approval to Operate has a new name!  The Alaska Reads Act is a law that replaces the term "Pre-Elementary" with Early Education.  The Act further produced a separate program that requires "approval".  To keep current with statute and avoid confusion, the new name for Pre-Elementary Approval to Operate is Early Education Program Registration

Who: classroom-based school district and Head Start Programs early education programs

What: Early Education Program Registration

When: Annually, by September 15 for districts submitting a renewal application OR for new districts, within 30-days before the program start date

How: (1) Login in via DEED-Portal: https://portal.education.alaska.gov. (2) Email eed.portal@alaska.gov (or reply to the email you received) letting us know you're in. (3) After receiving our reply, go back through Portal and you'll see the "Early Education Registration" card. Click it. (4) Email kristen.spencer@alaska.gov to let her know you're in the application and need to be assigned to your school district. (5) Once she replies, you'll be ready to submit your registration.

Why: It is the department's duty to exercise general supervision over public schools.  Alaska Regulations 4 AAC 60.010 -60.180 prescribe how the department fulfills that duty regarding early education programs. These regulations include the registration and signed assurances that your early education program meets programmatic requirements: 

  1. Program implementation of the Alaska Early Learning Guidelines (ELG's)
  2. Each student enrolled in the program is assessed to determine child progress or status in in all domain areas of development described in the ELG's
  3. Submit to department an Early Education Program Registration End-of-Year Report by June 30
  4. Make annual report available to parents and public by August 1

Please note, once the district or agency’s application is submitted, an assurances document will be sent to your district superintendent or agency’s executive director for Docusign signature.