Archived News Releases 2015

January

• State Board Seeks Public Comment on Early Literacy Waiver

February

• Margaret MacKinnon Named Acting Assessment and Accountability Director

March

• State Board to Meet March 19 and 20 in Juneau
• State Board Adopts Four Regulations Packages

April

• State Board to Discuss Topics for Retreat
• Schools Get a Fast Start on the Alaska Measures of Progress
• Two New Members Join the State Board of Education

May

• Schools Successful in First Administration of the Alaska Measures of Progress

June

• State Board of Education Adopts Regulations

July

• State is seeking coaches to assist under-performing schools
• Alaska's NCLB Waiver Renewed for Three Years

August

• State Board of Education Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Achievement Level Scores

September

• State Board of Education to Meet October 9
• State Board of Education to Meet October 26
• State Board Seeks Comments on Six Proposed Regulations

October

• Three Alaska Schools Named Blue Ribbon Schools
• State Board of Education Sets Ranges of Scores for New State Assessments
• State Board Approves Waivers for 24 Districts
• Alaska Shows Progress for Grade 4 Reading, Nationally, Reading and Mathematics Assessments Show Decline

November

• Media Packet for AMP News Conference
• Juneau Teacher Named Alaska Teacher of the Year
• Two Alaska Schools are National Title I Distinguished Schools

December

• State Board Adopts Regulations and Resolutions
• Recruitment Notice - Director (Superintendent), Mt. Edgecumbe High School
• Alaska Students Named to U.S. Senate Youth Program
• State Board to Meet December 10 & 11 in Anchorage