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- (Central Yup’ik)
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Professional Teaching Practices Commission
Mission Statement
The Professional Teaching Practices Commission’s intent is to serve as a preventative and positive force in helping to enhance the professional performance of all educators so that the public’s right to the best education possible for all of Alaska’s students is adequately protected.
In 1966, the education profession in the state of Alaska was granted the right and responsibility to define and to enforce ethical standards of its members. The Alaska Legislature established and empowered a nine-member Commission to impose sanctions against the certificates of educators who engage in illegal, immoral, or unethical conduct. The Professional Teaching Practices Commission is composed of five teachers, one superintendent, one principal, one representative of the Department of Education & Early Development, and one representative of higher education.
News
The PTPC staff has updated several documents recently. The Code of Ethics of the Education Profession is up to date with language revisions made in 2017 and 2018, as authorized in Sec. 14.20.460 Duties of the Commission (1) establish procedures and adopt regulations to implement the purposes of AS 14.20.370 -14.20.510.
- Code of Ethics Three Column
- Code of Ethics Three Column with changes highlighted
- Code of Ethics Full Page
The PTPC Handbook for Alaskan Educators is revised with newly amended Statute Sec. 14.20.030 Causes for Revocation and Suspension (2023). The Handbook provides educators with the statutes and regulations that PTPC uses to process complaints and to sanction certificates of educators if evidence is found to warrant a sanction.
The PTPC policies are updated and compiled in the 2022 Policy Brochure, which specifically addresses Contractual Issues with Recommendations for Educators. See also Contractual Obligations to understand PTPC’s role in breach of contract complaints. And lastly, the Complaint Form was revised in 2019. These documents are found in the Quick Links.
The National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) provides resources to the PTPC, such as the Clearinghouse. School districts may join the NASDTEC network. NASDTEC has many other resources including the Model Code of Ethics for Educators (MCEE). Information about MCEE is provided under the Resources section in the link “A Look at the Model Code of Ethics for Educators.”
Scheduled Meetings
The Alaska State Professional Teaching Practices Commission (PTPC) is tentatively scheduled to meet October 5-6, 2023, February 1-2, 2024, and April 11-12, 2024 for the 2024 fiscal year. The Commission plans to consider disciplinary actions against certificate holders, to conduct administrative reviews, and to discuss other Commission business.
Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aid, service, or assistance may contact the PTPC office prior to the meeting. The public is welcome. For more information, call PTPC (907) 269-6579. In person meetings are held at 550 W. 7th Ave, Suite 1236, Anchorage.
The meetings may be in person, but will also be held virtually by Zoom.
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Contact Us
- Executive Director
- 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1240
Anchorage, AK 99501 - Telephone: (907) 269-6579
Fax: (907) 269-5070
Important Dates
- FY 2024 Commission Meetings
- October 5-6, 2023
- February 1-2, 2024
- April 11-12, 2024
See also Scheduled Meetings below
Quick Links
- Complaint Form (word)
- Code of Ethics of the Education Profession
- Brochure Version (pdf)
- Complaint procedures
- Contractual Obligations
- PTPC Handbook for Alaska Educators (pdf)
- 2022 Policy Brochure (pdf)
- View Sanctioned Certificates
Resources
Recent Commission Action
- February 2024 (pdf)
- October 2023 (pdf)
- FY 2023 (pdf)
- 2022 Year in Review (pdf)
- 2021 Year in Review (pdf)
- 2020 Year in Review (pdf)
- 2019 Year in Review (pdf)
- FY 2018 Commission Actions (pdf)
Newsletters
Meeting Documents
FY 2024
- February
- October
- Dec 7, 2023
FY 2023
- June
- April
- February
- January
- December
- October
FY 2022
- April
- January
- October:
FY 2021
- June 29 Special Meeting:
- April
- January
- October
FY 2020
- April
- January
- October
FY 2019
- April
- February
- October
Commission Members
Lem Wheeles (Anchorage)
Teacher Representative, Chair
Anchorage School District
Adam Reid (Anchorage)
Teacher Representative, Vice - Chair
Anchorage School District
Michael Robbins (Ketchikan)
Superintendent Representative
Ketchikan Gateway Borough Schools
Mary Carlson (Fairbanks)
Higher Education Representative
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Kimberly Bergey (Palmer)
Principal Representative
Yukon Koyukuk School District
Deborah Riddle (Juneau)
Division Operations Manager, Innovation and Education Excellence
Juneau (DEED)
Danette Peterson (Fairbanks)
Teacher Representative
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Emma Melkerson (Juneau)
Teacher Representative
Juneau School District
Stephanie Green (Wasilla)
Teacher Representative
Matanuska Susitna Borough School District
The Professional Teaching Practices Commission deals with matters of professional conduct and certification. It has the responsibility and the power to discipline members of the teaching profession and may issue reprimands, suspensions, and/or revocations of educators’ certificates.