Board Policies6000 Instruction
The School Board believes that the District and community must work together to ensure that educational goals and objectives are relevant to the lives and future of our students. The Board shall adopt policies which define District philosophy and goals. The Superintendent shall provide for the development of District wide instructional objectives.
The Board recognizes the importance of planning, implementing and evaluating the instructional program and shall provide the resources necessary for ongoing review and improvement of the District curriculum.
In order to keep abreast of educational trends and changing student needs, the Board supports a continuing program of inservice education for certificated staff, the administration, and Board members.
The District shall provide comparable educational opportunities for all students. The Superintendent shall schedule teachers and classes so that there is a minimum variation in the student-teacher ratio from school to school at the beginning of each school year. He/she shall further ensure that the amount and quality of textbooks, instructional supplies and equipment are closely comparable in every District school and at each level.
Instruction in the core curriculum shall not be diminished when students receive supplementary services funded by special governmental programs.
The School Board
The Superintendent
Legal Reference:
ALASKA STATUTES
14.03.060 Elementary, junior high, and secondary schools
14.03.090 Partisan, sectarian or denominational doctrines prohibited
14.08.111 Duties (regional school boards)
14.14.090 Duties of school boards
14.14.110 Cooperation with other districts
ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
4 AAC 05.070 Program planning and evaluation
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
2728 (c) Fiscal requirements/comparability of services
2971 (b) Federal funds supplementary
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34
200.43 Comparability of services requirements, Title 1