The proposal, meant to better prepare students for jobs, could have a significant impact on how education is structured.
the specific career pathways it proposes to offeris a tentative one that the Anchorage School Board is set to vote on at its June 4 meeting. The change is set to have significant impact on how high school education is structured in Anchorage schools. The plan is slated to begin in the fall for freshmen, but the full academies won’t launch until 2025.
Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, sophomore students will choose a career track and pathway that they will focus on for their remaining three years of high school, the district said. The tracks will include job trainings, internships and certifications meant to help prepare students for life after graduation.
During the Tuesday meeting, school board member Kelly Lessens asked how the district planned to afford the initiative given a looming budget deficit for the coming school year, years of nearly flat state education funding and the When asked by school board member Carl Jacobs why Dimond would have four academies while other schools would have two or three — despite the fact that Dimond has fewer students than other schools — Johnson-Struempler said the decision was driven by staff and family feedback at Dimond.
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