In response to Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Education (US ED) to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, section 1111) related to accountability requirements.
On March 23, 2020, US ED gave notification to DEED that the waiver would be approved. As a result, schools that were identified for support in the 2019-2020 school year will maintain their identification status in the 2020-2021 school year.
When considering information about schools that were designated for support in the 2020-2021 school year, please note that this designation was based on data from the 2018-2019 school year.
The Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) is committed to providing students, families, and community members information that will help them better understand their school’s performance. Currently, basic information about each of Alaska’s public schools can be found through this website. DEED is busy creating additional tools to view and understand a school's performance data. Check back often to see our progress and to take advantage of the new expanded features we are developing.
As part of the ongoing implementation of Alaska’s Education Challenge, DEED is working with school districts to support success in every school. Utilizing Alaska’s plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) as a strategy for closing our achievement gaps, a new accountability system is being implemented to help celebrate success and identify areas where additional support is needed, with the goal of increasing achievement for all students. The Overall School Index Value is an important piece of this new system, as it provides information about how each school is supporting its students.