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AK Stat § 14.03.125 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 1. General Provisions.|Sec. 14.03.125. Fund for the improvement of school performance.

(a) The fund for the improvement of school performance is created as an account in the general fund. The fund shall be used by the commissioner to make grants to a district located in the state for the purpose of improving school performance. The fund consists of money appropriated by the legislature. The commissioner shall annually determine the amount requested for grants under this section and shall include the amount in the department's budget request. (b) A governing body, district advisory board, or nonprofit organization located in the state, or a teacher or principal employed by a public school in the state, may apply for a grant of up to $50,000 to improve school performance by submitting an application to the commissioner. (c) A grant may be awarded to the same grantee in consecutive fiscal years, but may not be awarded to the same grantee for more than two fiscal years within a five-year period. (d) Grant funds awarded under this section may only be expended to improve the performance of a public school. (e) In this section, “district” has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990.
AK Stat § 14.03.127 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 1. General Provisions.|Sec. 14.03.127. Funding for Internet services.

(a) Each fiscal year, a district in which one or more schools qualify for a discounted rate for Internet services under the federal universal services program is eligible to receive an amount for each school that is equal to the amount needed to bring the applicant's share to 25 megabits of download a second of the Internet services. (b) If insufficient funding is appropriated to provide funding authorized under this section, the state share shall be distributed pro rata to eligible school districts. (c) In this section, (1) “applicant's share” means the difference between the cost of Internet services that are eligible for the discount under the federal universal services program and the discount received for those services under the federal universal services program; (2) “federal universal services program” means the program established in 47 U.S.C. 254 and regulations implementing that section.
AK Stat § 14.03.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 1. General Provisions.|Sec. 14.03.130. Display of flags and pledge of allegiance.

(a) United States and Alaska flags shall be displayed upon or near each principal school building during school hours and at other times the governing body considers proper. The governing body shall require that the pledge of allegiance be recited regularly, as determined by the governing body. A person may recite the following salute to the flag of the United States or maintain a respectful silence: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” (b) A school district shall inform all affected persons at the school of their right not to participate in the pledge of allegiance. The exercise of the right not to participate in the pledge of allegiance may not be used to evaluate a student or employee or for any other purpose.
AK Stat § 14.03.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 1. General Provisions.|Sec. 14.03.140. Emergency drills.

The principal or other persons in charge of each public or private school or educational institution shall instruct and train pupils by means of drills so that in an emergency they may be able to leave the school building in the shortest possible time without confusion or panic. Drills shall be held at least once each month during the school term, weather permitting.
AK Stat § 14.03.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 1. General Provisions.|Sec. 14.03.150. Property insurance required.

(a) Each school district shall purchase and maintain or provide proof of adequate property insurance for the replacement cost of all school facilities and equipment. Insurance purchased to comply with this section may contain a deductible amount, if approved by the department. A school district may comply with this section by initiating and maintaining a program of self-insurance, if the department annually determines that the school district has submitted adequate evidence of the district's ability to self-insure for the replacement cost of all school facilities and equipment. A copy of the insurance policy or other information indicating compliance with this section shall be provided to the department. (b) If the department determines that a school district is not insured as required under (a) of this section, the department shall notify the school district of the determination. Unless the school district obtains adequate insurance within 30 days after the school district receives notice under this subsection, the department shall purchase the insurance required by (a) of this section for that school district. (c) The department may not award a school construction or major maintenance grant under AS 14.11 to a municipality that is a school district or a regional educational attendance area that is not in compliance with (a) of this section. The department shall reduce the amount of state aid under AS 14.17.400 for which a school district may qualify by the amount, if any, paid by the department under (b) of this section.
AK Stat § 14.03.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 1. General Provisions.|Sec. 14.03.160. Suspension or expulsion of students for possessing weapons.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school district shall (1) expel for at least one year a student who violates AS 11.61.210(a)(8) while possessing a firearm, as that term is defined under 18 U.S.C. 921; (2) suspend for at least 30 days, or expel for the school year or permanently, a student who violates AS 11.61.210(a)(8) while possessing a deadly weapon, other than a firearm as that term is defined under 18 U.S.C. 921. (b) The administrative officer of a school district may on a case-by-case basis reduce or otherwise modify the expulsion or suspension of a student under (a) of this section. (c) A prior conviction, or adjudication of delinquency or child in need of aid, for violation of AS 11.61.210(a)(8) is not necessary for a school board to suspend or expel a student under this section. (d) Each school district shall adopt a policy providing for the (1) referral to law enforcement authorities of students who violate AS 11.61.210(a)(8); (2) identification of procedures and conditions for early reinstatement of students suspended or expelled under this section. (e) Annually on a date set by the department, each school district shall report to the department the number of students expelled under this section and the types of weapons involved. (f) In this section, (1) “deadly weapon” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900; (2) “district” has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990.
AK Stat § 14.03.250 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 2. Charter Schools.|Sec. 14.03.250. Application for charter school.

(a) A local school board shall prescribe an application procedure for the establishment of a charter school in that school district. The application procedure must include provisions for an academic policy committee consisting of parents of students attending the school, teachers, and school employees and a proposed form for a contract between a charter school and the local school board, setting out the contract elements required under AS 14.03.255(c). (b) A decision of a local school board approving or denying an application for a charter school must be in writing, must be issued within 60 days after the application, and must include all relevant findings of fact and conclusions of law. (c) If a local school board approves an application for a charter school, the local school board shall forward the application to the state Board of Education and Early Development for review and approval. (d) If a local school board denies an application for a charter school, the applicant may appeal the denial to the commissioner. The appeal to the commissioner shall be filed not later than 60 days after the local school board issues its written decision of denial. The commissioner shall review the local school board's decision to determine whether the findings of fact are supported by substantial evidence and whether the decision is contrary to law. A decision of the commissioner upholding the denial by the local school board may be appealed within 30 days to the state Board of Education and Early Development. (e) If the commissioner approves a charter school application, the commissioner shall forward the application to the state Board of Education and Early Development for review and approval. The application shall be forwarded not later than 30 days after the commissioner issues a written decision. The state Board of Education and Early Development shall exercise independent judgment in evaluating the application. (f) A local school board that denied an application for a charter school approved by the state board on appeal shall operate the charter school as provided in AS 14.03.255 - 14.03.290.
AK Stat § 14.03.253 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 2. Charter Schools.|Sec. 14.03.253. Charter school application appeal.

(a) In an appeal to the commissioner under AS 14.03.250, the commissioner shall review the record before the local school board. The commissioner may request written supplementation of the record from the applicant or the local school board. The commissioner may (1) remand the appeal to the local school board for further review; (2) approve the charter school application and forward the application to the state Board of Education and Early Development with or without added conditions; or (3) uphold the decision denying the charter school application; if the commissioner upholds a local school board's decision to deny a charter school application and the applicant appeals to the State Board of Education and Early Development, the commissioner shall immediately forward the application and record to the state Board of Education and Early Development. (b) In an appeal to the state Board of Education and Early Development of a denial of a charter school application under (a)(3) of this section, the state board shall determine, based on the record, whether the commissioner's findings are supported by substantial evidence and whether the decision is contrary to law. The state board shall issue a written decision within 90 days after an appeal.
AK Stat § 14.03.260 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 2. Charter Schools.|Sec. 14.03.260. Funding for charter school.

(a) A local school board shall provide an approved charter school with an annual program budget. The budget shall be not less than the amount generated by the students enrolled in the charter school less administrative costs retained by the local school district, determined by applying the indirect cost rate approved by the department up to four percent. Costs directly related to charter school facilities, including rent, utilities, and maintenance, may not be included in an annual program budget for the purposes of calculating the four percent cap on administrative costs under this subsection. A local school board shall provide a charter school with a report itemizing the administrative costs retained by the local school board under this section. The “amount generated by students enrolled in the charter school” is to be determined in the same manner as it would be for a student enrolled in another public school in that school district and includes funds generated by grants, appropriations, federal impact aid, the required local contribution, the local contribution under AS 14.17.410(c), special needs under AS 14.17.420(a)(1), and secondary school vocational and technical instruction under AS 14.17.420(a)(3). A school district shall direct state aid under AS 14.11 for the construction or major maintenance of a charter school facility to the charter school that generated the state aid, subject to the same terms and conditions that apply to state aid under AS 14.11 for construction or major maintenance of a school facility that is not a charter school. (b) The program budget of a charter school is to be used for operating expenses of the educational program of the charter school, including purchasing textbooks, classroom materials, and instructional aids. (c) The charter school shall provide the financial and accounting information requested by the local school board or the Department of Education and Early Development and shall cooperate with the local school district or the department in complying with the requirements of AS 14.17.910. (d) The expenses of housing nonresident students who attend the charter school, including room, board, and other reasonable housing expenses, may not be paid for with state money but may be paid for with funds contributed by sources other than the state.
AK Stat § 14.03.264 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 2. Charter Schools.|Sec. 14.03.264. Charter school grant program.

(a) A charter school that is established on or after July 1, 2014 may receive a one-time grant from the department equal to the amount of $500 for each student enrolled in the school on October 1 of the first year in which the school applies for the grant. The charter school shall use a grant received under this section to provide educational services. In this subsection, “educational services” includes curriculum development, program development, and special education services. (b) The department shall establish by regulation procedures for the application for and expenditure of grant funds under (a) of this section. (c) If the amount appropriated in a fiscal year for the charter school grant program is insufficient to meet the amounts authorized under (a) of this section, the department shall reduce pro rata the per pupil grant amount by the necessary percentage as determined by the department. If a charter school grant is reduced under this subsection, the charter school may apply to the department in a subsequent fiscal year for the balance of the grant amount.
AK Stat § 14.03.265 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 2. Charter Schools.|Sec. 14.03.265. Admission.

(a) The program of a charter school may be designed to serve (1) students within an age group or grade level; (2) students who will benefit from a particular teaching method or curriculum; or (3) nonresident students, including providing domiciliary services for students who need those services, if approved by the board. (b) A charter school shall enroll all eligible students who submit a timely application, unless the number of those applications exceeds the capacity of the program, class, grade level, or building. In the event of an excess of those applications, the charter school and the local school board shall attempt to accommodate all of those applicants by considering providing additional classroom space and assigning additional teachers from the district to the charter school. If it is not possible to accommodate all eligible students who submit a timely application, students shall be accepted by random drawing. A school board may not require a student to attend a charter school. (c) In addition to other requirements of law, a charter school shall be nonsectarian.
AK Stat § 14.03.270 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 2. Charter Schools.|Sec. 14.03.270. Teacher or employee transfers, evaluations, and negotiated agreements.

(a) A teacher or employee may not be assigned to a charter school unless the teacher or employee consents to the assignment. (b) All provisions of an existing negotiated agreement or collective bargaining agreement applicable to a teacher or employee of a district apply to that teacher or employee if employed at a charter school in that district, unless the district and the bargaining unit representing the teacher or employee agree to an exemption. (c) A teacher in a charter school shall be evaluated in an equivalent manner as all other teachers in the district, except that if there is no administrator assigned to the charter school, the local school board, with the agreement of the charter school, shall designate a school district administrator in that district to evaluate a teacher in a charter school.
AK Stat § 14.03.275 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 2. Charter Schools.|Sec. 14.03.275. Contracts; duration.

A contract for a charter school may be for a term of no more than 10 years.
AK Stat § 14.03.280 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 2. Charter Schools.|Sec. 14.03.280. Regulations.

The state Board of Education and Early Development may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) necessary to implement AS 14.03.250 - 14.03.290.
AK Stat § 14.03.290 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 2. Charter Schools.|Sec. 14.03.290. Definitions.

In AS 14.03.250 - 14.03.290, (1) “academic policy committee” means the group designated to supervise the academic operation of a charter school and to ensure the fulfillment of the mission of a charter school; (2) “charter school” means a school established under AS 14.03.250 - 14.03.290 that operates within a public school district; (3) “local school board” means a borough or city school board or a school board of a regional educational attendance area; (4) “parent” means a biological, adoptive, or foster parent, or an adult who acts as guardian of a child and makes decisions related to the child's safety, education, and welfare; (5) “teacher” means a person who serves a school district in a teaching, counseling, or administrative capacity and is required to be certificated in order to hold the position.
AK Stat § 14.03.300 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 3. Correspondence Study Programs.|Sec. 14.03.300. Correspondence study programs; individual learning plans.

(a) A district or the department that provides a correspondence study program shall annually provide an individual learning plan for each student enrolled in the program developed in collaboration with the student, the parent or guardian of the student, a certificated teacher assigned to the student, and other individuals involved in the student's learning plan. An individual learning plan must (1) be developed with the assistance and approval of the certificated teacher assigned to the student by the district; (2) provide for a course of study for the appropriate grade level consistent with state and district standards; (3) provide for an ongoing assessment plan that includes statewide assessments required for public schools under AS 14.03.123(f); (4) include a provision for modification of the individual learning plan if the student is below proficient on a standardized assessment in a core subject; (5) provide for a signed agreement between the certificated teacher assigned to the student and at least one parent or the guardian of each student that verifies compliance with an individual learning plan; (6) provide for monitoring of each student's work and progress by the certificated teacher assigned to the student. (b) Notwithstanding another provision of law, the department may not impose additional requirements, other than the requirements specified under (a) of this section and under AS 14.03.310, on a student who is proficient or advanced on statewide assessments required under AS 14.03.123(f).
AK Stat § 14.03.310 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally|Article 3. Correspondence Study Programs.|Sec. 14.03.310. Student allotments.

(a) Except as provided in (e) of this section, the department or a district that provides a correspondence study program may provide an annual student allotment to a parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the correspondence study program for the purpose of meeting instructional expenses for the student enrolled in the program as provided in this section. (b) A parent or guardian may purchase nonsectarian services and materials from a public, private, or religious organization with a student allotment provided under (a) of this section if (1) the services and materials are required for the course of study in the individual learning plan developed for the student under AS 14.03.300; (2) textbooks, services, and other curriculum materials and the course of study (A) are approved by the school district; (B) are appropriate for the student; (C) are aligned to state standards; and (D) comply with AS 14.03.090 and AS 14.18.060; and (3) the services and materials otherwise support a public purpose. (c) Except as provided in (d) of this section, an annual student allotment provided under this section is reserved and excluded from the unreserved portion of a district's year-end fund balance in the school operating fund under AS 14.17.505. (d) The department or a district that provides for an annual student allotment under (a) of this section shall (1) account for the balance of an unexpended annual student allotment during the period in which a student continues to be enrolled in the correspondence program for which the annual allotment was provided; (2) return the unexpended balance of a student allotment to the budget of the department or district for a student who is no longer enrolled in the correspondence program for which the allotment was provided; (3) maintain a record of expenditures and allotments; and (4) implement a routine monitoring of audits and expenditures. (e) A student allotment provided under (a) of this section may not be used to pay for services provided to a student by a family member. In this subsection, “family member” means the student's spouse, guardian, parent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling, grandparent, stepgrandparent, child, uncle, or aunt.
AK Stat § 14.07.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 1. Department of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.010. Department of Education and Early Development.

The Department of Education and Early Development includes the commissioner of education and early development, the state Board of Education and Early Development, and the staff necessary to carry out the functions of the department.
AK Stat § 14.07.032 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 1. Department of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.032. Definition for AS 14.07.020 - 14.07.032.

In AS 14.07.020 - 14.07.032, “instructional practices” means the strategies and methods used in teaching or delivering information, skills, material, and student learning management tools to a student to help the student achieve intended educational outcomes.