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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.040. Day in session.

[See delayed amendment note.] Each day within the school term is a day in session except Saturdays, Sundays, and days designated as holidays by or according to AS 14.03.050. A school board may approve Saturdays as a day in session. The day in session in every school shall be at least four hours long, exclusive of intermissions, for the first, second, and third grades and five hours, exclusive of intermissions, for all other grades. The commissioner may approve a shorter day in session for any grade. The period of the day in session shall be devoted to the instruction of pupils or to study periods for the pupils.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.050. School holidays.

(a) Public schools may not be in session on school holidays, which are Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day immediately following Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Years Day, Memorial Day, and the Fourth of July. If one of these holidays falls on a Saturday, the Friday immediately preceding is a school holiday. If one of these holidays falls on a Sunday, the Monday immediately following is a school holiday. A teacher may not be required to perform employment services on these holidays, nor may the salary of a teacher be diminished because the teacher does not perform employment services on a school holiday.
(b) The public schools shall be in session on all other holidays falling upon school days and shall conduct appropriate exercises in recognition of the day.
(c) The governing body of the school district may declare additional holidays.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.060. Elementary, junior high, and secondary schools.

(a) Except as provided in (e) of this section, an elementary school consists of grades kindergarten through grade eight or any appropriate combination of grades within this range.
(b) A secondary school consists of grades seven through 12 or any appropriate combination of grades within this range. The establishment of one or two grades beyond the 12th grade is optional with the governing body of the school district.
(c) Grades seven through eight, nine, and ten or any appropriate combination of grades within this range may be organized as a junior high school.
(d) This section does not prevent a high school from issuing a diploma to a student who has completed the 12th grade.
(e) [See delayed amendment notes.] In addition to the grades enumerated in (a) of this section, an elementary school consists of a pre-elementary program supervised by the department under AS 14.07.020(a)(8), operated by the department as a head start program under AS 14.38.010, or located in a public school for federal funding purposes. Except for a child with a disability who is receiving special education or related services under AS 14.30.180 - 14.30.350, pre-elementary students may not be counted in a school's average daily membership under AS 14.17.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.072. Literacy and early reading information.

(a) [See delayed amendment notes.] Each school district shall annually provide to parents and guardians of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade three in a public school in the state current information on the importance of early literacy, including
(1) intervention strategies;
(2) home literacy plans;
(3) grade retention standards and policies for the elementary school attended;
(4) strategies and resources to help children learn to read.
(b) In partnership with local media outlets, the department shall create and implement a communications campaign to educate parents and guardians about the importance of early literacy. The campaign shall include an Internet website that provides access to current research on early literacy, book recommendations, and vocabulary-building exercises.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.073. Secondary school course credit.

(a) A school district shall provide the opportunity for students enrolled in grades nine through 12 in the district to challenge one or more courses provided by the district by demonstrating mastery in mathematics, language arts, science, social studies, and world languages at the level of the course challenged. A school district shall give full credit for a course to a student who successfully challenges that course as provided under this section.
(b) A school district shall establish, within a reasonable time, an assessment tool and a standard for demonstrating mastery in courses provided for students in grades nine through 12 by the district under this section. This section does not require a school district to establish an assessment tool for every course in mathematics, language arts, science, social studies, and world languages that is offered to students in grades nine through 12 by the district.
(c) The board shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
(d) In this section, “school district” has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.075. College and career readiness assessment; retroactive issuance of diploma.

(a) [Repealed, §§ 25, 29 ch 2 SSSLA 2015.]
(b) [Repealed, §§ 25, 29 ch 2 SSSLA 2015.]
(c) [Repealed, §§ 25, 29 ch 2 SSSLA 2015.]
(d) At the request of a student, a school district shall issue a high school diploma to a student who did not receive a high school diploma because the student failed to pass all or a portion of the secondary school competency examination but who received a certificate of achievement under this section as it read before July 1, 2014.
(e) In this section,
(1) [Repealed, §§ 25, 29 ch 2 SSSLA 2015.]
(2) “school district” has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.077. High school diploma for certain veterans.

(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the commissioner shall award a high school diploma to a person who
(1) makes application under (b) of this section; if a person is deceased or incapacitated, an immediate family member may apply on behalf of the person;
(2) never received a high school diploma; and
(3) actively served in the United States armed forces or the Alaska Territorial Guard during the period of August 7, 1940, through July 25, 1947, and
(A) died in active service;
(B) was honorably discharged; or
(C) was released from active duty because of a service-related disability.
(b) The commissioner shall provide a form or electronic format for a person to apply under this section. The commissioner may accept an affidavit to support the award if documentation is not readily available from the military or other sources.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.078. Annual progress reports.

(a) [See delayed amendment notes.] The department shall provide to the legislature by February 15 of each year by electronic means an annual report regarding the progress of each school and school district toward high academic performance by all students. The report required under this section must include
(1) information described under AS 14.03.120(d);
(2) progress of the department
(A) toward implementing the school accountability provisions of AS 14.03.123; and
(B) in assisting high schools to become accredited;
(3) a description of the resources provided to each school and school district for coordinated school improvement activities and staff training in each school and school district;
(4) each school district's and each school's progress in aligning curriculum with state education performance standards;
(5) a description of the efforts by the department to assist a public school or district that receives a low performance designation under AS 14.03.123;
(6) a description of intervention efforts by each school district and school for students who are not meeting state performance standards; and
(7) the number and percentage of turnover in certificated personnel and superintendents.
(b) By December 31 of each year, the department shall provide to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority established by AS 44.25.200 a report on the progress of school districts in the state toward the objective of AS 14.30.278(b), based on performance indicators included in the most current plan submitted by the state to the United States Secretary of Education as required under 20 U.S.C. 1412(a).
(c) [Effective July 1, 2023.] Each school district shall make available to the public the portion of the report under (a)(8) of this section that pertains to the school district by posting the information in a prominent location on the school district's or local community's Internet website or by another easily accessible method.
(d) [Effective July 1, 2023.] In this section, “administrative employee” means an employee who does not provide direct classroom instruction for students as a regular part of the employee's job.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.083. Contracting for services.

(a) A school district may contract for educational services provided to students in the district by an agency that is accredited by the department under AS 14.07.020 and (b) of this section.
(b) The department shall adopt regulations and establish program standards for educational services that may be contracted for by a school district.
(c) Expenses incurred by the department in accrediting the agency and program shall be borne by the agency seeking accreditation.
(d) The department and the state Board of Education and Early Development may not enter into or renew a contract or agreement, or participate, with any organization, entity, group, or consortium after July 1, 2014 that requires the state to cede any measure of autonomy or control over education standards and assessments, including the determination of passing scores.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.085. Procurement preference for recycled Alaska products.

A school district shall comply with AS 29.71.050, except that in AS 29.71.050(b), “AS 29.71.040” is read as “AS 36.15.050,” and in AS 29.71.050(a) - (c) and (e), “municipal” and “municipality” are read as “school district.” In this section, “school district” does not include regional educational attendance areas.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.090. Partisan, sectarian, or denominational doctrines prohibited.

Partisan, sectarian, or denominational doctrines may not be advocated in a public school during the hours the school is in session. A teacher or school board violating this section may not receive public money.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.095. Part-time school attendance.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a governing body shall, upon request, allow a child, including a child who is also enrolled at a private school, is a correspondence student, or is being home schooled, to enroll as a part-time student in the district. A governing body may not discriminate between part-time and full-time students or require that part-time students be enrolled after full-time student enrollment is completed.
(b) A governing body is not required to allow part-time enrollment if
(1) the enrollment would be denied even if the enrollee were a full-time student; or
(2) the enrollment would result in an expenditure of public funds for the direct benefit of a private educational institution.
(c) Part-time enrollment under this section does not constitute attendance for the purposes of AS 14.30.010(a).
(d) This section does not apply to interscholastic or extracurricular student activities.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.105. Search of school lockers.

(a) Subject to (b) of this section, a locker or other container provided in a school by the school or the school district may be searched and examined with the permission of the chief administrative officer of the school or the school district or the designee of the chief administrative officer to determine compliance with school regulations, school district regulations, and local, state, and federal laws. A search or examination under this section may not be more intrusive than reasonably necessary to meet the objectives of the search.
(b) Notices in letters at least two inches high stating the right and the intention of school and school district officers to permit searches and examinations under (a) of this section shall be posted in prominent locations throughout a school.
(c) Nothing in this section limits the ability of a peace officer, chief administrative officer, or other appropriate person, acting in compliance with local, state, or federal laws, to search a locker or other container provided in a public or private school by the school district.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.110. Questionnaires and surveys administered in public schools.

(a) A school district, principal or other person in charge of a public school, or teacher in a public school may not administer or permit to be administered in a school a questionnaire or survey, whether anonymous or not, that inquires into personal or private family affairs of the student not a matter of public record or subject to public observation unless written permission is obtained from the student's parent or legal guardian.
(b) For an anonymous questionnaire or survey, written permission required under (a) of this section may be obtained annually and is valid until the commencement of the subsequent school year or until the parent or legal guardian who gave permission submits a written withdrawal of permission to the school principal. The school shall provide each student's parent or legal guardian at least two weeks' notice before administering a questionnaire or survey described under this subsection.
(c) If a school administers to a student a questionnaire or survey that is not anonymous, the school shall obtain the written permission required under (a) of this section from the student's parent or legal guardian at least two weeks before the questionnaire or survey is administered.
(d) The school shall give a student's parent or guardian an opportunity to review the questionnaire or survey described under (b) or (c) of this section and shall give the parent or guardian written notice regarding
(1) how the questionnaire or survey will be administered to the student;
(2) how the results of the survey or questionnaire will be used; and
(3) who will have access to the questionnaire, survey, or results.
(e) A student may refuse to participate in a questionnaire or survey administered in a public school. A student's parent or legal guardian may refuse to allow the student to participate in a specified questionnaire or survey.
(f) In this section, “questionnaire or survey” means a list of questions to, or information collected from, a class or group of students.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.113. District determination of scholarship eligibility.

A school district shall determine whether a student who graduates from a high school in the district is eligible for an award of an Alaska performance scholarship under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849. If a student is eligible, the district shall state in the student's permanent record the highest level of funding for which the student is eligible. A district shall provide a student with an opportunity to request that the district correct an error in the eligibility determination.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.115. Access to school records by parent, foster parent, or guardian.

Upon request of a parent, foster parent, or guardian of a child under 18 years of age who is currently or was previously enrolled in a municipal school district or a school district that is a regional educational attendance area, the school district shall provide a copy of the child's record. This section does not apply to
(1) a record of a child who is an emancipated minor; or
(2) record information that consists of the child's address if the school district determines that the release of the child's address poses a threat to the health or safety of the child.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.03.135. Dress code; natural hairstyles.

(a) A governing body may not adopt a school dress code that
(1) prohibits a student from wearing a hairstyle that is associated with race;
(2) prohibits a student from wearing a natural hairstyle, regardless of the student's hair texture or type; in this paragraph, “natural hairstyle” includes braids, locs, twists, tight coils, afros, cornrows, and bantu knots;
(3) requires a student to permanently or semipermanently alter the student's natural hair; or
(4) prohibits a student from wearing traditional tribal regalia or objects of cultural significance at a graduation ceremony.
(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a governing body may adopt a school dress code that restricts student hairstyles if the restriction is necessary to comply with a health or safety law, regulation, or ordinance.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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) [See delayed repeal note.] “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.
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools › Article 1. Department of Education and Early Development. › Sec. 14.07.050. Selection of textbooks.

[See delayed amendment notes.] Textbooks for use in the public schools of the state, including a district offered statewide correspondence study program, shall be selected by district boards for district schools. Nothing in this section precludes a correspondence study student, or the parent or guardian of a correspondence study student, from privately obtaining or using textbooks or curriculum material not provided by the school district.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools › Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development. › Sec. 14.07.085. Appointment of members.

(a) The seven members of the board, no more than four of whom shall be members of the same political party as the governor, shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. In appointing board members, the governor shall consider recommendations made by recognized educational associations in the state.
(b) One member shall be appointed from each of the four judicial districts and three from the state at large with at least one member representing regional educational attendance areas.
(c) The members are entitled to the expenses, travel, and per diem allowances provided by law.
(d) A member may act and receive compensation from the date of appointment until confirmation or rejection by the legislature.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools › Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development. › Sec. 14.07.095. Term of office.

The members of the board shall be appointed for overlapping five-year terms commencing on the March 1 following the date of the member's appointment. Except as provided in AS 39.05.080(4), a member appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy is filled. A vacancy occurring during a term of office is filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools › Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development. › Sec. 14.07.105. Quorum and chair.

(a) Four members constitute a quorum.
(b) The board shall designate one member of the board as the chairperson who serves as chair of the board at the pleasure of the board.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools › Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development. › Sec. 14.07.125. Meetings.

The board shall meet at least quarterly. Meetings may be called by the chair or by a majority of the members of the board. Meetings shall be held in Juneau unless a majority of the members of the board changes the place of a meeting.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools › Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development. › Sec. 14.07.145. Commissioner of education and early development.

(a) The board shall appoint the commissioner of education and early development subject to the approval of the governor. The commissioner shall be the principal executive officer of the department.
(b) The commissioner shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation and shall have at least a master's degree with five years' experience in the field of education since receiving it, with at least three of the five years in an exclusively administrative position.
(c) The commissioner serves at the pleasure of the board and may not be appointed by the board for a fixed term.
(d) The commissioner shall receive the salary set out in AS 39.20.080.
(e) The commissioner shall employ and remove all classified personnel in the department subject to AS 39.25 (State Personnel Act). The commissioner may employ and remove personnel in the exempt or partially exempt service subject to the approval of the board. Personnel in the exempt or partially exempt service have a right of appeal to the board if they are removed.
(f) [Repealed, § 5 ch 14 SLA 1996.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools › Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development. › Sec. 14.07.160. Bylaws.

(a) The board may adopt bylaws for the management of the department.
(b) The bylaws shall be written and distributed in a manner so as to be readily available to personnel of the department.
(c) This section may not be construed to allow the use of a bylaw rather than a regulation where the subject is of statewide importance or interest.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools › Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development. › Sec. 14.07.165. Duties.

(a) [See delayed amendment note.] The board shall adopt
(1) statewide goals and require each governing body to adopt written goals that are consistent with local needs;
(2) regulations regarding the application for and award of grants under AS 14.03.125;
(3) regulations implementing provisions of AS 14.11.014(b);
(4) regulations requiring approval by the board before a charter school, state boarding school, or a public school may provide domiciliary services;
(5) [Repealed, § 25 ch 2 SSSLA 2015.]
(b) [Repealed, § 25 ch 2 SSSLA 2015.]
(c) Every five years, the board shall review the mathematics and English and language arts curricula used in the state to ensure the curricula are still effective and are being taught using best practices.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools › Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development. › Sec. 14.07.168. Report to the legislature.

[See delayed amendment notes.] Not later than the 30th legislative day of each regular session of the legislature, the board shall prepare and present in person to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education an annual report that describes the efforts of the board to develop, maintain, and continuously improve a comprehensive quality public education system, as provided for under the bylaws of the board. The report must include
(1) a summary of the resolves and rationales provided in support of policy decisions made under AS 14.03.015;
(2) program and curriculum changes made, discussed, or recommended in meetings held under AS 14.07.125;
(3) additional information relevant to efforts made to improve and maintain the public education system.