Chugach School District
Interview with Rich
DeLorenzo on public radio, August 2002 CSD has a waiver
from the Alaska Department of Education to use a
performance-based system in 10 Content Areas in place of the
traditional Carnegie Units. Traditional grades are no longer
given. Every student at
CSD has an Individual Learning Plan Assessments go
beyond recall and memory of arbitrary facts. CSD assessments
include contextual (real life), analytical (ability to apply
problem solving techniques to any situation), and
skills-based assessments. Learning occurs 24
hours a day, 7 days a week 30 in-service
training days offered annually All stakeholders
include businesses, communities, parents, students, and
staff. Not only are they involved in the development,
implementation and ongoing evaluation, but they also
thoroughly understand the system. "Click
Here"
for interview with Gary Kompkoff, former Tribal
Chief, Tatitlek. Students have
Student Learning Profiles which outlines current function
levels, instructional learning styles, strengths and
weakness. This data is used to customize instructional
delivery and increase student and parent
awareness. Chugach has
developed the processes and materials that support their
system. "Click
Here"
for interview with Doug Penn, CSD
Principal. 12 other school
districts, both in and out of Alaska, are at various stages
of replicating the Chugach Education Model, thanks to the
tremendous support of the GATES Foundation.
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#100 Anchorage, AK
99507
Phone: 907-522-7400
Fax: 907-522-3399
info@chugachschools.com
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