The 2010 Activity & Athletic Interest Student Survey is being done to provide schools with information about student interests in athletics. This is an annual survey implemented and analyzed jointly by the ASD departments of Equal Employment Opportunity, High School Education, Middle School Education, Elementary Education, and Assessment and Evaluation. This survey is a tool for understanding what interests our students have and how we can better serve their interests, while also meeting the federal requirements for Title IX. The survey will take place in computer labs at your child’s school between Oct. 11 and Nov. 19 of 2010.

This survey does not require parental permission and will be administered to all students in grades 4 – 12. This message serves as a notice to parents about this upcoming survey.

The questions contained in the student questionnaire ask about student interest in activities and athletics.

Please follow or type this link to review the survey http//www.asdk12.org/depts/assess_eval/athlsurvey.asp

Every year at the Alaska Native Heritage Center, we host the Indigenous World Film Festival.  This year, we’re including the second annual Student Section.  The media class in our after-school program for high-schoolers is hosting the event—designing programs, emceeing, selecting and scheduling the films, and, of course, submitting some of their own work.  We would like to invite everyone to participate, and would appreciate it very much if you would spread the word.  Filmmakers do not necessarily have to be a member of an indigenous culture, but the film should feature indigenous people and/or issues in some way.  All filmmakers must be high school students (not older than 20 years old).  College students are welcome to participate in the professional section of the festival.  The deadline for submission is December 10, 2010 and entries can be sent to the Alaska Native Heritage Center c/o Steven Alvarez and IWFF at 8800 Heritage Center Drive Anchorage, AK 99504.  Please visit our website for more information http//www.alaskanative.net/en/main_nav/education/youth/indigenous-world-film-festival-student-show/ Thanks so much for your help in getting the word out and we look forward to seeing some entries from your neck of the woods.

Kathelyn Unin

Administrative Assistant/Scheduler

Ph (907) 330-8071

Fax (907) 330-8003

Open House henceforth to be know as Back To School Night:

No Advisory Group meeting; rotate through student schedules as per following:

Per 1   6:00 – 6:07
Per 2   6:10 – 6:17
Per 3   6:20 – 6:27
Per 4   6:30 – 6:37
Per 5   6:40 – 6:47
Per 6   6:50 – 6:57

7:00 Advisory Board / Ken’s room

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Proposed Agenda

I.     Call to Order

II.     Attendance & Quorum

A.     Welcome & Introduction

III.     Approval of Agenda

IV.      Election of Officers

A.     Co-Chairs

B.     Chief of Operations (filled by Chairman of Op Group)

C.     Secretary

D.     Parliamentarian

E.     Archivist

V.     Reports

A.     Principal

B.     Staff

C.     Parent Group

D.     Op Group

VI.     Old Business

A.     Advisory Group Notebooks—staff was working on this

B.     Parent Survey on Advisory Groups—we haven’t done anything as yet

C.     Parent Contract—this was distributed as part of the registration packet

D.     Academic Credit for student government participation

1.     Where do we stand with this now

2.     Reiteration of no-homework on meeting nights policy

VII.     New Business

A.     Kitchen Committee—both Op Group & Parent Group are forming to establish guidelines for kitchen use.  Will report to Ad Board.

VIII.     Announcements

A.     Next Meeting:

1.     Parent Group – October 21, 2010, 6PM—Ken’s Room

A Musical Interlude provided by Steller Band under the direction of Mr. Toba and refreshments provided by Parent Group will take place in the Lounge, between the scheduled Parent Group & Ad Board Meetings

2.     Ad Board – October 21, 2010, 7PM—Danielle’s Room

Lucas Field, our Close Up representative, will be at Steller on Wednesday at noon in Ken’s room to give interested students and interested parents the full scoop on this year’s April trip to Washington DC. He’ll cover things like costs, housing, itinerary, and the opportunities for financial aid and college credit. Any interested students and parents are invited, whether you intend to travel this year or in the future. See you there!
Ken

John has developed a calendar to help Seniors navigate their last year at Steller and plan for the future.  Click here Senior calender to download.

WorkKeys is a job skills assessment system measuring “real world” skills that employers believe are critical to job success. These skills are valuable for any occupation you are considering and at any level of education. When you use WorkKeys to show you are ready for work, you have an advantage with employers who accept or require job applicants to have WorkKeys scores. A growing number of states nationwide also are adopting WorkKeys to ensure that all their workers have needed skills.

WorkKeys is developed by ACT, an international leader in educational testing and workforce development services for more than 40 years, best known for the ACT Assessment® college entrance exam.  Thousands of companies and schools across the United States and internationally use WorkKeys. For more information about WorkKeys, visit the ACT website at www.workkeys.com or contact your school.

Click here to see the complete flyer. WorkKeys-brochure

Two outstanding Alaska high school students will soon have an opportunity to visit our nation’s capital to observe the federal government in action and to receive a $5,000 college scholarship as part of the 49th United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). Established unanimously by the U.S. Senate in 1962 and sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the USSYP is a unique leadership program for student government delegates from each state, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense.

During the week of March 5-12, 2011, student delegates will visit the White House and tour historic sites, monuments, and museums as part of the USSYP’s Washington Week. They will also attend meetings with Senators, Cabinet members, representatives of the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as with other government officials.

The program in Alaska is open to qualified high school juniors and seniors now serving as an elected or appointed representative in student government or as a student representative to a civic or educational organization. The principal of each participating school is requested to select no more than one candidate for statewide competition. Students should carefully review the application package and include all required elements. The application is also available at the EED website at http:\www.eed.state.ak.us/forms/home.cfm. In the “Section” box use the drop down menu and select “Scholarships.” You may also be interested in visiting the USSYP website at www.ussenateyouth.org.

For information contact: Jessica Paris, Program Manager

Phone: (907) 465-8716

Email: jessica.paris@alaska.gov

Click here for application.

USSYP 2010-2011 Application[1]

Anchorage School District

College and Career Ready Initiative

Helping All Students Prepare for the Future

Tenth-grade students will take the PLAN assessment during the fall of the school year. Each high school will determine a test date during the fall testing window. For more information contact your counselor or career resource advisor.

“Who am I?”

Take a realistic look at academic strengths, weakness and career-related interests.

“Where am I going?”

Explore educational and career pathways. Engage in conversations about career possibilities and educational/training pathways.

“How will I get there?”

Career planning is a continuous process. Continue to develop initial high school plans that meet interests and career-related goals.

Tenth-grade Emphasis:

The importance of students doing their best on the PLAN

The PLAN results contain information about work-related interests, educational plans, career goals and academic skills. Teachers, counselors, career resource advisors, graduation coaches, and parents can use PLAN results to help students make or modify plans for the remainder of their high school career and their future.

PLAN at a Glance

Educational & Career Planning Component (65 minutes)

• Career Interest Inventory – helps students explore personally relevant career options

• High School Course/Grade Information – helps evaluate course-taking patterns in light of recommended core courses

• Needs Assessment – collects information about students’ perceived needs

English Test

30 minutes – 50 questions

Usage/mechanics and rhetorical skills (punctuation, grammar and usage, sentence structure, strategy, organization and style)

Reading Test

20 minutes – 25 questions

Prose, fiction, humanities and social studies

Science Test

25 minutes – 30 questions

Biology, Earth/space sciences, chemistry and physics

(Format: data representation, research summaries and conflicting viewpoints)

Mathematics Test

40 minutes – 40 questions

Pre-algebra, elementary algebra, coordinate geometry and plane geometry

Frequently Asked Questions About the PLAN

Q: Do the PLAN results tell students what type of career they should pursue?

A: No. The results will indicate the students’ self-reported career area preference. It will also encourage students to explore specific career clusters based on student answers on the career interest inventory.

Q: What does the career interest inventory assess?

A: The personalized PLAN score report(results) encourages students to investigate careers that are consistent with their work-related interests. This information is identified on the World-of-Work Map that identifies career areas based on primary work task interests – data, ideas, people, and things.

Q: Are the PLAN results intended to determine if a student should or should not consider going to college?

A: Absolutely not. The purpose of this assessment is to identify current academic progress and career-related plans and goals. This will allow students to investigate career possibilities and identify a plan for achieving their post-secondary plans. It is not the intent to discourage students from obtaining their educational and career goals.

If results indicate that interests are stronger than skills, students should be encouraged to consider future coursework and/or strategies for improvement. With guidance from parents and school staff, students can map out a plan for obtaining their desired career-related goals.

Q: Are there additional online resources available to students and parents that provide more information on the PLAN assessment and the World-of-Work Map?

A: Yes. More information can be obtained at www.planstudent.org. Families are encouraged to investigate the quick link World-of-Work Map at the above website. This can be a helpful tool prior to and after the PLAN is administered. The quick link can provide extensive information on career areas, occupations, and specific work-tasks (annual average salary, employment size and growth, entry requirements and related occupations and majors for each career area).

Q: How can students best prepare for the PLAN assessment?

A: Students are encouraged to answer test questions to their best ability and not rush through the career-interest questions when it is being administered. The personalized PLAN score report can only be fully utilized if students answer questions to the best of their ability. In doing so, there is a much better chance that the results can be useful in future educational and career planning.

An important reminder:

Families are encouraged to save all assessment results, including the PLAN score report, that will be mailed home at the beginning of January. Because career planning is an on-going process, it will be helpful to retain the paperwork in order to refer to it throughout your child’s academic career.