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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Sec. 14.03.070. School age.

A child who is six years of age on or before September 1 following the beginning of the school year, and who is under the age of 20 and has not completed the 12th grade, is of school age.

Sec. 14.03.120. Education planning; reports.

(a) A district shall annually file with the department, and make available to the public, a report that (1) establishes district goals and priorities for improving education in the district; (2) includes a plan for achieving district goals and priorities; and (3) includes a means of measuring the achievement of district goals and priorities. (b) […]

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 […]

Sec. 14.03.123. School and district accountability.

(a) By September 1 of each year, the department shall assign a performance designation to each public school and school district and to the state public school system in accordance with (f) of this section. (b) The department shall inform the governing body of each district of the performance designations assigned to the district and […]

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 […]

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 […]