Staff Column – Page 5 – Association of Alaska School Boards

If We Don’t Advocate for Education, Who Will?

Posted on February 26, 2019

By Norm Wooten, AASB Executive Director “Let us not think of education only in terms of the cost, but rather in terms of the infinite […]

Evaluation – Strengthening the Board and Superintendent Relationship

Posted on February 24, 2019

By Lon Garrison, AASB School Improvement Coordinator Many boards and superintendents have just completed what seems to be a seasonal occurrence, the superintendent’s evaluation. For […]

Youth Advocacy Institute 2019

Posted on February 20, 2019

By Claudia Plesa, AASB Community Engagement Educator and Coordinator Each year, AASB staff host the Youth Advocacy Institute (YAI) where students from across the […]

How do we improve reading and math scores? By focusing on more than just reading and math

Posted on January 29, 2019

By Emily Ferry, AASB STEPS Coordinator School board members, administrators, teachers, and parents often want to know how to best boost students’ reading and math […]

Strategic Plan: A Roadmap to Success!

Posted on January 27, 2019

By Timi Tullis, AASB Associate Executive Director Most Alaskans travel! Each time we get on a plane, in a boat, or on a snow machine, […]

Advocacy at the Capitol

Posted on January 24, 2019

By Lisa X‘unyéil Worl, AASB STEPS Partnership Coordinator At our AASB annual conference in November, I participated in a panel to share information on effective […]