2022 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.
