Innovation Fund Graduation Coach Project Funded for Year Two

Posted by on October 4th, 2011 with Comments Off

The Anchorage Council of Education/APEA/AFT Local 4425 is pleased to announce that our proposal for Year Two of our Innovation Fund Graduation Coach Project has been funded! We (Project Director/ACE Secretary Stephen Brown and I) will be preparing a report on our project so far, along with a video, that we will share in the near future. Thanks for your

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The ACE Negotiations Team is seeking your input

Posted by on September 16th, 2011 with Comments Off

ACE Negotiations are coming up quick!  Your elected Negotiations Team is seeking your input through an online survey and face-to-face meetings. Your input will guide the team as they prepare for the collective bargaining process. Please go on line and fill out the Negotiations Survey.  Here is the survey link:   http://tinyurl.com/2011ACECONTRACTSURVEY Please refer to current ACE Contract language when responding

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ASD unveils new video catalog for the community

Posted by on September 16th, 2011 with Comments Off

ASD created ASDTube as an online, on-demand, video information system that provides useful information to district staff. Used primarily for mandatory staff trainings, ASDTube also features helpful reference videos and student-created videos.   New this school year, the district is unveiling ASDTube Community. This is a video catalog for the community to access and stay up-to-date on what is going

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School board launches national search for superintendent

Posted by on September 16th, 2011 with Comments Off

Board seeks input from the community and ASD employees The Anchorage School Board has announced the process it will use to search for the Anchorage School District’s next superintendent. Current Superintendent Carol Comeau will retire on June 30, 2012.   In announcing the nationwide search, board President Gretchen Guess stated, “We are committed to casting the net wide, whether it

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Senators Wonder Why More Alaskans Aren’t In Slope Jobs” (So do we.)

Posted by on September 14th, 2011 with Comments Off

  The headline in the Anchorage Daily News sums up nicely a question many are asking, as the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee heard testimony in Anchorage and in Fairbanks earlier in the week. Industry shills have yet to make a compelling case for why we should give a bailout to an oil industry that doesn’t need it and which won’t commit to hiring

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