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From YouTube: CCL Launch 2023 05 03
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Education plays a vital role in preparing students in the Anchorage School District to become engaged, productive members of our culturally rich community. Our community envisions students empowered by real world experiences with access to educational opportunities within and beyond the walls of school buildings. The Anchorage School District is boldly committed to transforming how we prepare students for life, college and careers within Alaska and across the globe.
A
A
Welcome
everyone
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
me.
My
name
is
Kirsten
Johnson
I'm,
the
senior
director
for
secondary
education,
we're
here
today
to
talk
about
our
college
career
life
initiative.
That
is
getting
ready
to
have
some
big
plans
ahead,
and
we
wanted
to
use
this
opportunity
to
share
those
plans
with
you
before
we
start
off
our
time
today,
I'm
going
to
do
a
quick
land
acknowledgment,
so
we're
honoring
our
denied
a
land.
A
We
acknowledge
that
we
gather
here
today
on
the
traditional
lands
of
the
denina
people
of
upper
Cook
Inlet
for
thousands
of
years.
The
denina
people
have
been
and
continue
to
be,
the
stewards
of
this
land
ASD
is
committed
to
diversity
and
inclusion,
and
it
is
with
honor
and
respect
that
we
recognize
all
indigenous
people
who
live
and
learn
in
our
community.
So
with
that,
I
would
like
to
turn
it
over
to
our
superintendent
Dr
Bryant.
To
kick
us
off.
B
Good
afternoon,
everyone
so
I'm,
Jarrett,
Bryant,
I'm,
the
proud
superintendent
of
Anchorage,
School,
District
and
believe
it
or
not.
It's
almost
my
one
year
anniversary
but
y'all
didn't
tell
me
I-
would
need
my
snow
boots
in
May.
That
was
a
surprise.
That's
just
the
times
we
live
in,
but
on
a
serious.
You
know,
I'm
really
excited
to
have
you
here.
This
is
a
really
big
event
for
us.
We
really
wanted
you
all
to
be
among
the
first
to
get
an
inside
look
into
something.
We've
been
working
on
for
a
number
of
months.
B
B
Brings
me
back
to
my
high
school
math
teacher
days,
but
yeah,
so
we're
going
to
use
that
term
CCL
a
lot
just
to
remind
everybody.
It's
that's
college
career
and
life
Readiness,
and
this
is
a
really
important
time
to
start
thinking
about
CCL
I.
Think
a
lot
of
us
as
Educators
recognize
that
we
have
talent
shortages.
B
We
have
an
out
migration
problem
here
in
Alaska
and
in
Anchorage
and
I
think
what
a
lot
of
people
forget
is
that
the
future
of
the
workforce
is
right
here
in
our
schools,
but
it's
going
to
take
a
lot
of
work.
It's
going
to
take
your
support
and
I
think
what
you
can
see
if
you
look
at
our
table
is
that
it
really
takes
a
village
to
make
this
work.
So
if
there's
one
thing
I
want
you
to
realize
today
is
that
this
is
not
an
ASD
initiative.
B
This
is
really
a
Municipality
of
Anchorage
initiative.
This
is
a
full
city-wide
initiative,
so
you'll
notice
that
we
have
representatives
from
UAA
from
the
muni
are
teachers,
the
non-profit
sector
and
others
who
are
really
going
to
form
the
backbone
of
this
exciting
multi-year
transformation.
B
So
with
that
said,
I
also
want
to
recognize
our
amazing
School
Board,
because
before
I
came,
they
came
together
and
created
a
really
bold
vision
for
the
school
district.
There's
only
three
goals
that
govern
the
Anchorage
school
district,
one
of
them
is
around
reading
proficiency.
B
The
other
one
is
around
math
proficiency
and
the
third
one
is
around
college
career
and
life
Readiness,
and
what
the
school
board
envisions
is
that
we'll
have
a
day
where
every
single
student
in
the
Anchorage,
School
District
will
be
prepared
for
post-secondary
and
Beyond,
and
it's
really
humbling
and
exciting
to
help
lead
that
charge
as
superintendent.
So
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
the
school
board.
I
see
member
lessons
and
perhaps
others
in
the
room,
but
thank
you.
We
are
thrilled
to
carry
out
that
bold
Vision.
C
What
are
we
looking
for
in
our
graduates?
We're
going
to
be
working
on
designing
what
the
what
our
graduate
looks
like,
but
here
in
ASD
we
want
to
make
sure
our
kids
are
ready
for
diplomas,
plus
more
as
a
former
High
School
principal
I
would
see
our
kids
come
across
the
stage
all
excited
and
then
not
know
what
they're
doing
the
next
day.
And
so
here
we
are
we're
going
to
be
able
to
have
these
kiddos
know
what
they
want
to
do,
have
an
Avenue
to
get
there
and
really
develop
themselves
into
the
future.
C
C
C
C
So
we
also
need
to
make
sure
we're
meeting
the
workforce
need
not
for
today,
not
for
10
years
ago,
but
for
from
now
until
the
future
right.
So
we
we
need
the
businesses
with
us.
We
need
them
to
be
helping
us
design.
What
do
we
need
to
teach
in
our
schools
to
help
these
kids
be
successful
here
in
Anchorage
or
here
in
Alaska,
because,
as
you
know,
yeah
we're
here
in
Alaska,
but
there's
a
lot
of
Statewide
stuff
right
here
in
our
city
so
and
then
in
Anchorage.
C
We
have
all
these
initiatives
going
on,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we're
graduating
kids
we're
getting
them
ready
for
the
workforce,
we're
getting
them
ready
for
careers
for
college
or
for
life
right.
That's
our
overall
goal,
so
all
of
our
initiatives
being
under
one
umbrella,
our
K3
reading
adoption.
C
C
So
looking
at
the
workforce,
Back
in
1970,
you
needed
to
have
a
high
school
diploma
for
most
of
the
jobs,
and
if
you
went
to
college,
you
know
about
20.
Some
percent
of
the
jobs
needed
an
after
school
After,
High
School,
some
kind
of
training
in
2025
we're
looking
at
about
20
percent
of
our
jobs
needing
just
a
high
school
diploma,
with
more
than
about
80
percent
needing
something
After,
High
School,
it
doesn't
have
to
be
College,
it
could
be
apprenticeships
or
Union
or
military
or
all
sorts
of
different
things.
C
You
know
a
lot
of
the
stuff
that
we
have
in
our
school.
We
have
pockets
of
excellence
and
we
have
things
all
over
the
place.
We've
got
so
many
people
doing
amazing
things,
so
many
kids
in
amazing
situations,
but
they're
not
aligned
right.
So
we
look
at
the
left
side.
We
have
that
pockets
of
Excellence,
but
we
don't
know
where
they
fit
or
even
sometimes
they
don't
lead
to
something.
C
C
But
at
the
end
of
the
day
we
really
want
to
be
able
to
have
the
collective
impact
where
we're
all
working
together
for
the
same
goal
so
that
and
that
and
I'm
not
talking
just
in
the
school
district,
but
in
our
community,
so
Kirsten's
going
to
dive
into
that
a
little
bit
more
and
lead
us
through
the
rest
of
the
day.
A
We'll
we'll
save
that
Mike
for
later
so
talking
speaking
to
the
collective
impact,
that's
been
just
spoke
about.
A
What
does
an
academy
look
like
when
we
say
Freshman,
Academy
or
Career
Academy
in
the
Anchorage
school
district
and
the
beauty
of
the
work
that
we're
going
to
do
is
that
in
the
next
school
year
we
will
be
spending
a
lot
of
time
from
lots
of
different
stakeholders
developing
what
is
the
the
Career
Academy
and
Freshman
Academy
experience
mean
for
the
Anchorage
community
and
generally
though,
when
we
speak
about
academies,
then
that
that
realm
we're
talking
about
a
small
personalized
environment
for
students.
A
So
if
you
think
about
students
in
a
large
Comprehensive,
High
School,
there
are
1800
students
in
some
of
our
high
schools.
That's
a
really
hard
way
as
a
14
year
old
to
come
into
an
environment
and
feel
connected
in
your
school.
So
by
having
that
Freshman
Academy
experience
and
those
transition
activities
that
we
can
build
and
the
preparation
we
can
give
them
that
freshman
year,
so
that
they're
ready
for
that
Career
Academy
will
enhance
their
experience
and
their
belonging
within
the
school.
A
The
other
part
that's
going
to
be
significantly
different
as
we
move
forward
and-
and
we
have
a
lot
of
our
business
Community,
we
have
our
Provost
from
UIA.
Here
we
have
a
lot
of
our
Educators
that
are
going
to
talk
more
specifically,
but
all
of
those
groups
and
stakeholders
and
people
that
are
not
in
this
room
or
online
with
us
are
going
to
be
at
the
table
really
developing
that
experience
and
that's
going
to
be
the
inherent
difference
between
some
other
initiatives,
you've
seen
in
Anchorage,
School
District
versus
this
particular
initiative
and
transformation.
A
So
it's
going
to
be
a
community-based
effort,
not
an
individual
ASD
effort.
The
other
thing
that
you're
really
going
to
look
see
in
an
academy
model
is
applied.
Learning
opportunities
and
those
are
the
things
that
I
think
most
people,
think
of
when
I
say:
Career
Academy,
so
you're
going
to
see
business
and
industry
and
partners
alongside
teachers
in
classrooms
in
our
schools,
you'll
see
our
kids
going
out
to
business
and
industry
and
other
partners
doing
work-based
learning
opportunities,
job
Shadows
internships,
lots
of
different
activities
that
we
will
start
to
build
over
the
course
of
time.
A
As
a
part
of
the
academy
experience,
lots
of
people
want
to
talk
about
Career
Academy,
not
being
rigorous
and
I
wanted
to
kind
of
just
hit
that
head
on.
This
will
be
rigorous
work
for
students.
This
isn't
dumbing
down,
curriculum,
which
I
think
a
lot
of
us
fear
when
we
say
we're
doing
this.
This
is
a
rigorous
content
with
challenging
experiences
that
are
really
relevant
for
kids
in
their
greater
adult
life.
A
The
other
myth
that
I
want
to
just
talk
about
a
little
bit
is
when
we
say
Career
Academy
A
lot
of
times
we
don't
think
of
college
per
se.
This
is
definitely
a
college
and
career
initiative.
So
it's
about
presenting
all
options
for
kids
and
letting
them
choose
their
course
and
guiding
them
along
that
path.
A
So
how
are
you
able
to
be
a
part
of
a
team
and
be
a
good
teammate
when
you
are
in
the
career
field?
How
do
you
apply
critical
thinking
to
your
job
when
you
leave
us
as
a
student
in
the
English
school
district?
A
We
want
creative
people,
we
want
people
who
can
collaborate
and
we
want
people
who
can
really
communicate
well,
and
those
are
all
skills
that
our
employers,
After,
High
School,
are
looking
for
as
well
and
and
that's
what
our
employers
are
telling
us
that
our
kids,
when
they
leave
us
struggle
with
also
so
there's
a
joint
purpose
there
for
really
including
that
as
a
part
of
the
academy
work.
A
So
I've
talked
a
little
bit
about
how
this
transformation
is
going
to
be
really
different
than
just
an
isolated,
Anchorage
School
District
initiative,
and
we
are
partnering
with
Ford
Next
Generation
learning
through
this
effort
within
the
school
district
and
within
the
Anchorage
community,
and
our
partners
are
here
today,
so
I
just
want
to
point
them
out
at
our
table
if
you
could
wing
so
for
those
that
are
here
in
person,
if
you'd
like
to
chat
with
them
after
we'll,
be
here
a
little
bit
later,
but
we're
not
doing
this
alone.
A
We
have
our
partners
from
the
Next
Generation
board,
Next
Generation
learning
to
help
guide
us,
and
part
of
that
is
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
follow
some
of
the
same
pitfalls
that
other
communities
have
fallen
into.
So
we
can
learn
from
those
mistakes
of
other
communities.
This.
The
second
part
of
the
group
that
I
want
to
introduce
is
some
of
our
our
partners
that
have
already
started
planning
and
are
kind
of
our
our
pioneers
and
partnership.
A
I'll
say
so
I'd
like
to
introduce
them
so
Bill
pop
is
here
from
the
Anchorage
Economic
Development
Consortium,
there's
a
corporation
sorry
Clark
Halverson
is
here
from
United
Way
and
Denise.
Runge
is
here
from
UAA
and
we're
going
to
hear
from
them
here
in
a
little
bit
as
a
part
of
a
panel
presentation,
but
we
already
are
not
doing
this
work
alone
and
those
Partnerships
will
still
grow.
There's
some
of
our
other
partners
in
the
audience.
Junior
is
here
from
the
municipality
and
the
mayor's
office.
A
I
think
I
saw
Shawna
Toma
she's
here
for
Northern
Compass
they're,
all
pioneering
partners
with
us
in
the
Anchorage
School
District,
so
I,
just
if
we
could
just
give
them
a
round
of
applause
for
being
here.
A
I
know
Bruce
Monty's
here
from
the
chamber
too,
listening
in
we're
hoping
to
get
him
in
on
this
work
too,
so
not
to
put
him
on
the
spot
but
anyway.
So
these
folks
are
serious
about
this
work.
A
They're
excited
about
this
work
and
I
can't
wait
for
you
to
hear
from
them
a
little
bit
later,
but
getting
back
a
little
bit
to
our
nuts
and
bolts
before
we
hear
from
our
panel
I
just
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
this
model
looks
like
in
terms
of
Transforming,
Our,
educational
experience
for
our
kids
and
the
work
that
we're
going
to
do
in
the
next
year.
A
So
the
entire
concept
of
developing
our
freshman
Academy's,
our
career
development
at
middle
school
and
our
career
academies
at
high
school
is
really
about
improving
student
outcomes,
improving
Workforce
outcomes
and
improving
our
greater
community
of
prosperity
and
there's
another
part
in
there
around
social
Mobility.
We
want
our
kids,
you
know,
there's
that
American
Dream
concept
of
you
come
to
America
and
you
do
better
than
than
the
last
generation
or
your
parents
right.
Everybody's
kind
of
heard
that
that
concept,
social
Mobility
is
really
important.
A
For
our
community
right
now,
we
want
our
kids
coming
to
the
Anchorage
School
District
and
going
out
and
being
viable
happy
healthy
adults
and
doing
better
than
the
last
Generation,
and
that's
really
what
this
work
does.
It
gives
kids
that
opportunity,
and
so,
in
order
to
do
those
to
to
achieve
that,
we
have
to
look
at
three
separate
areas
that
will
really
engage
in
work
as
we
go
along.
A
One
is
Transforming
Our
teaching
and
learning
so
I've
I've
touched
on
a
number
of
Concepts
already
that
are
involved
in
that,
but
it's
a
career,
focused
academic
approach,
we're
talking
about
work-based
learning,
opportunities,
we're
looking
at
learning
and
work
or
career
Pathways
for
students
and
we're
looking
at
additional
credit
opportunities
in
post-secondary
and
we're
also
looking
at
a
lot
of
student
voice
and
Leadership
so
that
they
have
those
soft
skills
that
we've
talked
about
as
they
go
along.
A
Schools
historically
have
operated
quite
a
bit
in
isolation,
so
this
approach
is
really
different
and
it's
really
big
I'm
going
to
acknowledge
that
it's
a
big
goal
and
it's
going
to
take
a
lot
of
us
to
achieve
it.
But
I
think
the
end
result
is
definitely
worth
it
for
our
kids
and
our
next
Generation.
A
Also
looking
at
Family
engagement,
we're
looking
at
professional
development,
we're
looking
at
Data
Systems
and
we're
looking
at
removing
roadblocks
in
our
system
so
that
it's
not
extremely
frustrating
to
get
to
the
end
goal
that
we
want
to
get
to,
because
education
inherently
is
full
of
bureaucracy,
so
is
government
and
other
entities.
But
education
does
a
really
great
job
at
it
and
unfortunately,
that
gets
in
the
way
of
outcomes
for
kids
and
that's
what
we
really
have
to
break
down
through
this
process.
A
And
then
we've
talked
a
lot
about
partnership
as
well,
but
we
really
need
to
transform
the
Partnerships
between
schools
and
and
communities.
We
don't
want
business
partners
just
to
come
to
our
schools
for
a
one
and
done
kind
of
event.
So
some
of
those
things
are
good
and
valuable,
but
they
don't
help
us
get
kids
down
the
road
in
the
long
run.
Typically,
we
want
embedded
experiences
and
Partnerships
for
our
kids.
A
So
if
we
can
give
them
that
supportive
environment
with
really
great
Partnerships
to
set
them
off
into
the
world
with
a
plan,
then
we're
money
ahead
with
our
kids
and
our
kids
will
be
more
successful.
A
So
with
that,
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
our
panel
and
the
first
question
I'm
going
to
ask-
are
both
all
three
bill:
Clark
and
Denise.
So
these
are
folks
that
have
been
alongside
me
and
kind
of
developing
this
work
over
the
course
of
the
last
I.
Don't
know
six
months
or
so,
and
we're
here
kind
of
launching
this
internally
to
our
district.
Can
you
share
what
challenges
you
see
from
from
kind
of
the
outside
of
the
district?
D
Well,
hello,
very
everyone,
and,
first
of
all,
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
here.
We
Face
immense
challenges
in
the
future
of
our
Workforce.
Our
nation
is
undergoing
a
demographic
shift
of
of
historic
proportion
and
we
are
going
to
have
smaller
workforces
in
the
coming
decades.
D
We
are
not
having
enough
babies
in
previous
generations
behind
the
very
large
Baby
Boom
generation,
and
this
is
putting
us
in
a
very
difficult
circumstance
here
in
Anchorage
and
Alaska,
and
we've
been
seeing
that
the
last
decade
of
net
out
migration
of
working
age,
adults,
we've
lost
over
15,
000
of
them
just
from
our
city
in
just
a
decade.
D
That
is
a
significant
loss
and
that's
why
we're
seeing
two
to
two
and
a
half
times
as
many
job
postings
as
we
currently
have
people
out
looking
for
work
right
now,
so
the
work
being
done
in
the
academies
program
is
a
vital
effort
in
securing
a
skilled
and
available
Workforce
for
the
future
of
our
economy.
In
the
coming
decades.
It
is
going
to
meet
needs
that
are
an
address
current
challenges,
for
example,
it
was
mentioned
earlier.
These
excuse
me
16
to
26
year
old
age.
D
one
out
of
three
of
our
16
to
26
year
olds,
leave
Alaska
and
don't
come
back,
and
a
good
performing
City
will
only
lose
22
25
percent,
and
this
is-
and
often
we
hear
anecdotally
that
it's
because
they
can't
find
opportunity
and
I
think
a
part
of
that
is
they're
not
equipped
for
opportunity
and
I've
seen
the
elephant
having
to
travel
to
Nashville
just
recently
with
with
the
school
district,
deeply
appreciative
of
that
opportunity
and
visiting
a
local
high
school
and
learning
that
they
took
a
high
school.
We
visited
that
had
a
dropout
rate.
D
A
excuse
me
a
graduate
graduation
rate
of
58
percent
a
decade
ago
and
have
now
turn
it
into
82
percent
graduation
rate.
In
just
10
years
and
students
that
are
enthusiastic.
We
got
to
talk
to
a
lot
of
them,
who
all
feel
strongly
that,
while
they
may
have
been
in
an
academy
that
they
weren't
necessarily
going
into
that
particular
discipline,
they
were
learning
skills
that
were
transferable
and
they
were
very
optimistic
that
they
were
going
to
be
employable
the
day
they
graduated
and
that
they
had
a
path
well
chosen
out.
D
It's
just
I've
seen
the
elephant
and
we're
here
trying
to
describe
it
to
you
and
I
know.
It's
kind
of
hard
to
you
know
give
that
description
across
and
have
it
mean
anything,
but
it
is
an
amazing
success
story
in
Nashville,
so
much
so
that
there
were
three
other
cities,
including
ours,
that
were
there
looking
at
it
and
Memphis
a
very
nearby
neighbor,
I'm
speaking
to
the
Chamber
of
Commerce,
of
both
communities,
the
leaders
of
both
of
those
communities.
D
They
were
highly
enthusiastic,
the
Nashville
chamber
says
it's
the
greatest
thing
ever
to
happen
to
their
economy
and
the
Memphis
Chamber
of
Commerce
said
well.
We
want
that
too,
and
I
will
tell
you
that
I
have
shared
this.
This
information
that
I've
come
back
with
with
my
board
of
directors
with
many
of
our
members
and
a
lot
of
other
members
of
the
business
community,
and
they
are
highly
intrigued
about
how
they
can
get
involved
in
this
and
support
it
and
make
it
successful,
because
we
need
this.
We
desperately
need
this
for
our
future.
E
Those
stats
were
impressive,
that
you
remember
them,
I'm
not
going
to
be
able
to
do
that.
I
think
it
was
really
great
I,
just
really
appreciated.
E
Hearing
Dr
Bryant
start
the
conversation
about
it
takes
a
village,
and
you
know
I
I
think
we've
all
heard
that
so
many
times,
and
maybe
we've
heard
it
so
many
times
that
we
lost
track
of
the
Brilliance
of
it
and
for
me,
I
was
just
sitting
sitting
with
that
for
a
moment
and
thinking
back
on
you
know
if
we
really
want
our
kids
to
be
successful,
not
my
kids,
but
our
kids
across
the
all
of
Anchorage.
It
really
takes
all
of
us.
E
It
takes
our
parents,
it
takes
our
schools,
it
takes
our
families
and
it
takes
the
Educators.
It
takes
our
businesses
and
our
organizations
and
I
get
excited
about
this
work
because
that's
my
sweet
spot
at
the
United
Way.
You
know
we
really
are
able
to
go
out
there
and
create.
Will,
in
our
community
tell
your
story,
we're
able
to
engage
businesses,
we're
able
to
engage
organizations
and
when
I
was
hearing
spin
talk
about
alignment.
E
You
know
it's
one
thing
to
say
what,
if
we
get
ASD
and
Alignment,
but
what,
if
we
get
our
community
in
alignment
around
this,
what
if
we
get
Juno
in
alignment
about
how
we
have
to
fund
this
work
in
the
different
pieces
and
the
way
to
do
that
is
bringing
us
together
in
this
way,
so
we're
really
excited
about
United
Way
we've
been
partnering
with
ASD
I.
Think
since
2008,
not
me,
it
was
before
me
done
great
things
around
attendance.
E
We've
done
great
things
around
90
by
2020,
trying
to
change
their
graduation
rate
and
from
all
that
work
it
has
really
impacted
us
as
an
organization,
and
we
now
have
a
new
initiative
called
cradle
to
Career,
where
we're
really
talking
about
from
early
development
to
career,
and
we
have
focused
Equity
as
our
foundation
for
that
work,
and
you
talk
about
alignment
when
you
look
at
the
work
that
you're
doing
with
CCL
I
have
to
get
into
the
educational
acronyms.
Now
that's
what
this
is
built
on
it.
E
You
know
it's
about
our
kids
across
the
community
and
I.
Think
that's
just
one
of
the
really
exciting
things
for
us.
So
you
have
a
partner
in
United,
Way
I,
just
sat
down
this
morning
with
50
non-profit
organizations
and
told
them
the
story
of
what
this
this
district
is
doing.
They're
excited
about
it
and
I
am
I'm.
Just
hopeful
that
the
alignment
leads
out
of
leads
out
of
the
school
district
goes
into
our
community
and
goes
all
the
way
down
to
Juno,
so
that
we
can
really
make
some
changes
thanks.
F
You're
here
that's
hard
to
follow.
You
know,
from
my
perspective,
really
focusing
in
on
what
what
the
current
and
future
Workforce
challenges
are
there.
At
times
they
seem
almost
insurmountable
right.
We've
got
all
these
openings.
Everything
requires
experience.
Everything
requires
skill.
How
does
a
kid
get
that
right
and
I
know
as
Educators,
because
I'm
an
educator
one
of
the
things
that
that
we
all
think
about
is
there's
got
to
be
a
better
way
to
structure
this
thing
that
we
do
in
education
so
that
the
experience
is
built
in
so
at
the
University.
F
We've
been
doing
a
lot
of
the
same
kind
of
conversation
that
is
happening
here
at
the
district.
It
makes
sense
to
me
that
this
has
got
to
be
a
partnership,
given
the
statistics
about
how
many
people
are
going
to
need
some
form
of
post-secondary
training,
credential
certificate
or
education
in
order
to
have
a
reasonable
chance
at
a
well-paying
job.
We've
got
to
do
this
in
Partnership,
and
so
from
my
perspective,
you
know
the
the
school
district
and
the
University
have
again
just
like
within
individual
schools.
F
There's
some
amazing
Partnerships,
the
Alaska
middle
college
school
is
an
incredible
incredible
opportunity
with
students
walking
away
with
you,
know,
45
50
credits,
all
of
which
count
toward
their
baccalaureate
degree.
It's
incredible.
We've
done
the
Aviation
Academy,
the
the
academies
or
or
special
programs
for
medical,
assisting
and
CNA,
and
all
of
these
great
opportunities.
F
We've
got
students
in
individual
high
schools
right
now
across
the
district
earning
career
and
Tech
ad
credits
that
they
can
bring
either
to
the
university
or
to
avtech
or
another
trainer
right.
So
there's
all
this
great
stuff,
but
it
doesn't
necessarily
help
every
student.
Every
kid
have
a
pathway
and
so
to
me,
the
challenge
and
the
the
future
Workforce
need
that
we
can
really
address.
With
this
model
is
making
every
student
have
an
opportunity
to
link
to
the
the
skills
and
the
training
that
they
need
for
their
future
career.
A
All
right
thanks,
you
guys,
maybe
you
could
just
keep
in
mind
and
we
can
go
back
the
other
direction
on
the
second
question,
tell
me
some
of
you
have
touched
on
this
a
little
bit,
but
tell
me
what
really
excites
you
or
shows
promise
for
you
around
CCL
and
the
academy
model.
Oh.
F
One
of
the
the
real
highlights
and
the
memories
for
me
is
a
young
lady
that
we
met,
who
wasn't
doing
really
well
before
she
got
into
the
academies,
started
down
a
path,
and
today
she's
employed,
I,
think
full-time
in
a
very
well-paying
job
with
the
city
making
great
money.
She
knows
exactly
what
she
wants
to
do.
She's
been
accepted
into
the
air
force,
I
mean
it's
just.
It
was
incredible.
F
The
stories
that
we
heard
and
so
I'm
excited
about
the
outcomes
I'm
excited
about
the
partnership
aspect
of
it
deepening
what
is
already
a
strong
partnership
from
our
perspective,
but
also
expanding
it.
The
other
thing
that
really
excites
me
is
that
you
know
in
the
same
way,
that
that
the
university
has
been
working
on
things
like
apprenticeship,
Pathways
and
alternative
ways
of
looking
at
credentialing
and
building
some
short
term
and
all
of
this
kind
of
stuff.
This
model
really
doesn't
have
a
one-size-fits
all.
F
It
has
a
whole
bunch
of
different
sizes
that
fit
a
whole
bunch
of
different
kinds
of
kids,
but
they're
all
put
together
in
such
a
way
that
that
kid
is
going
to
have
belonging.
My
my
son
didn't
go
through
the
anchor
School
District,
but
I.
Remember
that
14
year
old,
hitting
a
great
big
high
school
and
just
feeling
completely
lost
and
I
can
imagine
if
he
had
been
put
into
the
school
within
a
school
that
smaller
group
with
a
focused
purpose.
F
A
E
E
That's
not
why
I'm
here
I
think
the
thing
that
excites
me
about
the
model-
the
most
maybe
is
that
it
is
it
isn't
set
in
stone
and
it's
been
really
fun
to
listen
to
the
Ford
team
kind
of
talk
with
us
about
it's
about
having
conversations
in
our
community
to
understand
what
our
parents
need.
So
talking
about
parent
counsels,
what
do
our
kids
need
and
then
going
into
our
community
and
working
with
Bill
to
understand
what
do
our
businesses
need?
E
Think
the
exciting
thing
about
this
model
for
me
is
it
requires
our
community
to
come
together.
The
only
way
this
works
is,
if
we
come
together
and
build
this
together
and
if
we
build
it
together,
I
think
there's
a
different
level
of
accountability
across
Anchorage
to
make
it
work
and
then
again
we
just
all
need
to
go
down
to
Juno
and
have
that
accountability
grow
there
as
well.
Thanks
thanks.
D
I
have
more
data,
you
know,
I
got
to
tell
you
guys:
I
came
back
or
the
school
that
I
toured
was
Overton
High
School
in
Nashville.
If
you
want
to
look
them
up,
I've
got
a
few
brochures
on
their
program
here,
I
gotta
tell
you:
I
have
been
carpet
bombing
my
board,
my
membership
with
the
literature
on
Overton
High
School
to
try
and
help
them
to
understand
just
what
this
is
going
to
mean.
This
is
a
game
changer
for
the
community.
In
January
aedc
launched
the
choose
Anchorage
action
plan.
D
What
an
amazing
connection
just
stunning
and
the
business
Community
has
been
very
committed
in
in
Nashville
and
I
believe
the
Anchorage
business
Community
is
standing
ready
once
they
understand
what
their
opportunities
are
to
be
involved
in
this
program
at
Overton,
High
School,
just
in
one
high
school,
they
had
over
6
000
volunteer
hours
committed
in
one
year
from
their
business.
Community
I
want
you
to
think
about
that.
D
That's
almost
120
full-time
employment,
equivalent
additions
to
the
quality
of
Education
in
that
High,
School,
wow,
120,
ftes
added
to
that
school
and
just
not
having
to
pay
for
it.
How
about
that?
You
know
it
and,
and
it's
an
amazing
connection
between
the
academic
world
and
the
business
world
and
the
community
at
large
and
I-
think
that's
what
gets
me
most
animated
about
this,
because
I
walk
the
halls.
I
met
the
students,
the
enthusiasm
we
got
caught
in
the
hallway
at
break
a
couple
of
times.
You
know
what
how
that
can
be.
This
was
camaraderie.
D
I
was
watching
the
kids.
This
is
a
school
where
the
68
of
the
students
English,
is
not
their
primary
language
and
yet
I
didn't
see
any
kind
of
of
cliquishness
I
saw
just
collaboration
and
and
camaraderie
throughout
the
halls,
and
in
the
classrooms
and
meeting
with
those
students
it
was
freaking.
Amazing
I
mean
you
know:
I'm
talking
to
kids,
doing
water
studies
in
one
classroom,
I'm
talking
to
other
kids
that
are
designing
a
business
plan
for
taking
a
tour
group
to
one
of
their
local
facilities.
I
asked
if
they're
doing
any
plans
for
Alaska
trips.
A
D
Had
to
keep
it
local
and
then
I
met
our
tour
guides.
One
of
the
young,
the
young
man
who
was
an
immigrant
from
South
of
the
Border,
was
an
unescorted
minor
and
was
planning
on
going
into
marketing
and
was
going
to
pursue
his
four-year
degree
in
marketing.
D
The
young
lady,
who
was
our
other
escort
her
goal
in
the
health
program,
which
was
amazing,
was
to
either
be
a
pediatric
ICU
nurse
and
short
of
that,
an
ICU
nurse
that
was
her
goal
and
aspiration,
and
those
were
the
kinds
of
answers
that
I
got
from
a
number
of
students,
but
here's
the
one
that
really
hit
it
out
and
I'll
close
on
this
I
I
met
at
least
six
students
who,
who
asked
is
the
academy
that
you're
in
the
path
that
you're
going
to
pursue?
No,
do
you
know
what
you
want
to
pursue?
D
No,
is
this
program
been
worth
it
to
you?
Oh
man,
yeah.
It's
teaching
me
stuff
that
I
never
wouldn't
would
have
learned
any
other
way
and
I'm
optimistic
I'm
going
to
find
my
path
was
just
kind
of
the
paraphrase
of
the
responses
that
I
got
from
all
six
now,
if
that
isn't
a
game
change,
I,
don't
know
what
is,
and
you
know
and
watching.
You
know
a
program
that
at
this
one
high
school
that
delivered
2400
industry,
certifications
in
one
year
passed
by
their
students
out
of
a
student
body
of
2060.
D
amazing,
you
talk
about
employability
in
on
steroids.
There
you
go!
So
that's
why
you
see
me
so
enthusiastic
and
excited
about
how
choose
Anchorage
is
ready
to
strongly
partner
with
the
academies
program
and
how
aedc
is
going
to
be
there
with
data
and
support
and
anything
else
that
we
can
drag
to
the
table,
even
if
it's
Kicking
and
Screaming
to
help
make
this
assistant
a
success.
A
Oh
so
I'd
like
to
shift
gears
a
little
bit
and
we
have
a
Educators
panel
as
well,
so
I'm
going
to
kind
of
sneak
the
mic
back
down
here
so
I'd
like
to
introduce
them
first.
First
we
have
cat
Walker
who
well
I,
didn't,
say:
I
was
going
to
do
this,
but
I'm
going
to
congratulate
her
on
being
a
finalist
for
Teacher
of
the
Year
for
Alaska.
A
So
so
she
is
she's.
One
of
four
teachers
selected
from
around
the
state
and
she's
been
to
Nashville
as
well
and
and
partnering
with
us
on
learning
more
and
diving
into
this
subject.
A
A
So
congratulations
to
him
so
he's
going
to
be
a
big
part
of
this
work
as
well
looking
forward,
Cindy
shapu
is
next
to
him.
She
is
currently
an
assistant
principal
at
West.
High
School
she's
also
been
diving
into
this
work,
and
next
year
she
will
take
on
the
role
of
college
career
life
director
so
also
really
involved
in
the
the
foundation
of
this
work.
So
congratulations.
A
So
Devin,
Cindy
and
I,
along
with
others
already
in
current
positions,
are
going
to
really
be
heading
up.
This
work
on
on
behalf
of
the
anchor
school
district
and
we're
excited
about
that
so
last
but
not
least,
is
Stacy.
Miller
she's,
a
teacher
here
at
King
Tech
High
School
she's
also
been
to
Nashville
and
working
to
kind
of
explore
this
and
give
us
her
perspective
as
well.
A
So
for
our
educator
panel
I'm,
hoping
that
you
can
each
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
you
think
this
transformation
from
an
Educator's
lens
will
really
support
students
moving
forward.
So
we'll
start
with
you,
Pat.
G
That's
a
great
question:
I
feel
like
in
ASD.
We
do
a
lot
of
things
really
really
well
and
as
in
our
school
Business
Partnership
PLC.
We
were
talking
about
it
just
this
week
and
we
were
talking
about
how
we
don't
want
to
copy
what
these
other
districts
and
schools
are
doing,
but
we
want
to
copy
their
relationship
to
the
community.
G
So
thank
you
Sydney,
for
that.
We
really
we
have
great
internships
and
we
have
we
sent
kids
to
conferences.
We
do
Career
Fairs,
we
have
professionals
come
in
and
give
presentations,
but
we're
missing
some
of
the
equity,
because
it's
only
done
in
some
places
and
we
don't
have
that
long-term
pattern,
the
relationships
that
we
need-
and
we
have
two
amazing
CTE
coordinators
with
Anna,
adasiak,
Andrews
and
Keith
Hodson,
but
there's
only
two
of
them
and
they
are
supporting
our
entire
District.
So
this
move
makes
me
really
excited.
H
H
One
of
the
things
I
think
I'm,
really
looking
forward
to
with
this
work.
Is
that
I
think
the
students
from
what
we've
seen
in
Nashville
and
and
read
about
and
and
seen
in
some
other
places,
is
that
our
students
are
going
to
have
way
more
opportunities
to
be
engaged
with
their
business
partners
and
our
Community
Partners
and
in
English.
You
always
want
your
kids
to
have
like
an
authentic
audience
right,
so
we
want
them.
H
They're
gonna
have
so
many
great
experiences
having
an
authentic
audience
to
write
to
to
speak
to
and
to
listen
to
and
to
engage
with,
and
so
as
an
English
teacher.
That's
something
I'm
very
excited
about,
and
I
also
feel
like
part
of
this
move
is
going
to
involve
teaming
and
I.
I
was
able
to
team
with
my
social
studies
counterparts,
so
I'm
very
excited
that
there's
going
to
be
these
interdisciplinary
teams
working
together
alongside
CT
teachers,
are
going
to
be
included
in
that
so
very
excited
about
that
and
I.
H
Think
the
pen,
pedagogy
of
of
problem-based
learning
and
project-based
learning,
is
just
going
to
add
more
relevance
to
what's
happening
in
in
our
classrooms
and
around
the
district
from
the
CTE
perspective.
As
a
CTE
teacher
I,
Kirsten
kind
of
she
stole
my
thunder
sorry,
no,
it's
all
good
I
I
think
that
all
of
that
really
great
work
based
learning-
and
you
know
CT-
does
such
a
great
job
across
the
District
of
of
trying
to
replicate
a
workplace
environment
for
kids.
So
they
can
gain
those
cross-cutting
skills
right.
H
The
communication
receiving
you
know
constructive
feedback,
giving
constructive
feedback.
The
the
21st
century
skills,
communication,
creativity,
right,
I
I
feel
like
they're
they're,
going
to
get
more
of
that
as
a
result
of
this
move,
and
so
I'm
also
very
I'm,
also
very
excited
about
that,
and
then
the
last
lens
I
was
a
coordinator
for
Freshman
Academy
at
service
for
14
years
and
the
transition
the
support.
H
You
know,
environments
like
the
Freshman
Academy
is
going
to
be
a
really
great
spot
in
order
to
you
know,
wrap
wrap
our
arms
and
our
you
know
our
hearts
and
our
minds
around
these
kids
and
really
help
them
get
field
belonging,
as
you
said,
I
think
that's
really
powerful.
So
thank
you.
A
I
I
think
at
first
I'd
like
to
say
I'm,
saying
the
exact
same
thing
over
and
over
again
it's
it's
about
the
relationships
and
to
think
that
we're
taking
it
to
a
new
level
that
we
are
creating
relationships
for
our
students
out
in
our
community
that
so
in
years
to
come.
They
will
be
staying
here
because
of
those
connections
that
they
make
in
high
school.
It
really
does
matter
in
high
schools,
you'll
you'll
notice,
those
favorite
teachers,
their
classes
are
filled
and
students
come
back
year
after
year
because
of
those
relationships
that
they
build.
I
One
of
the
things
that
I
am
most
excited
about,
overall,
is
the
access
piece
CCL.
It
is
built
in
a
framework
of
providing
Equitable
opportunities
for
all
students,
and
we
do
amazing
things
here
in
in
the
districts
for
that
Equity
piece.
But,
as
we
all
know,
in
many
cases,
poverty
and
circumstances
outside
of
students
control
does
not
give
Equitable
access
and
to
exposure
to
different
career.
I
Pathways
I,
don't
know
if
any
of
you
have
ever
heard
of
Trevor
Noah,
like
he's
he's
a
South,
African
comedian,
and
he
in
my
mind,
says
it
best,
and
that
is
we
tell
people
to
follow
their
dreams.
I
But
you
can
only
dream
of
what
you
can
imagine
and
depending
on
where
you
come
from,
that
can
be
quite
Limited,
and
so
I'd
like
to
leave
you
with
that
that
when
a
student,
States
I,
don't
know
what
I
want
to
do.
We
have
to
remember
that
that
might
be
a
true
statement
for
them
that
they
can't
see
beyond
those
circumstances
and
when
they
live
so
I
can
in
big
picture.
I
A
City
Stacy,
let
us
know
what
you
think
is
going
to
be
important
or
exciting
about
the
support
for
students
through
this
model.
J
Hi
I'm,
your
king,
Tech,
representative
and
I'm
really
excited
to
say
we
we
live
this
already.
This
is
our
mission,
and
this
is
what
we
do
every
day.
I
have
a
22-year
career
and
I've
done
lots
of
things
with
education
and
ASD,
but
this
is
my
dream.
Job
I
teach
entrepreneurship
and
Enterprise
here
at
King
Tech,
and
what
we
get
to
do
here
is
different
than
what
I've
been
able
to
do
anywhere
else.
J
J
A
few
things
that
I
want
to
just
invite
you
to
to
give
you
a
vision
of
what
what
we're
doing
here
with
our
community
engagement
last
Saturday
at
the
Midtown
Mall
Maya
students
held
a
marketplace
where
they
had
opened
their
own
businesses.
They
have
their
own
products
and
sold
to
the
community.
J
Today
we
went
through
all
their
finances
and
they
got
to
evaluate
how
their
business,
how
their
business
financials
went
tomorrow,
if
anyone's
available
from
11
20
to
1
20,
they
are
going
to
mount
a
similar
Marketplace
for
our
students
here
in
in
the
building.
So
that's
a
piece
where
we
can
go
into
the
community.
We
can
also
make
sure
all
the
other
students
in
in
the
school
get
a
chance
to
see
what
do
entrepreneurs
do?
We
also
have
on
Friday
from
3
to
4
30
at
the
Beartooth.
J
Our
audio,
our
film
and
video
program
has
a
two
oceans,
Film
Festival,
where
student
work
is
put
together
in
a
film
and
the
community
can
come
and
watch
this
amazing
work,
the
students
are
doing
and
they
do
Awards
and
prizes,
and
it
is
so
fun.
So
if
you
have
a
chance
do
that
tomorrow,
I
mean
Friday.
Our
early
childhood
education
program
just
put
together
a
bunch
of
really
high
quality
podcasts.
They
are
entered
into
an
NPR
Podcast
competition.
They
are
linked
on
Molly
Hayes's
website,
early
childhood
education.
J
If
you
want
to
take
a
look
at
what
that
sounds
like
and
then
our
cosmetology
class
right
now
is
currently
accepting
clients.
So
if
you
are
interested
in
a
haircut
come
on
over,
they
do
all
the
highlights
trims.
So
this
is
I
just
wanted
to
help
provide
a
vision
of
what
we're
talking
about
we're,
bringing
the
community
into
the
school
we're
bringing
the
students
out
into
the
community
so
that
they
get
a
sense
of
what
their
learning
is
relevant.
J
It
is
valuable
and
the
community
is
giving
them
that
feedback
of
yes,
you're
doing
a
great
job.
It's
goes
so
far
beyond
the
teacher
they're,
not
working
for
us
they're,
not
working
for
their
grades,
they're,
really
seeing
the
impact
of
what
they're
doing
on
the
community
and
building
those
connections.
We
want
them
to
build
their
Network
right
now,
while
they're
in
high
school.
So
when
they
leave,
they
want
to
stay
because
they
already
know
who
to
talk
to
for
what
they
want
to
do.
J
The
last
thing
I
wanted
to
say
is
when
I
was
in
Nashville.
I
saw
all
of
the
best
things
I've
ever
done
in
my
career,
I
saw
teaming,
which
is
an
amazing
way
to
teach
smaller
learning
communities,
real
business
Partnerships,
which
is
so
exciting
to
be
able
to
sit
with
a
business
partner
and
come
up
with
new
ideas.
J
I
saw
that
in
action,
the
in-school
operations
where
students
are
serving
other
students,
we
do
a
lot
of
that
here
in
King
Tech
and
it's
really
impactful
and
you
get
to
see
those
aha
moments
where
students
are
taking
the
skills.
They've
learned
and
they're
actually
doing
the
thing
and
getting
the
feedback.
So
when
you
start
seeing
those
light,
bulbs
go
off,
it's
really
exciting.
As
a
teacher.
A
So
at
this
point,
what
I'd
like
to
do
is
open
it
up.
We
have
a
QR
code
here.
What
we
really
want
is,
if
you're
on
the
webinar
online
or,
if
you're,
here
in
person,
we'd
like
you
to
log
in
through
our
QR
code,
if
you
open
up
the
camera
on
your
phone
and
scan
it,
it
should
pop
up
a
website
that
you
can
click
on
there.
There's
a
series
of
questions
there.
It's
very
short
three
questions
long.
A
We
really
want
to
know
what,
after
you've
heard
a
little
bit
about
this
Academy
work
that
we're
launching
what
what
does
it
mean
for
you
as
a
an
internal
stakeholder
within
the
district
or
an
external
partner?
A
How
excited
are
you
to
what's
exciting
to
you
now
that
you've
known
and
heard
a
little
bit
about
it
and
then
maybe
what
some
of
our
of
the
challenges
are,
that
you're
still
wondering
about,
and
then
our
team
is
going
to
use
that
as
we
move
forward
in
this
work
to
kind
of
guide
us,
we
also
have
a
fa.
Q
frequently
asked
questions
page
that
we're
starting
to
develop
so
that
we
can
really
communicate
well
around
this
as
we
go
along
as
a
resource
for
people.
A
So
if
you
could
do
that
really
quickly,
that
would
be
great
and
before
I
close
I
just
want
to.
Can
we
give
our
panelists
one
more
round
of
applause.
A
So,
thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
giving
up
your
time
today
to
be
a
part
of
our
presentation.
I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out.
We
have
some
of
our
Culinary
Arts
students
in
the
back
that
have
prepared
some
snacks.
A
So,
as
you're
leaving
today
definitely
eat
some
food,
they've
prepped
it
for
us,
we're
really
happy
that
they
did
this
for
us
and
they're,
really.
The
reason
that
is
behind
this
initiative
so
say
hi
on
the
way
out
and
have
a
snack
and
then
I
just
want
to
close
today
with
kind
of
a
final
thought.
A
This
is
a
quote:
education
is
the
passport
to
the
Future,
for
tomorrow
belongs
to
those
who
prepare
for
it
today
and
and
really
what
I
want
to
kind
of
leave
with.
Is
that
there
we're
at
the
point
of
really
big
aspirational
goals
that
provide
a
lot
of
promise
for
not
only
our
youth
in
our
anchor
School
District,
but
for
our
Greater
Community
as
a
whole,
so
that
we
really
have
a
vibrant
place
to
live
and
learn
in
Anchorage,
and
so
that
is
really
the
goal
of
this
work.
A
We're
as
a
district.
We're
really
excited
to
engage
on
this
journey
and
and
really
thank
all
of
our
partners
that
are
with
us
and
that
will
be
with
us
in
the
future
to
to
join
hands
with
us.
So
really
a
huge.
Thank
you.
We're
excited
more
to
come
internally
and
externally,
but
I
just
really
want
to
thank
you
for
being
here
today.
So
thanks
for
coming.