Alaska Title II-A Program Resources

General Resources

• Title IIA Collaborative Webinars
• Educator Qualification Webinars

Resources for Professional Development and Learning

• Alaska Staff Development Network
• Learning Forward Alaska
• Learning Forward – The Professional Learning Association

Resources for Highly Qualified Coordinators

• Alaska Educator Qualification Information
• Content Area Exams (e.g. Praxis II)
• Educator Evaluation & Support Resources

Guidance and Regulations

• Title II, Part A Non-Regulatory Guidance - Building Systems of Support for Excellent Teaching and Leading
• Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants Title II, Part A | U.S. Department of Education.
• Title II, Part A ESSA Spending Handbook

Alaska Educator Qualifications

“Alaska needs to ensure that low-income and minority students are not taught at higher rates than other students by ineffective, out-of-field or inexperienced teachers.”

All instructional paraprofessionals must meet the same requirements as those supported with Title I, Part A funds under Alaska regulation 4 AAC 04.220. DEED anticipates a transition period until the 2020-21 school year for districts to determine whether instructional paraprofessionals meet the requirements. Districts should expect to have all instructional paraprofessionals meet requirements by the 2023-24 school year.

(For further information: https://education.alaska.gov/teachercertification/hq)

Educator Accountability & Support Resources

In 2012, the State Board of Education & Early Development adopted new educator evaluation regulations. The new guidelines require educators to be evaluated through observations and input from students and parents. Evaluation should identify educators’ strengths and weaknesses and support educators' efforts to improve instruction and to grow professionally.

(For further information:  https://education.alaska.gov/teachercertification/educatoraccountability)

Alaska State Equity Plan

Alaska submitted the Equitable Access to Excellent Educators Plan for Alaska on June 1, 2015. Alaska’s Equity Plan was revised and resubmitted on October 9, 2015 and approved on October 22, 2015.

Our Focus: The Equitable Access to Excellent Educators Plan for Alaska (Alaska Equity Plan) focuses on increasing the number of experienced teachers and reducing educator turnover in low-income, high-minority, and high-need schools and districts.

There is a proposed multi-phased approach in implementing this plan as outlined below:

• Phase 1: Awareness – Share the Alaska Equity Plan with stakeholders to allow further engagement and improvement.
• Phase 2: Support – Support the twelve identified districts with challenges to excellent teachers.
• Phase 3: Review – Analysis the implementation of the Alaska Equity Plan and make improvements as needed.

Alaska’s Equity Plan has four key strategies – Awareness of Alaska Equity Plan, Preparation of Teachers, Recruitment of Teachers, and Support of Teachers and Leaders (Retention).  

(For further information: https://education.alaska.gov/teachercertification/aep)