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Anchorage School District highlights freshmen university visits, CTE growth and School Links rollout amid staffing cuts
Summary
District staff reported that roughly 3,000 freshmen attended university visits this year, described growth and equipment purchases for career and technical education programs, and defended using FDS grant funds to preserve CTE courses amid projected FTE reductions.
District staff told the communications committee on March 27 that most of the district’s roughly 3,155 ninth graders took part in university visits this year and that career and technical education programs are expanding with new equipment and course preparation.
Sean Prince, senior director of teaching and learning, described the freshman university visits as a "guaranteed experience" for ninth graders and said the visits were tailored to each school’s academy growth plans. West High School coach David Dobler was quoted in the meeting materials saying, "I see myself here now in this space, and I can see what my life would look like if I was a student here at UAA," describing how the campus visit made college feel attainable to some freshmen.
Staff said 3,155 is the…
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