Alaska Administrative Code

(a) In 4 AAC 06.200 - 4 AAC 06.290, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "district" means a city or borough school district, a regional educational attendance area, and a state boarding school; (2) "infractions involving violence against a person" means a violation of schoo…

(a) The department reading program provides direct support for and intervention in intensive reading intervention services to participating schools as provided in AS 14.30.765 and 14.30.770. (b) The department will provide to eligible schools(1) support from a reading specialist …

A school serving students in kindergarten through third grade is eligible to apply for the department reading program if the school has been assigned a performance designation that is in the lowest performing 25 percent of schools, as determined by the department based on the sta…

(a) The department will notify a school that it is eligible to apply for the reading program in fall of each year. (b) An eligible school may apply to the department as provided in AS 14.30.770 by submitting a complete application on or before February 15 of each year on a form p…

A school selected to participate in the department reading program established in AS 14.30.770 shall (1) submit a K - 3 intensive school reading improvement plan as provided under 4 AAC 06.325; (2) work with state reading specialists to structure the school day to accommodate eff…

(a) The department will employ reading specialists and assign them to eligible schools. An individual employed by the department as a reading specialist shall(1) hold a teacher certificate issued under 4 AAC 12.305 or 4 AAC 12.306; (2) meet the requirements of AS 14.30.770(d)(2) …

(a) Not later than May 1 of each year, a school participating in the department reading program shall submit to the department a K - 3 intensive school reading improvement plan. (b) The department will make a K -3 intensive school reading improvement plan template available on it…

(a) A school selected to participate in the reading program shall present on the reading program established under AS 14.30.770 and present an annual update to the public in accordance with AS 14.30.770(b)(3) - (5). (b) A selected school shall report to the department the informa…

In 4 AAC 06.300 - 4 AAC 06.390, (1) "culturally responsive" has the meaning given in AS 14.60.010; (2) "K - 3 MTSS reading plan" means the multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) model described in 4 AAC 06.405; (3) "multi-tiered system of support" has the meaning given in 4 AAC 06…

(a) The department will provide a statewide screening tool and associated training to all school districts to assess student reading skills. The department will provide to school districts (1) training on evidence-based instruction based on student needs, assistance in interpreti…

(a) A school district shall offer intensive reading intervention services to students in kindergarten through grade three who exhibit a reading deficiency under AS 14.30.765. (b) Each school district must submit to the department not later than September 1 of each year a reading …

(a) A school district shall provide a culturally responsive individual reading improvement plan for each student in kindergarten through grade three who is determined to have a reading deficiency based on the statewide screening tool in AS 14.30.765 or a district selected alterna…

(a) If a student demonstrates a reading deficiency, the district shall follow the student progression requirements set out in AS 14.30.765(d) - (f). (b) A student may demonstrate mastery of reading standards sufficient to progress from grade three to grade four as provided in AS …

(a) In 4 AAC 06.400 - 4 AAC 06.490, (1) "culturally responsive" has the meaning given in AS 14.60.010; (2) "measurable evidence of proficiency" (A) means direct proof of student proficiency, including audio or video of a student performing a skill and data from a free online lite…

The purpose of 4 AAC 06.500 - 4 AAC 06.600 is to establish procedures that will enable school districts to prevent and eliminate, in public education, discrimination on the basis of gender and, in employment, discrimination on the basis of gender or race. Notes 4 AAC 06.500 Eff. …

(a) Hiring practices that are prohibited by AS 14.18.020(1) include the use of any position description, job qualification, or collective bargaining agreement that has the direct or indirect effect of giving preference to an applicant on the basis of gender or race, except that g…

(a) Before February 1, 1994, and thereafter every third school year, each school district shall conduct a survey of students in grades five through 11, in a manner to be established by the district, to determine student interest in specific extracurricular recreational activities…

(a) School personnel assigned to provide guidance and counseling services shall plan and implement programs and services, and use materials, that encourage students to explore and develop their individual interests in vocational programs and career opportunities without regard to…

Except as provided in AS 14.18.050(b), no school district may require or deny participation in any course, program, or activity on the basis of gender. Notes 4 AAC 06.540 Eff. 10/31/82, Register 84; am 6/4/93, Register 126 Authority:AS 14.18.010 AS 14.18.030 AS 14.18.040 AS 14.18…

(a) Instructional materials must portray people or characters of each gender in a wide variety of occupational, emotional, and behavioral situations, and present each gender in a broad range of its human potential. (b) Before December 15 of the school year beginning after June 4,…

(a) Each school district shall adopt and make available to the public a grievance procedure through which violations of AS 14.18 or 4 AAC 06.500 - 4 AAC 06.600 may be remedied. The grievance procedure must be posted in a public place in each school operated by that district. The …

(a) The commissioner may enter into an assurance of voluntary compliance agreement with a school district alleged to be in violation of AS 14.18 or 4 AAC 06 instead of further action under 4 AAC 06.560. (b) Under the terms of an assurance of voluntary compliance agreement, the sc…

A school district may not discriminate against a person for filing a grievance under AS 14.18 or this chapter. Notes 4 AAC 06.575 Eff. 6/4/93, Register 126 Authority:AS 14.18.010 AS 14.18.080 AS 14.18.090 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions ava…

(a) If the state board determines that a school district is or has been engaged in practices in violation of AS 14.18 or 4 AAC 06.500 - 4 AAC 06.600, the board will, in its discretion, direct the school district or the hearing officer to formulate a plan of compliance. (b) If the…

In addition to any other duties performed under 4 AAC 06.500 - 4 AAC 06.600, the commissioner may require a school district to report its efforts toward compliance with 4 AAC 06.500 - 4 AAC 06.600 and, in the absence of a complaint, may file an accusation with the state board. No…

In AS 14.18 and 4 AAC 06.500 - 4 AAC 06.600 (1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Education and Early Development; (2) "extracurricular recreational activity" includes school-sponsored or supported clubs, teams, or activities of general or specific intere…

Statewide student assessment is one component in a system to measure and make accountable the state education system. The purposes of statewide student assessment specifically are to (1) ascertain on a statewide basis the extent to which children of the state are attaining state …

The commissioner will develop a statewide student assessment system composed of multiple indicators that include (1) a standards-based test to measure student attainment of the state's standards as described in 4 AAC 06.737; (2) an alternate assessment under 4 AAC 06.775(b); (3) …

(a) As part of the comprehensive system of student assessments required by AS 14.07.020(b) and 4 AAC 06.710, each district shall submit to the department by November 1 of each school year, on a form provided by the department, a developmental profile for each student entering kin…

Notes 4 AAC 06.713 Eff. 3/19/2014, Register 209, April 2014; repealed 3/30/2016, Register 217, April 2016 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More…

Notes 4 AAC 06.715 Eff. 2/23/2008, Register 185; am 7/19/2009, Register 191; am 9/2/2010, Register 195; repealed 12/26/2014, Register 212, January 2015 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent…

Notes 4 AAC 06.717 Eff. 2/23/2008, Register 185; am 7/19/2009, Register 191; am 6/8/2011, Register 198; am 12/26/2014, Register 212, January 2015; am 5/15/2015, Register 214, July 2015; repealed 6/1/2018,Register 226, July 2018 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currentl…

(a) A district shall provide a secondary school diploma to a person who (1) holds a certificate of achievement issued by the district on or after July 1, 2014 and before June 30, 2016; (2) takes a college and career readiness assessment; and (3) pays applicable fees charged by th…

Notes 4 AAC 06.720 Eff. 3/15/89, Register 109; am 12/16/94, Register 132; repealed 12/26/2014, Register 212, January 2015 Authority:AS 14.07.020 AS 14.07.060 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most …

Notes 4 AAC 06.721 Eff. 3/4/2015, Register 213, April 2015; repealed 6/1/2018,Register 226, July 2018 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More com…

Notes 4 AAC 06.722 Eff. 3/4/2015, Register 213, April 2015; repealed 6/1/2018,Register 226, July 2018 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More com…

Notes 4 AAC 06.723 Eff. 3/4/2015, Register 213, April 2015; am 12/25/2015, Register 216, January 2016; repealed 6/1/2018,Register 226, July 2018 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent versio…

Notes 4 AAC 06.724 Eff. 3/4/2015, Register 213, April 2015; repealed 6/1/2018,Register 226, July 2018 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More com…

Notes 4 AAC 06.730 Eff. 3/15/89, Register 109; am 8/7/92, Register 123; am 12/16/94, Register 132; am 3/3/2000, Register 153; am 11/23/2003, Register 168; am 9/11/2004, Register 171; am 10/16/2012, Register 204; repealed 6/30/2012, Register 206 State regulations are updated quart…

Notes 4 AAC 06.735 Eff. 12/16/94, Register 132; am 12/19/2002, Register 164; am 9/11/2004, Register 171; repealed 6/30/2013, Register 206 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and t…

The commissioner will select a standards-based test to estimate the degree to which students have mastered the state's standards for English language arts, mathematics, and science. For school years after school year 2013 - 2014, the standards-based test must test for mastery of …

(a) Except as provided by this section, all student assessment results as described in 4 AAC 06.710 are confidential and may not be disclosed by a district except as provided by 34 C.F.R. Part 99, dealing with family educational rights and privacy. (b) The commissioner shall comp…

(a) The subject matter achievement levels of proficiency for a student enrolled in grades 3-10 will be determined as set out in this section, based on the student's scores on the applicable state assessment described in 4 AAC 06.737. (b) Achievement levels for English language ar…

Notes 4 AAC 06.740 Eff. 3/15/89, Register 109; am 12/16/94, Register 132; repealed 6/30/2013, Register 206 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. Mor…

Notes 4 AAC 06.750 Eff. 3/15/89, Register 109; am 12/16/94, Register 132; am 10/3/2011, Register 200; repealed 6/30/2013, Register 206 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the …

Notes 4 AAC 06.755 Eff. 3/3/2000, Register 153; am 12/2/2000, Register 156; am 8/21/2002, Register 163; am 12/5/2002, Register 164; am 12/26/2002, Register 164; am 9/11/2004, Register 171; am 9/29/2005, Register 175; am 9/3/2006, Register 179; am 10/3/2011, Register 200; repealed…

Notes 4 AAC 06.758 Eff. 3/3/2000, Register 153; am 9/11/2004, Register 171; am 11/10/2005, Register 176; am 10/3/2011, Register 200; repealed 12/26/2014, Register 212, January 2015 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a compa…