Schools New & Renewed

District information about schools that are being constructed and remodeled.

Projects around the district

West High and Romig Middle schools	The Whaley Center for Children	Girdwood K-8
Master Plan school board presentation June 7, 2010 A Master Plan presentation was given to the Anchorage School Board on June 7. Documents presented can be downloaded at the links below. Master Plan (PDF) Master Plan Resources (PDF) Board Presentation (PDF)	Educational specifications » Changes are planned for the Whaley Center program, including its identity. Read educational specifications that will guide future plans.	Draft Master Plan The final draft master plan and educational specifications are being reviewed by the school. The Master Plan will be submitted for school board and Anchorage Assembly approval in 2011. Project overview » Draft Master Plan (PDF) Educational Specifications (PDF) Floor plans (PDF)
Retiring debt Feb. 1, 2012 - In the past five years $247.6 million of bond debt have been paid off. Over the next five years $279 million of bond debt is scheduled to be retired.   2012 Legislative request summary by school A summary of the 2012 school-based capital budget requests submitted by the school district to the Alaska State Legislature. Download the summary (PDF).

Educational Specifications update
Districtwide Educational Specification documents are used to describe the program and design requirements for all future k-12 school planning in the district and apply to both new schools and renewal projects.   An overview and specifications for the three grade levels (elementary, middle and high) are available in PDF format below.   Elementary schools Middle schools High schools Proposed overview (PDF) Proposed specifications (PDF) Current specifications, Nov. 2000 (PDF)   Proposed overview (PDF) Proposed specifications (PDF) Current specifications, Oct. 2000 (PDF)   Proposed overview (PDF) Proposed specifications (PDF) Current specifications, June 1998 (PDF)

Our Schools

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Elementary Schools: Forty four elementary schools are organized K-6, while Chester Valley, Chugiak, Creekside Park, Fire Lake, Mountain View, Muldoon, Nunaka Valley, Russian Jack, Scenic Park, Tyson, Susitna, Williwaw and Wonder Park elementary schools are organized K-5 . Aurora, Mt. Spurr and Orion elementary schools are located on Elmendorf Air Force Base. Ursa Major and Ursa Minor elementary schools are located on Fort Richardson Army Post. Two elementary schools have a K-8 organizational pattern: Northern Lights ABC and Girdwood Elementary.

Middle Schools: Central, Goldenview, Gruening, Hanshew, Mears, Romig, and Wendler middle schools are organized 7-8. Begich, Clark and Mirror Lake middle schools are organized 6-8.

High Schools: Bartlett, Chugiak, Dimond, Eagle River, East, Service, South, and West senior high schools are organized 9-12.

Alternative Schools: Polaris K-12 School, an alternative elementary/secondary program, is organized K-12. Steller alternative secondary program is organized 7-12. Two other alternative secondary programs are organized 9-12: Benny Benson SAVE, and Avail. Benny Benson SAVE is housed at the Benny Benson building, while AVAIL is housed at Fifth Avenue Mall. SEARCH, an alternative secondary program that is organized 7-8, is also housed at the Benny Benson building. SAVE, another alternative secondary program, is organized 10-12 and is housed in its own facility.