
PK - 12 Schools
Languages:
- Yupik
Elementary | Anchorage School District | District school
District school
College Gate Elementary School
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
Yup'ik Immersion in Anchorage, Alaska Institute Background
Anchorage School District's Yup'ik Immersion Program is open to any student in the Anchorage School District. That said, the program is currently grant funded through the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Indian Education, and is designed to address the unique academic and cultural needs of ASD's Alaska Native students. The program creates a "small village" within a school which serves as a cultural safety zone and a place of belonging. The student population includes Yup'ik Alaska Natives, Alaska Natives who are not Yup'ik, as well as Caucasian, African-American, and mixed students. The program infuses Yup'ik/Alaska Native culture and values into the curriculum, as well as Yup'ik scientific ways of knowing. This program is one of very few Indigenous language immersion programs in an urban setting in the U.S., and the only one in Alaska.
- Access
- Accountability
- Keys to Access & Accountability
Improve Access for all learners in more languages
Actively Recruit HULs
Yes
Strategies to Recruit HULs
Local recruitment campaigns targeting specific communities or learners
Strategies to Retain HULs
- Faculty/administrative awareness training
Obstacles HULs Face
- Lottery
- Transportation
Ethnic/Racial Profile of Students
Yes
Ethnic/Racial Profile of Students
Yes
Increase Accountability by effectively meeting all learner needs
Does your program publish description of its language program’s goals and requirements?
No
Does your program make public its efforts to increase HUL enrollments?
No
Does your program make public its definition of student success?
No
Does your program incorporate online learning in order to increase access and/or improve learning?
- No
Levels of Language
- 5
Years of Language Program Offer
- 5
Assess Language Outcomes
- STAMP tests (AVANT)
Federal Sources of Support
- NAL@ED, Office of Indian Education, US DOE
Receive Federal Funding
- Yes
Emphasize in Language Program
- Cultural Literacy
- Human diversity, including linguistic diversity
Workforce Preparation Activity
No
Certain aspects of programming help ensure both Access and Accountability and merit more specific inquiry, including Teaching, Immersion Learning, and Partnerships.
Reaching to Recruit Teachers
- Historically underserved learner (HUL) communities
Mirror Population of Staff
Yes
LEA or SEA offer
- Professional learning specifically targeting language teachers
Immersion Experience
No
Immersion Experience HULs
No
Program Partner with
- Heritage communities’ organizations
Explicit Example
We have two yup'ik immersion pre-school partners for children ages 0-5 and work closely with those families to continue their child's elementary education in our program.
Institution Information
Urbanicity
Urban
Levels
Elementary
Groups Over 10%
Alaska Natives
Obstacles HULs Face
Lottery
Transportation
Free & Reduced Lunch
63 %
Authorized IB World School
No
Title I School
No
Second Language Requirement
No