Anchorage School District proposes moving all sixth grade students to middle schools

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According to a plan proposed by ASD administrators, seven of its 10 middle schools would gain sixth graders over the next two years — removing the classes from the elementary schools that currently house them.

The Anchorage School District is considering moving all sixth grade students to middle school over the next two years.

The move would allow the district to use large middle school buildings more efficiently, said Kersten Johnson, the district’s senior director of secondary education. Other cost savings could come from eliminating a collaborative period for teachers. Currently, middle school teachers teach for five out of seven periods each day. One non-teaching period is a planning period. The other gives teachers time to work as a group.

Johnson said she knows the collaborative period is valuable for teachers. But she said restructuring the day could help save the district money.

 

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