Conrad Woodhead

Alaska residential schools seek doubled stipends to cover rising costs

“We've served over 500 students in our 7 years of existence, filled more than 1,000 session slots, and students who attend KCA have had a 0% dropout rate over the last 3 years. More than half of our graduates now attend KCA, and roughly 70% of our top academic performers have participated in one or more sessions.”

Residential Schools Seek Doubled Funding Tied to Base Allocation

“For the past 2 years, Lower Yukon School District students who attended one or more KCA sessions have had a 0% dropout rate. During the same time, KCA participant, uh, participation among LYSD graduates increased from 43% to 52%, and for the past 3 years, students who have attended KCA have accounted for 70% or more of the district's valedictorians or salutatorians”

House Education Committee Advances Bill to Boost Residential School Funding