Lower Kuskokwim School District

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Lower Kuskokwim School District
Address
1004 Ron Edwards Memorial Drive
Bethel
, Alaska, 99559
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12 [1]
NCES District ID 0200001 [1]
Students and staff
Students4,082 [1]
Teachers274.1 [1]
Staff360.69 [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.89 [1]
Other information
Website www.lksd.org

Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD), or Bethel Public Schools, is a school district headquartered in Bethel, Alaska. As of 2017 it is the largest rural school district in the state, with 4,300 students. [2]

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Employment and teacher demographics

In 2017 it had about 300 certified teachers, with about 20% being Alaska Natives, the highest percentage of any Alaskan school district. [2]

The district, as of 2017, pays for the education of prospective teachers, sending them to University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF); [2] the district pays all of a student's costs if they go to UAF; the LKSD board also offers scholarships for students attending other universities. The stipulation is that students who get the scholarships are obligated to teach at LKSD, with one year of teaching per year of scholarship. [3] In 2013 LKSD began requiring teachers without university degrees to work towards getting them, and in 2017 it set a ten-year deadline for doing so. Most of its non-certified teachers taught in rural schools. According to Alaska state law a person without a university degree may still become a full-time teacher if he/she has fluency in a native language of Alaska. The district prioritizes hiring teachers with Yupik language skills and has a preference for local teachers. [2]

In the period 2007-2012 it had an annual teacher turnover rate of 15%, [2] or 60-70 teaching jobs, [3] lower than many rural school districts though higher than urban ones. [2]

Schools

Bethel schools

Regular:

Other:

Rural PreK-12 schools

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Notes

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Demer, Lisa (2017-02-04). "Kuskokwim schools want local teachers with both college credentials and Yup'ik skills". Anchorage Daily News . Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  3. 1 2 MacArthur, Anna Rose (2016-12-16). "Lower Kuskokwim schools reduces turnover, improves education with local teaching scholarships". KTOO . Retrieved 2018-07-10.
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  22. ↑ Kim, Greg (2019-10-22). "After 20 Year Wait, Newtok Residents Leave Home To Pioneer Mertarvik". KYUK. Bethel Broadcasting, Incorporated . Retrieved 2020-10-01.
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