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Guiding Principles for Our Work

Priorities:
Unity, Equity, Personalization, and Choice represent the community priorities identified by the Advisory Committee from comments made during the public forums and open houses, and have been used to create the recommendation for a high school educational plan in Juneau, Alaska.  Each component of the recommendation has been evaluated to determine if it addresses these priorities.
Belief Statements:
  • Our main purpose is to create a learning environment that fosters success for all students.
  • All members of our learning community deserve choices that ensure equity, challenges, and engagement in a personal, caring environment.
  • Mutual respect, open communication, and shared responsibility are essential components of our learning community.
  • Collaborative environments are necessary to support the process of continuous learning for staff and students.
  • Attaining best practices in teaching through ongoing professional development is essential for success of schools.
  • Family and community involvement is essential for the support of all school programs.
  • Our graduates will be confident, responsible, resilient, and prepared with 21st century skills for careers and/or educational opportunities in Alaska and beyond.
The Advisory Committee created this set of belief statements to help guide the implementation of a successful high school education program for Juneau.  These belief statements were the result of a process that included examining comments from the community forums, studying the best practice research for high schools, identifying implications from current school data, becoming informed about current reform efforts at JDHS and Yaakoosge Daakahidi, and considering their own perspectives and viewpoints as committee members as well as those of their constituency groups. These belief statements are embedded in the components of the recommended educational program.
Key Components: 
  • 9th Grade Learning Communities
  • Small Learning Communities Based on Themes in Grades 10-12
  • Advisory Program for All
  • Flexibility to Move Among Themed Academies
  • Core Content/State Standards in All Academies
  • Multicultural and Anti-Racist Teaching
  • Post Secondary Preparation for All Students
  • Improved Access to and Participation in Expanded Extra-Curricular Opportunities
  • Enrollment Based on Choice and Equity
  • Secondary Planning Team

As a final step in the preparation to create a recommendation for a high school education plan for Juneau, the Advisory Committee came to consensus that the key components need to be an essential part of the plan in order to address the identified priorities and belief statements.


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