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School Board Searches for New Superintendent

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Education is seeking an exemplary superintendent who is well prepared to lead Interior Alaska’s premiere school district.  The school board is highly interested in candidates who have demonstrated the capacity to be an innovative leader, with visionary experience in education and community relations. 

The successful candidate must genuinely respect the district’s mission, its core values, and the collaborative process through which an excellent and equitable education is provided to all students.  Clear communication with staff, teachers, the district administration, and the school board is essential. 

The Fairbanks community values partnerships and personal relationships; the school board is looking for a superintendent who can develop and facilitate meaningful partnerships with parents, businesses, UAF, the military, and the local government. 

The school board is open to non-traditional superintendent candidates who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the private, public, or non-profit sectors.

For more information:  www.k12northstar.org/boe/supersearch

Video: 2010 Construction Academy

High school students from across the district are taking part this spring in a Construction Academy.

The class, held after school hours, is teaching students basic carpentry and construction skills – the skills they are going to need to fill competitive jobs in the construction trades.

Gresham named Music Educator of the Year

Richard Gresham, band director at North Pole High and North Pole Middle, has been named the 2009 Alaska Music Educator of the Year by the Alaska Music Educators Association’s.

Gresham said he was shocked and humbled to learn of the honor.

“I just do my job, what are you talking about,” he said. “I just do it and I have a lot of fun with it.”

Spotlight: Technology Blueprint

Blueprint cover imageThree years ago, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District put together a detailed technology plan. This technology blueprint, with its 14 specific goals, has helped guide the district as it works to integrate appropriate technology into the classroom.

“I just want to commend the district on the blueprint,” Sue Hull, school board clerk, said. “It’s taken a lot of work and it’s taken some dollars, but it’s the right thing to do.”

NP High Jazz Band

The North Pole High Jazz Band, under the direction of Richard Gresham, performed for the school board Jan. 19, 2010.

Spotlight: Fairbanks B.E.S.T.

You may not know this, but the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has an innovative home school and correspondence program, Fairbanks B.E.S.T. (Building Educational Success Together).

With offices located in the district’s downtown administrative center, Fairbanks B.E.S.T. strives to offer an alternative to the traditional school environment.

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