FAQs for Military Families

Enroll your student (K-12) online

 The new school will need the following documents:

• Birth Certificate: Required for students entering kindergarten or first grade who have not been enrolled in the district before.
• Proof of Immunization: Current shot records submitted within 30 days of the student’s first day of attendance in the school district. (Military Compact)
• Transcripts or Report Cards: This helps with class placement and avoids missed graduation credits.
• Proof of Current Physical Address: Housing letter or utility bills (i.e. water or electricity) to establish proof of residence submitted within 30 days of the student’s first day of attendance in the school district. (AK Residency Law)
  • If you do not have a current address for our area when enrolling your student, please use your current address and update once finalized. 

What to Expect Next

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No. If you plan to live off base or post, enroll your child in their area school.

Keep in mind that if you choose to enroll your student in a school out of the assigned attendance area, you will need to provide transportation.  Out of Attendance Area Information

FNSBSD schools serving Eielson AFB housing areas 

• Anderson-Crawford Elementary (K-5th grades)
• North Pole Middle School (6th-8th grades)
• North Pole High School (9th-12th grades) 

FNSBSD schools serving Fort Wainwright housing areas

• Arctic Light Elementary School (K-5 grades) serves Bear Paw, Gertsch Heights, Northern Lights, Tanana Trails, Southern Cross, Chena Bend, and North Town housing areas and post-Holiday Inn Express.
• Ladd Elementary School
(K-8 grades) serves Denali Village and Siku Basin housing areas
• Tanana Middle School (6th-8th grades) serves all Fort Wainwright housing areas.
• Lathrop High School (9th-12th grades) serves all Fort Wainwright housing areas.

To receive the regular high school diploma presented by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District's School Board, students will be required to satisfactorily and fully complete a course of study that meets those requirements established by the State Board of Education and the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (FNSBSD).  Students are required to complete a minimum of 22.5 credits*.  Specific course requirements in each subject area are set forth in the FNSBSD High School Course Catalog. Students will meet the requirements in the Course Catalog dated their freshman year.  

* One-half (.5) credit is awarded for satisfactorily completing a required or elective course, which is one semester in length.

FNSBSD Graduation Requirements - revised June 2024

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Special Education Department's goal is to collaborate with parents, families and agencies to develop and provide the best educational program for students with disabilities. We provide a range of educational and social services to individuals with disabilities who are between 3 - 22 years of age. 

For more information, contact the Special Education Department at (907) 452-2000, x11489.

The key to finding and applying for scholarships is to GET ORGANIZED! 

• Steps for hard copy filing
• Steps for digital filing

Remember to read applications carefully, paying attention to the eligibility requirements, and follow ALL directions. 

Your school counseling office can assist you with transcript requests, copies of test scores, and graduation scholarship notifications. 

Scholarships

Students can connect with Tutor.com through their ClassLink dashboard. This service is provided, free of charge, to all AK residents. Click the icon below for more information on Tutor.com.

Alaska Statute Chapter 14.34. Interstate Compact of Educational Opportunity for Military Children

NOTE: In accordance with the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, which became law in Alaska on May 16, 2009, and School Board Policy 1021.2, the FNSBSD will enroll in kindergarten, children of military families who are under school age as of September 1st at the time of the transition from another district or state and has satisfactorily completed the pre-kindergarten program of a public school district in the sending state. 

Alaska Military Interstate Childrens Compact Commision

Dress your students to stay warm and dry outside. Students go out to recess until it is -20 degrees. Students wear their school clothes under their cold-weather gear. When they get to school, they take their cold-weather gear off and put on their gym shoes. When they go outside or leave for the day, they take off their gym shoes and put on all their cold-weather gear. This process is for the safety of our students.

Make sure your contact information is accurate in your student's school record. This is the contact information that will be used to send out school closure notifications by text, email, and recorded phone calls. School office staff can help parents and guardians update their information. Check out the Extreme Winter Weather for more information.

If your student rides a school bus, visit the FNSBSD Transportation Department website to see if your route has any alternate stops that may be activated when road conditions in the hills are dangerous for buses. Families can submit bus deviations to their schools ahead of time to prepare for inclement weather. 

Eielson AFB School Liaison Program Manager

Dr. Earnest Kincade

(o) (907) 377-7490

(c) (907) 385-9460

(e) earnest.kincade.1@us.af.mil

Fort Wainwright School Liaison Officer

Mrs. Janet Farris

(c) (907) 460-1463

(p)  (907) 353-1043

(e) janet.e.farris2.naf@army.mil

School Military Family Life Counselors (MFLCs) address challenging behaviors and support staff, families, programs, and systems to meet the needs of military children and youth by:

• Observing, participating, and engaging in classroom activities and school sponsored activities
• Developing strategies for supporting positive behavior, and stress and emotional management skills in the classrooms and at home
• Meeting one-on-one or in groups, to discuss topics important to school aged military children and youth
• Implementing and modeling strategies for teacher and staff responses to children's behavior
• Conducting trainings for staff
• Facilitating groups and presentations for parents to increase positive parenting techniques and strategies
• Linking families with community resources or military family programs
• Working with military children in settings such as field trips and other center, camp, or school-sponsored activities

School MFLC roster

Parent Permission Form

Keys to Effective Problem Solving

Military Child Care

Eielson AFB Child Development Center

Eielson AFB Family Child Care Program

Eielson AFB School Age Program

Eielson AFB Youth Center

Fort Wainwright Child & Youth Services