Highland Tech High School
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Highland Tech High School is a standards based school in Anchorage
, Alaska
in the Anchorage School District
. It is a charter school
dedicated to the standards based model. It is the first standards based school in the Anchorage School District (ASD) and had its first graduating class on May 31, 2006. Dr. Ginger L. Blackmon joined the Highland Tech staff in 2009 as its current principal. Ms. Laura Hilger was named as the new Assistant Principal in May 2010, replacing Ms. Rebecca Midles who will be continuing her relationship with Highland Tech through her work with the Re-Inventing School Coalition.
," or, "ILP," so they can cover standards they missed or ones they have not worked on. The student may choose a standard or standard(s) and an activity that covers the standard(s) then record it on an ILP form. The ILP must then have a teacher signature, and a parent signature to make it official. Highland Tech also gives students the opportunity to leave school an hour and twenty minutes early on "Exploratory Friday" once a month if they have filled out an Off Campus ILP form allowing them to take part in a learning opportunity off-campus.
Highland Tech Charter School strives to provide a safe and nurturing environment by students, staff and parents who follow the "C.O.R.E" (Culture of Respect for Everyone) policy.
Current Staff
Former principals
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
in the Anchorage School District
Anchorage School District
The Anchorage School District manages all public schools within the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the 93rd largest school district in the United States, serving nearly 50,000 students at over 90 schools. As one of the United States' largest districts, it is often...
. It is a charter school
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
dedicated to the standards based model. It is the first standards based school in the Anchorage School District (ASD) and had its first graduating class on May 31, 2006. Dr. Ginger L. Blackmon joined the Highland Tech staff in 2009 as its current principal. Ms. Laura Hilger was named as the new Assistant Principal in May 2010, replacing Ms. Rebecca Midles who will be continuing her relationship with Highland Tech through her work with the Re-Inventing School Coalition.
ILP Forms and C.O.R.E.
Students have the opportunity to fill out an, "Individual Learning PlanIndividual Learning Plan
Individual Learning Plan or ILP is a user specific program or strategy of education or learning that takes into consideration the student's strengths and weaknesses...
," or, "ILP," so they can cover standards they missed or ones they have not worked on. The student may choose a standard or standard(s) and an activity that covers the standard(s) then record it on an ILP form. The ILP must then have a teacher signature, and a parent signature to make it official. Highland Tech also gives students the opportunity to leave school an hour and twenty minutes early on "Exploratory Friday" once a month if they have filled out an Off Campus ILP form allowing them to take part in a learning opportunity off-campus.
Highland Tech Charter School strives to provide a safe and nurturing environment by students, staff and parents who follow the "C.O.R.E" (Culture of Respect for Everyone) policy.
Staff
Current Administration- Ginger Blackmon (Principal)
- Laura Hilger (Assistant Principal)
- Jan Snoderly (Administrative Assistant)
Current Staff
- Todd Burningham (Special Education/Mathematics)
- Jean Peterson (Nurse)
- Barbara Thurston (Special Education)
- Jonathan Hursh (Technical Support)
- Jenna Counts (Writing 6th to 8th)
- Michelle Carton (Reading 6th to 8th/Journalism)
- Erik Johnson (Literature (Reading/Writing) 9th to 12th)
- Lori Gillam (Science 8th and 10th/Chemistry)
- Darren Kellerby (Art/Drama/Science 7th and 9th)
- Ayme Johnson (Science 6th and Advanced Science (Physics, Adv. Biology, Chemistry))
- Meghan Mahoney (Maths 7th to 9th)
- Michael Welge (Social Environments 6th to 8th)
- Diana Burbank (Mathematics (6th to 8th)
- Adam Robinson (Social Environments 9th to 12th)
- Nicole Crosby (Social Environments 9th and 11th)
Former principals
- CJ Stiegele (Founder)
- Mark Stanley