Highland Tech High School
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| Highland Tech High School | |
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| Location | |
| 5530 E. Northern Lights Blvd. #1 Anchorage, Alaska, 99504 United States |
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| Coordinates | 61°11′38″N 149°46′33″W / 61.1939°N 149.7758°WCoordinates: 61°11′38″N 149°46′33″W / 61.1939°N 149.7758°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Charter School |
| Motto | Educating for Leadership, Educating for Life |
| Established | 2003 |
| School district | Anchorage School District |
| Principal | Dr. Ginger L. Blackmon |
| Faculty | 18 |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Enrollment | 240 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Campus type | Standards-Based Instruction |
| Color(s) | Green and Silver |
| Mascot | Phoenix |
| Information | 907-742-1700 |
| Website | http://www.highlandtechhigh.org |
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.
[edit] ILP Forms and C.O.R.E.
Students have the opportunity to fill out an, "Individual Learning Plan," 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.
[edit] 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
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