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Curriculum Resources for the Alaskan Environment
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Subject Areas: social
science
Timeline: one week
annually
Grade Levels:
9-12
Purpose: to acquaint
students with the local political process governing
school district operation
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J. and V.
Lewis
REAA School
Board
Trip
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 Activities
- Obtain a schedule of meeting dates and places
for the regional school board.
- If possible, arrange for a meeting within your
village. If not, arrange for travel, room, and board so your class
can attend the meeting.
- Prepare for the meeting by examining current
issues within the district and statewide.
- Help the students:
formulate questions and discuss them prior
to the meeting; write down questions to present at the meeting
have the students all take minutes at the
meeting. later compare them to the formal district minutes
after the meeting, analyze the proceedings
have the students draft correspondence for
the board to review at their next meeting.
Resources
- your regional Native corporations might provide
funding
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Variations
- Visit different forms of rural
government such as city council, state legislature,
community school committee, and tribal
council.
- Schedule specific student concerns
on the meeting agenda; let the students represent
themselves.
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