Knik Charter Informational
March 7th, 2024
Spring Break and Beyond
I want to take a moment to wish everyone a great spring break! This informational is a short one, but it has some important information that I felt necessary to get out. Today was our last day of school, with tomorrow being a teacher work day. Our first day back to school is March 18th. We will have our regular PLC Monday time, so drop of will start at 9:55am with school starting promptly at 10:15am. I am excited to see what the fourth quarter will bring and am confident our students will be ready to finish strong!
See you on the 18th
Tyler Gilligan
SAT Testing - Juniors and Seniors
Testing for Juniors and seniors will be on March 20th starting at 9:00am. The test cost is covered by the school and is required for graduation. Students must be on time. Our counselor, Mr. Gressett will be calling home on Monday the 18th as a reminder to families.
Alaska Science Assessment - Grades 5, 8, and 10 - March 26th
AK STAR - Alaska Science in MSBSD
MSBSD 3rd-9th Grade Students & Families, Our state-mandated summative assessments are comprised of two assessments: AK STAR and Alaska Science. We are providing links to resources for students, families, and educators below. AK STAR - Alaska System of Academic Readiness AK STAR assesses all.
Preparing for AK STAR & Alaska Science
DEED has provided the following resources to help prepare students and schools for the mandated assessments. All resources are available to students, educators, parents, and community members. DEED encourages everyone to utilize these tools to become familiar with the format of the assessments.
AK STAR Student Tutorial: https://vimeo.com/893854685/98e31f3d70?share=copy
AK STAR Practice Tests: https://akstar-assess.state.nwea.org/inbrowser/index.html
Alaska Science Student Tutorial: https://assets.drcedirect.com/States/AK/Tutorials/Student/current/index.html
Alaska Science Online Training Tools: https://wbte.drcedirect.com/AK/portals/ak (only available via Google Chrome)
Parent refusals have to be in writing via a note, email or a phone call to the school at least 24 hours before the test.
Excused Tardies and Absenses
For excused tardies and absences, please make sure to send a note with your student or call the front office so that we can mark it excused in our system.
School Year 2025 Title 1 Plan
As we approach the end of the school year, we begin to plan for the next. If you would like to be a part of our Title 1 planning team, to create our plan for next year, please contact me at Tyler.Gilligan@matsuk12.us