AAEC is proud to begin our seventh year with 25 District Members and three Partner Organizations, representing over 88% of Alaska students.
We are a non-profit organization committed to preparing and supporting educators so that they can teach the arts in and across the curriculum. We believe that all students can reach their full potential and that in many cases, the arts are key to student success.
Benefits
As a member of AAEC you will receive:
- Priority space for your teachers in our statewide art integration trainings each summer. Learn about this year’s offerings under INSTITUTES (Summer 2010)on our website. When grants and funding allow, we provide scholarships to teachers from member districts. This benefit alone is worth the membership fee.
- Districts joining at $1000 level receive a special Staff Development project grant of up to $500. (Download the information here). District Project Information & Form (34)
- Access to communications networks, AAEC publications and resources.
- Recognition in Alaska State Council on the Arts and other state publications.
For questions about membership contact Susan Paskvan, 3275 Riverview Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 907-374-9400 spaskvan@yksd.com
Download a PDF Membership Sign Up Form 2010 Membership Form - PDF (38)
Download a Word Membership Sign Up Form 2010 Membership Form - Word (31)
2010 Members School Districts
Member Districts by their region and Board Representative Member Districts by Region (37)
- Anchorage School District
- Bering Strait School District
- Chatham School District
- Copper River School District
- Denali School District
- Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
- Haines Borough School District
- Iditarod School District
- Juneau School District
- Kashunamiut School District
- Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
- Kodiak Islands Borough School District
- Kuspuk School District
- Lower Kuskokwim School District
- Lower Yukon School District
- Mat-Su Borough School District
- Nenana City Public Schools
- North Slope Borough School Disctrict
- Northwest Arctic Borough School District
- Pribilof Islands School District
- Sitka School District
- Skagway City School District
- Southwest Region
- Wrangell School District
- Yukon-Koyukuk School District
Partners:
- Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA)
- Association of Alaska School Boards (AASB)
- Kennedy Center Alliance of Arts Education Network
Annual Fees
$1000—districts over 250 students
$ 500—districts under 250 students
$ 300—districts under 100 students
Where can you find funding for the arts, teacher training or even joining the consortium? According to a letter from Secretary of Education Rod Paige, Title I, Part A can be used for arts education, Title II Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants can address teacher training, and portions of Title II funds can support joining nonprofit, arts/cultural organizations. Clearly, you can use parts of Title II funding to join the Alaska Arts Education Consortium.