–What are 'Assets'
–Alaska Assets Get Nationwide Attention
–Build Assets It's the Constitution
–Indicators and Behavior Patterns
–T.O.P.S.
–AASB Grant for Alaska ICE
–Curriculum Activites
–Helping Kids Succeed- Alaskan Style
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The Association of Alaska School Boards recently received word from Sen. Stevens' office that it will receive a $2 million grant to implement Alaska Initiative for Community Engagement, or Alaska ICE. The initiative was proposed by AASB’s Advocacy office, led by Derek Peterson, to build assets in youth across the State of Alaska.
The decision to pursue the Alaska ICE grant was an easy one for the AASB Board of Directors. In 1991 they established a special advocacy mission statement that says, "The advocacy role of school board members is to promote parental, public and social service commitment to the shared responsibility of educating all children." In 1995 they decided to promote the Assets Framework statewide. And in July of 2000 they set a goal for the association "to assist school boards in promoting broad-based community engagement to shape and enrich the education of Alaska's children." Alaska ICE is the natural extension of their inclusive advocacy philosophy and support for asset building. It will provide the means for school boards and communities to make this a reality statewide.
The two-year grant is a direct, earmarked appropriation from Sen. Stevens from the Fund for the Improvement of Education, set up to experiment and research new ways of helping students achieve.
Alaska ICE has a clear mission: to build assets in youth across the State of Alaska to improve academic achievement. When Assets data is collected and reviewed at the local level, Alaskans become concerned, says Peterson. They see that too few of our youth have the number of assets necessary to excel in school and avoid risk behaviors.
Through Alaska ICE, student achievement will be increased through an integrated four-component approach utilizing the developmental asset framework, said Peterson. These components include: Training and technical assistance to communities and school districts, materials and resources to use media to increase the community support of teenagers, support for Alaska’s already diverse community based efforts, and materials and resources that engage the community sectors mentioned above.
Homepage: Alaska Initiative for Community Engagement (ICE) Asset Building
Contact: Sally Rue 586-1083 or srue@aasb.org .
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