From left: Mt. Eccles elementary school students Bastien Wagner and Jonah Wright. (Sept. 17, 2019) Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times

Mt. Eccles gives traditional report cards an ‘F’

This year, Mt. Eccles Elementary School students will bring home a new kind of report card.
From left: Superintendent Alex Russin and Peter Hoepfner at a special meeting of the Cordova School District Board of Education. (Aug. 27, 2019) Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times

School board calls for twice-weekly ferry

Continually advocating for access to resources like a consistent ferry service has been a distraction from the work of designing curricula and training new teachers, school board president Barb Jewell said.
Ethan Yingling emerges from his team’s shelter. Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, students from Mt. Eccles Elementary School built shelters using natural materials found in Chugach National Forest. Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times

Mt. Eccles introduces unorthodox ‘survival science’ program

“It’s easier to think outside the box when you’re not in one,” said teacher Krysta Williams.
Third-grade teacher Stefanie Tschappat has joined the Mt. Eccles Elementary School staff for the 2019-20 school year. Classes commenced Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times

Mt. Eccles renews focus on science fieldwork

"They’re not just learning science from a book," Principal Gayle Groff said. "They’re out there seeing how it works in the real world and in a real job."
Mt. Eccles Elementary School has reduced its preschool to one class after expanding to two classes in 2018. Demand for spots at the preschool, seen here on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, is high, but there are other options for kids who don’t get in, Principal Gayle Groff said. Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times

Mt. Eccles Elementary School returns to offering single preschool class

The preschool lottery will be drawn starting at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9. Parents of both selected and non-selected students will be notified by phone ahead of the weekend.

CHS band, choir receive top awards at Aurora Music Festival

Cordova Jr./Sr. High School students received top honors during the Aurora Music Festival April 11-13 in Nenana.Twenty-three Cordova solo and ensemble acts were given...
Books on table

New law funds pilot program on curriculum

New education legislation signed into law on July 30 establishes and funds a three-year pilot program to identify and test curriculum for each grade...

Free meals for school-aged children begins June 4

The Cordova School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program, a federally-funded program that provides nutritious meals at no charge to school-aged...

Adams named 2018 BP Teacher of Excellence

Cordova Jr./Sr. High School teacher Debra Adams is one of 29 educators statewide to be honored as a 2018 BP Teacher of Excellence, for...

HB 287 halts uncertainty for school districts

A bill to stabilize education funding, eliminating uncertainty for school districts and unnecessary teacher layoffs, was signed into law May 3 by Gov. Bill...
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