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    DISTRICT MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

    Alaska schools benefit from district membership

    By Alica Unruh
    Categories: Coaching, Mentoring & induction, System leadership
    December 2023
    Alica Unruh, professional learning coordinator for Alaska’s Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, says her job is rewarding and exciting — never boring. Unruh joined us for a conversation about the evolution of the district’s approaches to professional learning, making use of Learning Forward district membership benefits, and the benefits of in-person conference networking. Unruh has held the position for 15 years at the state’s third-largest school district, made up of about 12,500 students and 850 teachers. Although Unruh is her district’s only professional learning coordinator, she works with a team of districtwide instructional coaches, technology coaches, and other staff that support all district teachers. Unruh led a redesign of her district’s teacher onboarding program and shared other professional learning impacts that have resulted in

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    Alica Unruh, is the professional development coordinator at Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Alaska.


    Categories: Coaching, Mentoring & induction, System leadership

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