9th-12th Grade Special Education Teacher

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FIN
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&

COLLABORATION

COMMUNITY

FAMILY &

ST
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CULTU R ALLYRESPO N SIVEINSTRU CTION

STAFF SUPPORT &

PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
PEDAGOGY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Iñuk una qauriñiŋaniñ nukatpiaŋŋuġniŋanun naagga niviaqsiaŋŋuġniŋanun ilisimmatiniguuruq
ilisausiamiñin naipiqtuġniŋanillu aasii tavra isumalaalgusivluni suli ilsimmaaġiksivluni tainnamik

aasii kisuutilaani pautaġivlugu iñuguqhuni iñulluatauvluni.

The North Slope Borough School District is committed to embedding through our curriculum and teaching
practices, traditional Iñupiaq ways of raising and educating children, Iñuguqsiñiq, which is the principle

that guides our work with the children and communities of the North Slope. We share in the responsibility
to support our students’ development as iñulluatat - good human beings - able to navigate successfully in

today’s world. We honor and recognize the unique process of learning that is deeply tied to the land, culture,
language, and knowledge of the Iñupiat. This approach, that engages the Iñupiaq worldview, respects how

children learn as they become aware of their surroundings and expand their knowledge into adulthood.

Maŋŋuqput - Our Foundation

• Rete

ntion

and

recru
iting i

nitiati
ves

• Hom

egrow

n wor
kforce

initiat
ives

• Sup

portin

g all s
taff

to cre
ate an

d fost
er

cultur
ally sa

fe

buildi
ngs

• Eval

uation

of sta
ff

and b
oard

• Staf

f part

icipat
ion in

releva
nt pro

fessio
nal

learni
ng co

mmun
ities

• Adh

erenc

e to

profe
ssiona

l stan
dards

• Centering student

voice & being responsive to the

social and emotional
needs of the whole

buildings and classrooms as
defined by students,

communication

• High expectations of all students and staff
• Authentic assessment of the whole child
• The Iñupiaq Learning Framework as the foundation for a

• S

afe

, m
od

ern
, hi

gh
pe

rfo
rm

ing
fa

cili
tie

s

• F

ina

nc
ial

ma
na

ge
me

nt
of

sit
es

an
d d

ep
art

me
nts

dir
ec

ted
to

th
e m

iss
ion

of
th

e d
ist

ric
t

• T

ec

hn
olo

gy
ut

iliz
ed

to
fa

cili
tat

e le
arn

ing
,

co
mm

un
ica

tio
n a

nd
co

lla
bo

rat
ion

• A

dm

ini
str

ati
ve

ac
co

un
tab

ilit
y t

o s
tra

teg
ic

ini
tia

tiv
es

• Authentic inclusion of community in school (and

its operations) and school in the community

• Consistent, proactive, strength-based

communication with family, students, staff &

community

• Co-created content, expectations and success

criteria

Students who
are empowered,

culturally-rooted,
bilingual, healthy,
critical, creative,

life-long learners.

LE
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(B

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& S
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TIVELY SUPPORT SYSTEMS, PROCESSES AND REFORM TO ACHIEVE O
UR M

ISSIO
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LEA
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ERS (BO
ARD, ADM

INISTRATION & STAKEHOLDERS) THAT ACTIVELY SUPPORT SYS
TEMS

, PRO
CES

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AN

D R
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M

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The NSBSD thanks AMIUN, LLC for providing, free of charge, the development model that was used to create this pedagogy.