Tenakee Springs School
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Tenakee Springs School is a school building in Tenakee Springs, Alaska, operated by the Chatham School District, that is used to support homeschooling families. In periods prior to 2016 it was a full-service school.{{cite web|author=Chandler, Quinton|url=http://www.alaskapublic.org/2016/11/29/whats-school-like-in-tenakee-springs-without-a-school/|title=What’s school like in Tenakee Springs without a school?|publisher=Alaska Public Radio|date=November 29, 2016|accessdate=February 13, 2017}} The building has three classrooms, a commercial grade kitchen, and a library. Jennifer Canfield of Juneau Empire described it as "a relatively large facility."{{cite news|author=Canfield, Jennifer|url=http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-08-07/board-votes-close-tenakee-springs-school|title=Board votes to close Tenakee Springs school |newspaper=Juneau Empire|date=August 7, 2013|accessdate=February 13, 2017}}
History
In 2009 Tenakee Springs School served 13 students in grades K-12 with a staff of 3. The curriculum included topics such as the environment, marine safety, and survival.[http://www.chathamsd.org/prior/sites/tenakee/aboutschool.php Tenakee School: About the school] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104215644/http://www.chathamsd.org/prior/sites/tenakee/aboutschool.php |date=November 4, 2009 }}, Chatham School District web site, retrieved 2008-12-05 In 2009 Anne E. Connelly operated the school. Around 2009 due to state policy which only funds rural schools with ten or more students, the school in Tenakee Springs was in danger of closing. By 2009 the school remained open because two families with six children moved to the community after responding to an advertisement of the school, asking for more families, on Craigslist.{{Cite news
| last = Yardley
| first = William
| newspaper = The New York Times
| date = November 25, 2009 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/us/26alaska.html?hp
| title=Alaska's Rural Schools Fight Off Extinction
| accessdate=May 20, 2010}} In 2013 the board voted 4–1 to close the school for one year due to a drop in enrollment. That year the school had three domestic students and two foreign exchange students. The school later reopened. In the 2015–2016 school year it had 11 students, but a family moved away and enrollment declined to five. It closed again in summer 2016 due to the enrollment drop. The district opted to make it a homeschooling resource center to continue supporting families in Tenakee Springs.
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Notes
- [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chatham_School_District&diff=765250286&oldid=765250102 Some material originated from] Chatham School District
External links
- [https://chathamsd.org/ Tenakee Springs School]
- [https://education.alaska.gov/DOE_Rolodex/SchoolCalendar/Home/SchoolDetails/90050 Tenakee Springs School] - Alaska Department of Education
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Category:Buildings and structures in Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska
Category:Public elementary schools in Alaska
Category:Public middle schools in Alaska
Category:Public high schools in Alaska
Category:Schools in Unorganized Borough, Alaska
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