Position: Half-Time General Education Teacher
Location: Denali PEAK Correspondence/Homeschool, Anchorage, AK
Qualifications:
Valid Alaska Type A Teaching Certificate
Ability to plan, organize, develop, prepare and deliver learning plans including goals and objectives for all children.
Ability to work collaboratively with parents to develop Individualized Learning Plans for homeschool students.
Ability to partner with parents and students to plan, organize and prepare the student’s Individual Learning Plans under minimal supervision.
To provide sound academic advice on educational programs, offer modeling of teaching strategies, and provide parent guidance to families in assigned subject(s) and/or grade level(s) and students’ individual abilities.
Experience with correspondence and/or home school education preferred.
Experience and understanding importance of formative and summative student assessments such as portfolios, scoring guides, running records, observations, and analytical and contextual, plus others.
Experience building a collaborative relationship with parents and colleagues focusing on improving student achievement and growth.
Attention to detail, good communication, critical thinking and writing skills.
Ability to academically advise parents on homeschooling curricular options, and to assist the parents if needed to engage students in the coursework.
May be responsible for instructional tutoring and design of coursework.
Knowledge and understanding of Alaska State Professional Teaching Practices Commission statutes.
Proficient technology skill in commonly used software programs including Office, e-mail, internet, etc, that can be demonstrated on Macs.
Effective use of video teleconference (VTC) software such as Zoom is preferred.
Other duties as assigned.
Salary: Salary is based on the District’s Teacher’s Negotiated Agreement
Open/Closing Date: Open internally October 28th through November 4th, 2026 and will open to the public on November 5th until filled.
The Denali Borough School District (DBSD) includes three K-12 schools in the communities of Anderson, Healy (Tri-Valley School), and Cantwell. The District also operates a state-wide correspondence school, Denali PEAK. The offices and majority of the students enrolled in PEAK are in the Anchorage/Wasilla area.
The Denali Borough, gateway to Denali National Park, is located 250 miles north of Anchorage, and 110 miles south of Fairbanks. The borough is over 12,000 square miles (8.2 million acres) of scenic and wild country, the highest mountain on the continent (Denali: 20,310 feet), natural resources, a diverse economy, and approximately 1,600 year-round residents.