The Whole Village Project; Healthy Alaskan Villages
Abstract
The Whole Village project is a bold plan to dramatically improve K12 educational achievement for at-risk Alaskan Native youth while creating an entrepreneurial culture in currently failing schools by integrating youth entrepreneurship with an Individualized Learning Plan Web-Based model based on Galena’s educational achievement successes. (From 20% to 80% average improvements on required federal tests)
A state-of-the-art Content Management System using new satellite Internet access technologies and site-based high speed caching servers will allow home-based wireless access to exceptional and volumous content for the following seven areas essential to a healthy village 1. Safety 2.Health 3.Education 4.Enterpreneurship/Ecommerce 6.Social Services 7.Culture 8.Government 9.Entertainment
Over two years, working simultaneously in three pilot communities in each of three regions (YSKD, LKSD, SEAK) a proof-of-concept planning phase will demonstrate the potential for statewide replication. Community buy-in and widespread multigenerational participation will be demonstrated along with web-based cultural expression and digital storytelling.
Educational and technology required achievement standards will be met and exceeded and students will be able to stay current with their work when gone from the school through online learning and mentorship.
Four million in funding has been requested for a two-year planning and pilot phase. A recent one-hour presentation to the House Education Committee was televised on “Gavel to Gavel.”Other recent presentations have been given for the Senate HESS committee, Bill Allen/USDA, and the Alberta Alaska Bilateral Council.
Whole Village Partners are:
1. Alyeska World Wide, home-based and school-based instruction
2. Carl Rose – Alaska School Board Association3. TAMSCO Corporation (recently installed 54 village satellite systems for YKHC and has a new contract with Tanana Chiefs Conference for 45 villages) www.tamsco.com Fletcher Brown fbrown@tamsco.com
4. Lone Eagle Consulting, (Frank Odasz provided the first Internet workshops for YKSD beginning in 1997 and has taught 0nline graduate courses for Alaskan Educators via APU/ASDN since 1998. He provides Rural Ecommerce online training, and extensive information in use of Internet for cultural expression and sustainability,)
http://lone-eagles.com Frank Odasz frank@lone-eagles.com5. The Alaskan Manufacturing Extension Partnership (18 Village Ecommerce centers created with 24 more due Fall 2006) www.ak-mep.org Eric Downey eric@ak-mep.org
6. KATH-TV (TV stations in Sitka and Juneau, "Dan Etulain" danetulain@gmail.com
For more information contact "Kerry Boyd" <kboyd@yksd.com>