Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD) is a school district based in the city of Palmer, Alaska. It serves 40 schools across Mat-Su Borough, which each enroll from 15 to 1300 students.[3] The estimated sum of the total number of students attending schools in this district is 15,969.[1] MSBSD is the second-largest school district in Alaska,[4] with the largest district being Anchorage School District.[5]

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Location
Palmer, Alaska and surrounding communities
United States
District information
MottoPreparing Students for Success
GradesPK–12
SuperintendentRandy Trani
Budget$150,531,684
Students and staff
Students15,969[1]
Teachers1,200
Staffabout 100
Other information
ScheduleAugust to May[2]
Websitehttp://www.matsuk12.us/

In the 2007-2008 school year, Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District had an expenditure of $150,531,684, which is a $9,426 expenditure for every student.[6]

The current superintendent is Dr. Randy Trani.[7]

History

In April 2020 the school district board deemed five books, Catch-22, The Great Gatsby, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Invisible Man, and The Things They Carried, to be inappropriate for use in the classroom.[8] Among the reasons cited were "anti-white" sentiments. A local attorney responded with a "book challenge," asking students to read all five works.[9] In May of that year the school board restored the books to the curriculum.[10]

Schools

K-12 schools

7-12 schools
  • Susitna Valley High School, a public secondary school, serving grades 7–12, near Talkeetna

6-12 schools
  • Matanuska-Susitna Secondary School, a public secondary school, serving grades 6–12, in Palmer

High schools

K-8 schools
  • Academy Charter School, a charter school, serving grades K–8, in Palmer
  • Fronteras Spanish Immersion Charter School K-8, a public charter school in Wasilla

Middle schools
  • Colony Middle School, a public middle school in Palmer
  • Houston Middle School, a public middle school in Big Lake
  • Palmer Middle School, a public middle school in Palmer
  • Teeland Middle School, a public middle school in Wasilla
  • Wasilla Middle School, a public middle school in Wasilla

Elementary schools
  • Big Lake Elementary School] in Big Lake
  • Butte Elementary School in Palmer
  • Cottonwood Creek Elementary School in Wasilla
  • Dena'ina Elementary in Wasilla
  • Finger Lake Elementary School in Wasilla
  • Goose Bay Elementary School in Wasilla
  • Iditarod Elementary School in Wasilla
  • Larson Elementary School in Wasilla
  • Machetanz Elementary School in Wasilla
  • Meadow Lakes Elementary School in Wasilla
  • Pioneer Peak Elementary School in Palmer
  • Sherrod Elementary School in Palmer
  • Snowshoe Elementary School in Wasilla
  • Sutton Elementary School in Sutton
  • Swanson Elementary School in Palmer
  • Talkeetna Elementary School in Talkeetna
  • Tanaina Elementary School in Wasilla
  • Trapper Creek Elementary School in Trapper Creek
  • Willow Elementary School in Willow

See also

Notes
  1. Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District 2007 – 2008 Adopted Budget p.16
  2. "Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District Transportation" (PDF). Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. June 6, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2009.
  3. Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District 2007 – 2008 Adopted Budget p. 11
  4. Fry, Eric (February 9, 2005). "Alaska's schools seek more money". Juneau Empire. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2009.
  5. "Mat-Su Borough School District". Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2009.
  6. Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District 2007 – 2008 Adopted Budget p. 56
  7. "Mat-Su Borough School District". Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2009.
  8. Li, David K. (April 28, 2020). "Alaska school board removes 'The Great Gatsby,' other famous books from curriculum for 'controversial' content". NBC News. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  9. Taylor, Derrick B. (April 29, 2020). "Alaska School District Votes Out 'Catch-22,' 'Gatsby' and Other Classics". New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  10. "Alaskan school board lifts ban on Gatsby and Catch-22 after protests". The Guardian. May 22, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

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