Angoon, Mt. Edgecumbe, & Sitka,
Alaska
April 14, 15, & 16, 1993
ALASKA NATIVES COMMISSION
JOINT FEDERAL-STATE COMMISSION
ON
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AFFECTING
ALASKA NATIVES
4000 Old Seward Highway, Suite 100
Anchorage,
Alaska 99503
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ALASKA NATIVES COMMISSION
EDUCATION TASK FORCE
HEARING
APRIL 15 and 16, 1993
SITKA, ALASKA
CONTINUED - MT. EDGECUMBE - APRIL 15, 1993
AND
SITKA - APRIL 16, 1993
MS. CAMPEN: Brenda Campen says, “I've been teaching in
rural Alaska for nine years before coming to Mt. Edgecumbe. I taught seven
classes, seven different subjects. It's hard to be specialized when you have
to deal with that many things. It's very difficult to work as a teacher in
rural Alaska.”
(Off the record - tape changed - Tape 5)
(On the record)
MS. CAMPEN: She says they have quality teaching at Mt. Edgecumbe.
MS. KNAPP: Marilyn Knapp talks about the selection process
of Mt. Edgecumbe. “We review hundreds of applications. Two things we require
is a short essay to say why a student wishes to come to Mt. Edgecumbe. Mt.
Edgecumbe is the best school in Alaska. There's many varied reasons why students
want to come here. Sometimes the parents want them to. I know more now about
rural Alaska.
“There's lots of drugs. There's more challenges. I really
-- I want to have an opportunity to make my state better and improve the
system. We cannot be all things to all people. We need to meet certain needs.
We need to put a system into place. Mt. Edgecumbe is a benefit to the state
of Alaska.”
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