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  Once called Bilingual-Curriculum Department, we have changed the name to better describe our role.  
     
 

Our primary goal is to help teachers and site administrators provide the best educational program possible for LKSD students in both Yup'ik and English. In order to meet this challenge, our responsibilties include all curriculum development and implementation, all state and district assessment, Yup'ik language and culture programs, staff development, and instructional support through grants, training and on-site services.

 
     
  The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is home to over 15,000 Yupiit (Eskimos). The indigenous Yup'ik language is spoken in at least 18 communities in the Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD). The majority of young children entering school in these villages speak Yup'ik as their dominant language. Cup'ig is spoken by Elders in the village of Mekoryuk. In the LKSD, Yup'ik/Cup'ig Language and culture are critical components of the district's curriculum and instructional program for three reasons:  
     
 
1. First language instruction and support in core curricular areas allow students to develop and "keep up" academically while learning English, a research based and OCR approved approach to English Language Development.
 
2. The Yup'ik language is valued as an important world language. The LKSD program supports students in meeting this state content standard, and supports communities in maintaining and strengthening their Native language for future generations.
 
 
 
   
 
Phone Directory
   
 
Lower Kuskokwim School District
Department of Academic Programs and Support
Box 305
Bethel, Alaska 99559
(907)543-4855
FAX-543-4924