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New Teacher Information

Application Process:

If you are interested in becoming a new teacher in the Lower Kuskokwim School DIstrict, please follow the application procedures outlined on the Lower Kuskokwim School District website. (Just scroll down the homepage and see Employment.)

General Information:

Rural Alaska is an exciting place to teach. Since we are not on the road system, we travel by planes. Many different kinds of people teach here in Chefornak, from experienced "veteran" teachers to first-year teachers. As a new teacher, you will be welcomed into the school and village by staff and native people alike. You will also find that there are many teaching materials and resources available in the school.

Student Body and Culture:

The student body is 100% Yup'ik Eskimo (also called Native Alaskan). We have a transition style school where the students are taught in their native Yup'ik language until grade three. Then they transition to English, where they receive anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour of Yup'ik language and culture instruction a day until high school graduation. You will find that many of the traditional customs are alive in the community as well as in the school.

Teacher Housing:

Construction of two duplex style units were completed in 2007 and are available for teacher housing. Currently we have some housing with water and sewage and some without. All units have heating systems, an Incinolet toilet (a toilet which burns the waste), and water distillers. There are laundry facilities and showers at the school, which teachers can use at any time.