AASB recently received an external, independent evaluation of Alaska ICE by the American Institutes for Research. The longitudinal evaluation looked at: school and community environments supported by Alaska ICE, adult support in the community, and improved youth outcomes in the areas of SEL, youth risk behaviors, and academic achievement. A series of reports that summarize the impact Alaska ICE has made statewide, and in communities such as Anchorage, will be made available through this website.

Evaluation of Alaska ICE Finds Evidence of Positive Change

In late 2004, AASB engaged the American Institutes for Research® (AIR) to conduct an independent, longitudinal evaluation of the Alaska ICE initiative. This article gives an overview of that evaluation and highlights some of the key findings in the Anchorage, Dillingham, and Pribilof School Districts.

Anchorage Community Site Visit
(Key Informant Interviews - 2008)

For over 10 years, the partnership between Alaska ICE and Anchorage youth professionals -- youth-serving agencies, school professionals, parents -- has fostered numerous projects to keep positive youth development at the forefront of thought, planning, and practice in Anchorage.

In conjunction with staff from Alaska ICE, 26 individuals were nominated to provide information about youth development initiatives across the community of Anchorage, and 19 were interviewed.

Grading Grownups Survey - Anchorage 2008

Grading Grownups is a phone survey that identifies the supportive behaviors Alaska adults believe are most important to do for children and youth. This survey is modeled on a nationwide Grading Grown-Ups survey conducted by the Search Institute in Minnesota, which Alaska ICE significantly modified to address the unique circumstances in Alaska, and to include questions on adult perceptions of schools, of media reporting on youth, and on the nature of adult-youth relationships.

School Climate and Connectedness - Statewide Results - 2008

The School Climate and Connectedness Survey is a tool to gauge and improve overall school climate and raise student achievement. Over 30,000 students and 4,700 staff in 242 schools and 33 school districts participated in the SCCS in 2008.