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ATP was established in 1978 as a partnership between school districts, and the University of Alaska to serve as a statewide education job clearinghouse for Alaska. For over 28 years ATP has matched teachers and administrators seeking positions with the districts who need them. Over this time ATP has successfully evolved to become the primary recruiting service center for teachers and school administrators in Alaska.
With support from virtually all of the state’s school districts, the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (EED), and the University of Alaska Statewide, ATP has adapted so it can continue to serve educators and school districts for years to come.
Alaska Teacher Placement provides a wide range of services to job candidates for teaching and school administration jobs. ATP responds to thousands of inquiries annually regarding teaching in Alaska. We serve as the official liaison between educators seeking employment and the schools and districts seeking educators.
For a detailed description of what we do for job candidates, simply click the picture of our new website, or view our description of candidate features. The two main things we help candidates with are learning about teaching in Alaska, and providing the ATP Job Bank resume matching system.
The mission of the Alaska Teacher Placement program is to provide leadership in identifying, attracting, and placing highly qualified educators for our state. We work collaboratively with Alaska school districts, university leaders, and other educational entities to promote the teaching profession in Alaska.
Alaska Teacher Placement staff members manage a number of special program grants that help teachers, administrators, as well as those who want to become educators.
Alaska Statewide Mentor Project
The Department of Education & Early Development (EED) and the University of Alaska are currently in the second year of funding a two-year project to provide a professional mentor for a substantial number of teachers with fewer than three years of teaching experience.
Twenty-three mentors were hired for the 2004-2006 school years, and have been assigned to mentor all new teachers in the state. The cost of the project is approximately $2.1 million annually. The department is seeking ongoing federal earmarks for this project along with the state level funds from the U.S. Department of Education.
Future Teachers of Alaska - (FTA)
ATP recognizes the importance of growing our own teachers and fostering the development of Indigenous educators. Our Future Teachers of Alaska program is the first step in identifying junior high and high school students whom one day will become teachers, principals, curriculum directors, and superintendents in the State of Alaska.
The FTA Program is directed by Lolly Carpluk. We are currently seeking support for state funding to fully harness the potential of empowering our students to become the teachers for the next generation. You can help! To support the FTA movement send a letter to your state representatives and ask them to support funding for the Future Teachers of Alaska.
We encourage you to use the links below to find the right person to talk to, but don’t forget that our iCommunity section has news and information about upcoming ATP events, and our popular Friday Live Chats.
The best place to find answers to common questions is our ATP Forum. Don’t be shy! This area is fully searchable, and contains a wealth of information contributed by current and former educators. There are literally thousands of questions and answers in the ATP Forum archive.
If you need more personalized assistance, we are fortunate to have an outstanding staff who believe in Alaskan education. They work to support educators seeking jobs, and to assist our member districts in finding candidates with just the “right fit”.
In addition, the chart below lists our staff members working with specific education related projects that we manage, and our, um, unique Virtual Help Desk partners at Teachers4Schools, LLC.
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| Melissa supervises the day-to-day operations of Alaska Teacher Placement, and represents the most visible face of the organization. Melissa really runs the show, and makes ATP the most responsive and innovative teacher placement service in United States. She also is responsible for the management of all staff working on ATP's affiliated grant projects, and for seeking and support K-12 outreach initiatives. |
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 Melissa Hill, Director Alaska Teacher Placement (907) 450-8400 Melissa.hill@alaska.edu ATP Staff View of Melissa  Rolonda Burgo Job Fair Coordinator 907-450-8408 rmburgo@alaska.edu Rolanda plans, coordinates and sprinkles pixie dust on theATP Job Fairs. She is the person to seek out at a Job Fair if really want the right answer, and can usually be found wherever the ATP command center is set up. At the Anchorage Job Fair, this is down the set of stairs near the Fletcher's pub entrance in Tower 3. |
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 Mike Dunleavy, Program Manager Alaska Statewide Mentor Project Mike oversees the Alaska Statewide Mentor Project, a coordinated effort to provide all new teachers with a mentor. Each year, the Alaska Statewide Mentor Project connects highly trained mentors, fully released from their teaching duties, to serve the needs of over 375 teachers new to the profession across Alaska. As the Program Manager, Mike oversees the partnerships between the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, the University of Alaska statewide system, and participating school districts throughout the state. |
Sonta is the Director of Future Educators of Alaska, and supervises that program for students around the state interested in education careers. There are currently over 50 active FEA clubs across the state. Club members range from kindergarteners to high school seniors. Most clubs meet weekly after school to participate in a variety of fun and interesting activities designed to support their interest in teaching. As Director, Sonta travels to seven school districts, and 50 schools, and is in touch with teachers and admnistrators from many districts. |
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