Military transfers to Alaska would trigger prompt high school assessments

Districts would offer eligible students a chance to demonstrate course mastery within three weeks after they begin attending school. This requirement would cover students in grades nine through 12 who enroll because of that transfer. The parent or guardian must serve on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or belong to the National Guard. An official military order must transfer that adult from outside Alaska to a military installation in Alaska, causing the student's enrollment. Military installations include facilities under the U.S. Defense Department or Coast Guard. The district would notify the state education department and parent or guardian by the end of the first business day after enrollment. The department would notify the parent or guardian within three business days of receiving the district's notice.

School districts would let students demonstrate mastery of a course and award full credit when they succeed. Students in grades nine through 12 could seek credit for district courses in math, language arts, science, social studies, and world languages. Students must show mastery at the level of the course they seek credit for.

Districts would admit resident children below school age when they meet the prior-enrollment requirement. Prior enrollment must be in another district's or state's public schools, or a Defense Department or other publicly funded kindergarten program on a military installation. These installations include Defense Department and Coast Guard facilities. The child must have been legally enrolled immediately before becoming a resident of the new district.