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AKTEACH students chat with author Eric Kimmel via teleconference. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A number of Kodiak students took part in Battle of the Books this year. The competition challenges kids to read books and answer questions about what they read. Homeschool and distance learning organization, AKTEACH, led a few teams this year. Some of kids …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches speaks with representatives and a student from AKTEACH. They touch on the services the organization offers to the community, including home school and tutoring.  

Pencil. (Photo by FadderUrl / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Due to lack of funds, AKTEACH will turn away from a larger statewide presence. The organization includes services like a home school program and distance learning program and, much like village and city schools, is a part of the Kodiak Island Borough School District. Director Nicole Fuerst says a Digital Teaching Initiative …

On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches invites members of the Kodiak Island Borough School district administration onto the show to speak about the first few days of the school year. Kodiak High School Principal Mel LeVan, Middle School Principal Melissa Haffeman, and AKTEACH Principal / Director Nicole Fuerst join.